Fun place and relaxing by the water. We go camping here every summer. People are nice and bathrooms are clean

Review for knobs campground Laverne Tennessee I drove up to Tennessee to work for a couple weeks. I made a weeklong reservation at Poole Knobs campground. They only had one site available for all week so I felt really lucky to get the last one. When I arrived I realized just how lucky I really was. I saw on the USACE website that they had a family of nesting Bald Eagles in the park. They said they had closed several sites to give the Eagles some space. Did you know that if you disturb a Bald or Golden Eagle in any way at all it's $100,000 fine and a year in prison and that's for your FIRST OFFENSE!! I don't even know anybody who can afford $100,000 fine. So I'm staying away from those birds. First day I was here it was OK; I got my tent set up by myself and got things straightened out. I started a little fire but went to bed early. I was pooped The next day (Saturday) I looked at the weather and saw there was a big storm coming in. Oh great. I go to co ER my tent and wouldn't you know it; I had forgotten the top of my tent. I don't know how I did that because I rolled it up last and I always try to roll the top in with the rest of the tent. I had my hammock tarp, poles and a lot of rope in the car so I decided to rig something up. Come out OK and later when the rain started I was pretty pleased to see I didn't have any kind of leaks or blowing or anything like that. I checked the weather this morning; we have thunderstorms both daytime and night time all the way through Thursday afternoon. Friday is supposed to be nice and sunny about 80°. Guess what I'm checking out on Friday. How about that? Anyway the campground is really nice. The sites are pretty private they're not all on top of each other. There are a lot of pull through sites with full hookups. They also have nice tent sites. There is plenty of shade too. Nice on these scorching hot Tennessee summers. This morning I got up at 5:15 AM as usual when every bird in the county started to sing. I don't know how they all know when to start but they do. It's 5:15 AM. I went ahead and got up. Might as well, I was awake by then. I walked over to the fence to look for the Eagles and tried to find their nest. They camp host had told me if I stand by the sign then I'd probably be able to see them. But wouldn't you know it, there are two signs. I tried one and looked and looked but didn't see anything. I went to the other. I looked and looked here too but didn't see anything. The trees are so full of leaves that you really can't see a nest, even though it as big as a bed. Luckily one of the Eagles spread his wings and flapped a couple of times so I saw where the nest is. I couldn't really see the Eagles or the nest but at least I know where it is. I'm going to add a couple photos the Rangers took and shared. Saturday night a big storm blew in and I'll tell you, it scared the pants off me. I have all these big trees over my tent and I was afraid a limb would come down and smash my head. So my chicken butt got in my truck and drove down to the boat ramp parking area. No trees around there to kill me. I sat there for a little while and watched the boats hurrying off the lake. The wind was fierce and the lake was very choppy. A really nice ski boats came up and had to wait for their turn for the ramp. Before long the big waves washed over the back of that nice boat and sunk it. Right there beside the ramp. I called the camp host and told her and she called the TWRA Rangers. Before long a big big boat with 1000 humongous lights all over it came across the lake up to the sunken boat. You never see lights like that on a personal craft. I would not have wanted to be out on that lake in any kind of boat. Two TWRA pick-up trucks also came into the parking lot and went down to help. The big boat maneuvered the sunken boat over to where the trailer was. They got it up on the trailer and then the TWRA pick-up towed their truck and trailer out of the water. I'm guessing being full of water made it too heavy to pull out with one truck. The TWRA truck pulled them out far enough to open the drain and they were finally able to drive away. I was really proud of those TWRA rangers for coming out in that storm to help those people. The wind was raging and it was pouring buckets and there was crazy lightning all around. They are heroes to me. Anyway back to Poole Knobs campground. I can't say enough good things about this place. They have beautiful sites, really nice bath houses with hot running showers and friendly hosts. A lot of the sites sit right on the lake. I hear it is a great place to fish from the bank. If you're looking to camp in this area (near Nashville) you can't really beat this one. But like most great places you'll need to get your reservations in as early as you can. read more

Poole Knobs Campground - There's a lot of trees this campground. I really like that there's lots of shade - Campgrounds Near Me - La Vergne, Tennessee

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Great spot Beautiful view of the camp spot 34 Great location Water warm Nice staff Clean camp 1000% recommend this place read more

Poole Knobs Campground - Beautiful view of the camp spot 34 Great location Water warm Nice staff Clean camp 1000% recommend this place - Campgrounds Near Me - La Vergne, Tennessee

