Willow Grove Campground
- Right now
- Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
- A night
- $26–$36Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 8382 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 14 notices
In the agency’s own words
Willow Grove is a spacious campground located at Dale Hollow Lake in the hills of Tennessee. The campground sits on an elevated plateau of land, offering sweeping views of the lake and surrounding forest. Keep reading
Recreation
Dale Hollow is renowned for its fishing opportunities. In addition to yielding the world record smallmouth bass and being known as a trophy smallmouth lake, the Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam is also known for excellent rainbow and brown trout fishing. Boating and water skiing are also popular activities, and with 27,700 surface acres of water and 620 miles of shoreline, there is plenty of space for campers to explore the lake. Secluded tie-ups are located around the shore, offering campers a peaceful nature experience. The campground is surrounded by a dense canopy of forest, and several hiking trails snake through the landscape and along the lake shore. The Accordian Bluff Hiking Trail is a 7.5 mile one-way trail that ascends to a ridgetop and back down to the shoreline of Dale Hollow Lake. It is an ideal trail for birders and wildflower enthusiasts. This trail connects both Lillydale and Willow Grove Campgrounds and can be accessed via the trailhead located at the campground.
Facilities
Willow Grove Campground features 81 single party campsites, one group camping (double party) site and one large group picnic shelter. Electric hookups, drinking water, flush toilets and a dump station all create a comfortable camping experience. The nearby sunken foundation of the historic Willow Grove School House provides a popular destination for scuba divers. A swimming beach, volleyball court and playground provide additional recreational opportunities. Camping is limited to a 14-day stay within a 30-consecutive day period. Site Type Definitions: An RV Site is a paved/concrete site for wheeled camping units such as motorhome, fifth wheel, pull trailer and pop-up campers. RV sites are not suitable for tents. A Standard Site is one with a fine gravel surface pad. It will accommodate wheeled units and tents. A Tent Site will accommodate tents only. Group Standard Electric is a group camping site (41 & 42). One fee for both sites. ATB pass discounts do not apply. View cancellation policies as group site refund policies differ from standard sites. Group Shelter Electric Site is the picnic shelter. For site specifics such as site measurements, parking and if the site is level, be sure to review the Information text at the bottom of each specific site page. All camping equipment and vehicles are to be located on the designated site pad or parking areas. General Site Notes: 50 Amp Service and Water Hookups on all sites EXCEPT tent only sites Tent Only Sites: 55-70, 73, 75, 77, 80, 81 Paved Site: 7 Accessible Site: 7 Sites with Electric and Water Hookups Include: 1-49, 71-72, 74, 76, 78-79, 82-88 Group camping site: 41 & 42; ATB pass discounts do not apply Visitors to Campers will be charged a per vehicle per day fee Fees and site conditions are subject to change A Wi-Fi hub is provided in the vicinity of the registration center providing customers the opportunity to make calls, check weather, stay up-to-date on email, and use their mobile device for making future reservations or current reservation adjustments when the registration center is closed. Willow Grove Campground is adjacent to Willow Grove Marina. The park is operated by the Corps of Engineers and the marina by a private concessionaire. Visitors using the marina are subject to operating policies and any launch/parking fees associated with the marina.
Natural Features
Dale Hollow Dam and Lake was completed in 1943. Although the dam was built for flood control and power generation, it has now become a recreational oasis for more than 3 million visitors each year. The dam is located on the Obey River, about 3 miles east of Celina, Tennessee. Surrounded by a thick expanse of forest, the clear blue lake creates a stunning scenic backdrop for a variety of water and land recreational activities. In the late fall through early spring, the American Bald Eagle can be spotted flying overhead or perched on low-lying limbs. Dale Hollow hosts the second-largest wintering eagle population in the states of Tennessee and Kentucky.
Nearby Attractions
The Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery is about 32 miles from the campground. Operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the hatchery is the largest federal trout hatchery east of the Mississippi, producing 1.5 million trout annually. The hatchery is open to visitors daily.
Charges & Cancellations
Full rules and reservation policies for fees associated with changes and cancellations can be found at https://www.recreation.gov/rules-reservation-policies There is no fee to make a reservation. A $10 service fee will be withheld from any refund for a cancellation. A $10 service fee may be charged to changes made to an existing reservation (see full policies for when this is applicable). Day of arrival cancellations or adjustments must be made by calling the park. A customer who cancels a standard campsite reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Customers who cancel a group overnight campsite reservation less than 14 days before the arrival date will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee. Customers who cancel a group day-use facility reservation (picnic shelter) less than 14 days before the arrival date will forfeit the total day-use fee. No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night’s recreation fee for a campsite or forfeit the entire day-use fee for a day-use facility. Applicable fees, including service/cancellation fees and change fees, are non-refundable and subject to change. No refunds for recreation use fees may be made at the campground. Early departures must depart and drop their tag before the checkout time in order to receive a refund for the unused day. Two night weekend and three night holiday weekend minimum reservation requirement not subject to early departure refunds. Two night weekend and three night holiday weekend minimum reservation requirement not subject to early departure refunds.
What the agency tells you
Due to critical maintenance issues, the shower house in loop 1 (Sites 1-16) is closed. Three other shower houses are available in the park. We regret the inconvenience. Willow Grove Campground is adjacent to Willow Grove Marina. The campground is operated by the Corps of Engineers and the marina by a private concessionaire. Visitors using the marina are subject to operating policies and any launch/parking fees associated with the marina.
We look forward to your visit. Please ensure your camping party and visiting guests either receive a copy of the confirmation or are advised of our policies.
Firewood Policy – Campers may only burn certified heat treated firewood, commercial fire logs, kiln-dried, unpainted, unstained lumber that is free of any metal or foreign substance, or dead and downed branches in the area adjacent to the campsite. View the Nashville District Firewood Policy STOP THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. Remove plants, seeds, animals, and mud from boots, gear, pets, and vehicles. Clean your gear before entering and leaving the recreation site. Stay on designated roads and trails; follow local guidelines for firewood. CLEAN, DRAIN, DRY boats, and any other recreational equipment that contacts water. For more information visit https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/rec.
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Title 36 Rules and Regulations are enforced at Dale Hollow Lake. For more information visit US Army Corps of Engineers Rules and Regulations for Water Resources Projects.
Alcohol is not permitted.
Only licensed vehicles are permitted. Each campsite is provided for two pre-paid vehicle entry. Additional vehicles, or visitors to campers are charged a per day per vehicle fee at $5.
All equipment and vehicles must be located on the designated site pad. Camping is limited to a 14-day stay within a 30-consecutive day period.
Gates are closed from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. Plan your arrival accordingly. Register at the campground office prior to occupying your site. When arriving during office closed hours, follow the instructions posted in the window. Return the next day to register and check-in. Late arrivals should call the park at 931-823-4285.
Holders of the American the Beautiful Senior or Access Pass must present the discount pass and one form of photo identification upon arrival. If the proper documentation is not provided, the full recreation use fee must be paid to use the facility. If a customer makes more than one reservation for the same location and date(s), the discount will only apply to the site the pass owner occupies. The pass owner must be present the duration of the camping stay in order for the full discount to be applied.
Domestic pets (dogs/cats only) are permitted and must be leashed, controlled and attended at all times with proper removal and disposal of any waste produced by the pet.
Check-in is 3 pm; check-out is 2 pm Central Standard time.
Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. No generators shall operate during quiet hours. The operation of any sound producing or motorized equipment, including but not limited to generators, vessels or vehicles, in such a manner as to unreasonably annoy, disrupt or endanger persons at any time is prohibited.
Recreation.gov Rules and Reservation Policies are followed at this park. These policies can be reviewed here. Two-night weekend and three-night holiday weekend minimum reservation requirement not subject to cancellation or early departure refunds.
If you need assistance during your stay, call 931-823-4285. Our contact information is located under the Contact section of this website or on park bulletin boards.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 83 · 21 tent-only, 1 group
- Hookups
- 60 electric, 62 water
- Longest rig
- 81 ft
- Paved pads
- 8 of 83
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- “…Electric hookups, drinking water, flush toilets and a dump station all create a comfortable camping…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…group picnic shelter. Electric hookups, drinking water, flush toilets and a dump station all create a…”
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Playground
- Yes
- Store
- Nearby
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Beach
- Amphitheater
- Boating
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Swimming
- Water access
- Water sports
- Night sky · 8th darkest of 95 in TN
- Bortle 4
No reading yet, book on recreation.gov
recreation.gov lists 82 of the 83 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.
Watch for a cancellation
Full? Watch it.