A real bargain for great campground run by Army Corps Engineers Most recent stay was 05-24-17 thru 05-25-17 - I'm "late" in posting my review ~ We camp in a "Tear Drop" style RV only 15' long w/o toilet or shower ~ plus we like to eat outdoors using the picnic table and set up our dining canopy for sun and weather protection and thus rely on condition of campgrounds facilities and being nearby our site ~ so our critique is focused in that area Was impressed with our site #48 right on the lakes edge; large flat graveled site with good picnic table and firepit + 30 amp elec and water hookup with an onsite dump station when you exit the park. Lots of greenspace between sites no crowding and quite private. The park map give impression the restroom/shower building is nearby; however it was quite a hike up a hill on a trail behind site 53. We used the car the next time and the 2nd restroom across from site 72 - also up the hill. Restroom/shower was typical government style tiled floors and cement block painted walls; very clean with a bench and ample hooks in changing area adjacent to the shower stall + a soap dish in the shower stall. It would have been nice to have rubber floor mats as you exit shower to keep feet out of standing water when drying off and paper towels to clean up sink area which was messy after usage. Hot air dryers worked ok for your hands but that was about it. The restrooms are not well placed/located within the park, but overall the park was a good experience. read more

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Absolutely loved this place!!!!! Very wide variety of campsites. TENTS WELCOME! You can camp in the woods, overlooking valleys of trees or camp near the shower/restroom facility if that's important to you OR you can camp right on the lakeshore. We camped on night in the woods and the next day we moved sites just across the path to a shore site! You can choose non electric, electric and electric with water. Those are for RV's but they let us out our tent there! The staff is very kind and helpful! Everything is kept clean. The only downfall was, the bridge to the bathroom/shower area was out so we had to drive the loop every time. So we just didn't go much. We used nature! Lots of trees, spaced great for hammocks. We had 3 up on our site. We stayed at 62 and 63. Nice and close to the lake for our kayaks! The website can be tricky, it refreshes if you go back so make sure you enter the correct dates again! Ps the fireflies are AMAZING out here!!!!! read more

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This campground was great to enjoy the solitude of a forest and a beautiful Percy Priest reservoir For kayaking, paddle board, and a slew of other water recreational sports. Our site, which happened to be a double site, allowed for plenty of space, a freshwater source, electrical hook up, two fire pits, two standing grills, and all the sounds of nature one would look for when camping. One of the three communal bath houses that we utilized during our stay was stocked with toilet paper, had fully functioning sinks with a nice stand beside them to set down personal hygiene products, mirrors, standard 15 amp outlets, and showers that could in all honesty use a little bit of work on the sprayer heads. As for internet, expect none. Our site number 10 had limited texting capability and intermittent voice phone calls at best. That being said, the La Vergne public library as well as the Smyrna public library were fantastic and accommodated all other technical aspects relatable to homeschooling and or remote employment. Lastly, The workamper staff more than routinely patrols the singular road that loops through the camp grounds. They are very strict with the 3 PM check-in policy, animals being on appropriate leashes, as well as maintaining and preserving the nature and quiet of the area. read more

Gorgeous and clean and so well organized. The views are amazing, and the camp host was the nicest man. Just a delightful place to camp!

STAY AWAY! My boyfriend and two of our dogs stayed here for one night and it was pretty bad. Don't get me wrong, the lake is absolutely gorgeous and the sunset that we saw was out of this world. However, the campground itself was filthy and dirty, there was broken glass all over our camp site - it was impossible to take a step without stepping on glass, which is extra scary if you have dogs or children. The campsite itself was also on a 30 degree slope so we couldn't even rest a cup on the table provided without it turning over and spilling everywhere. To get level ground we had to walk out of our campsite. read more

Definitely better for RV camping. If you're tent camping try elsewhere bc there aren't many flat spots in the sites. Bathrooms are clean. Place is laid out well. Can't seem to find a spigot besides the bathroom one. Real moist out bc of the dense forest. read more

Excellent campground for RV camping . Nice spacious sites. Lake front are the best. Most are pull throughs. Best ones are reserved 6 months in advance. No sewer hookups which is normal for Army Corp of Engineers campgrounds. There is a dump site as you leave. Get the right site and you'll feel you're out on the lake by yourself. Lake in front, woods on either side. $26 a night. read more