One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Tell me when the season opens
Watch for the season to open
One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
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What you actually pay
“Additional vehicles, or visitors to campers are charged a per day per vehicle fee at $5.” · the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’s own agency notice
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $26–$36 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“Full rules and reservation policies for fees associated with changes and cancellations can be found at https://www.recreation.gov/rules-reservation-policies - There is no fee to make a reservation. - A $10 service fee will be withheld from any refund for a cancellation. - A $10 service fee may be charged to changes…” · this campground’s own no-show terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 7
rules read Oct 1, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
84 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 82 mapped sitesAll 84 records
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 81 of the 84 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| Willow Grove Campground | 01 | standard electric | 36 ft | 50 amp | 81 ft | 341 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 02 | standard electric | 54 ft | 50 amp | 67 ft | 281 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 03 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 67 ft | 237 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 04 | type not stated | 31 ft | 50 amp | 319 ft | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 05 | standard electric | 23 ft | 50 amp | 75 ft | 311 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 06 | standard electric | 31 ft | 50 amp | 75 ft | 328 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 07 | rv electric | 26 ft | 50 amp | yes | 57 ft | 336 ft | $36 |
| Willow Grove Campground | 08 | standard electric | 36 ft | 50 amp | 57 ft | 341 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 09 | standard electric | 52 ft | 50 amp | 65 ft | 280 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 10 | standard electric | 53 ft | 50 amp | 65 ft | 217 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 11 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 69 ft | 121 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 12 | standard electric | 54 ft | 50 amp | 69 ft | 83 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 13 | standard electric | 47 ft | 50 amp | 104 ft | 78 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 14 | standard electric | 38 ft | 50 amp | 99 ft | 75 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 15 | standard electric | 31 ft | 50 amp | 99 ft | 84 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 16 | standard electric | 36 ft | 50 amp | 97 ft | 291 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 17 | standard electric | 32 ft | 50 amp | 51 ft | 390 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 18 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 51 ft | 360 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 19 | standard electric | 46 ft | 50 amp | 47 ft | 293 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 20 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 52 ft | 352 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 21 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 47 ft | 261 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 22 | standard electric | 28 ft | 50 amp | 72 ft | 304 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 23 | standard electric | 56 ft | 50 amp | 56 ft | 250 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 24 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 72 ft | 308 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 25 | standard electric | 38 ft | 50 amp | 40 ft | 231 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 26 | standard electric | 55 ft | 50 amp | 72 ft | 312 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 27 | standard electric | 39 ft | 50 amp | 37 ft | 231 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 28 | standard electric | 42 ft | 50 amp | 37 ft | 225 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 29 | standard electric | 43 ft | 50 amp | 63 ft | 230 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 30 | standard electric | 39 ft | 50 amp | 36 ft | 241 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 31 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 77 ft | 326 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 32 | standard electric | 42 ft | 50 amp | 36 ft | 236 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 33 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 37 ft | 247 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 34 | standard electric | 39 ft | 50 amp | 37 ft | 246 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 35 | standard electric | 41 ft | 50 amp | 48 ft | 225 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 36 | standard electric | 43 ft | 50 amp | 43 ft | 277 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 37 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 36 ft | 206 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 38 | standard electric | 52 ft | 50 amp | 31 ft | 201 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 39 | standard electric | 55 ft | 50 amp | 43 ft | 281 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 40 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 31 ft | 188 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 41 & 42 | group standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 39 ft | 195 ft | $56 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 42 | type not stated | 39 ft | 50 amp | 179 ft | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 43 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 62 ft | 156 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 44 | standard electric | 46 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 124 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 45 | standard electric | 46 ft | 50 amp | 46 ft | 138 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 46 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 43 ft | 163 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 47 | standard electric | 75 ft | 50 amp | 43 ft | 199 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 48 | standard electric | 65 ft | 50 amp | 44 ft | 233 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 49 | standard electric | 51 ft | 50 amp | 48 ft | 260 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 55 | tent only nonelectric | 67 ft | 241 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 56 | tent only nonelectric | 83 ft | 318 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 57 | tent only nonelectric | 83 ft | 283 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 58 | tent only nonelectric | 77 ft | 371 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 59 | tent only nonelectric | 53 ft | 322 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 60 | tent only nonelectric | 53 ft | 312 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 61 | tent only nonelectric | 73 ft | 392 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 62 | tent only nonelectric | 116 ft | 303 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 63 | tent only nonelectric | 56 ft | 177 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 64 | tent only nonelectric | 56 ft | 198 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 65 | tent only nonelectric | 41 ft | 235 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 66 | tent only nonelectric | 39 ft | 273 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 67 | tent only nonelectric | 39 ft | 275 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 68 | tent only nonelectric | 46 ft | 318 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 69 | tent only nonelectric | 59 ft | 335 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 70 | tent only nonelectric | 73 ft | 463 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 71 | standard electric | 55 ft | 50 amp | 68 ft | 554 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 72 | standard electric | 64 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 517 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 73 | tent only nonelectric | 58 ft | 407 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 74 | standard electric | 81 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 500 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 75 | tent only nonelectric | 58 ft | 383 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 76 | standard electric | 67 ft | 50 amp | 57 ft | 455 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 77 | tent only nonelectric | 75 ft | 370 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 78 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 55 ft | 460 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 79 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 57 ft | 388 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 80 | tent only nonelectric | 84 ft | 406 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 81 | tent only nonelectric | 73 ft | 341 ft | $26 | |||
| Willow Grove Campground | 82 | standard electric | 62 ft | 50 amp | 55 ft | 468 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 83 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 57 ft | 410 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 84 | standard electric | 59 ft | 50 amp | 57 ft | 285 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 85 | standard electric | 54 ft | 50 amp | 79 ft | 265 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 86 | standard electric | 24 ft | 50 amp | 64 ft | 325 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 87 | standard electric | 43 ft | 50 amp | 65 ft | 310 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Campground | 88 | standard electric | 49 ft | 50 amp | 67 ft | 304 ft | $36 | |
| Willow Grove Picnic Shelter | L1-Large Picnic Shelter | day use | yes | 165 ft | 547 ft |
The agency files 1 more record here that isn’t a site for the night. It files it as day use. It’s in the table above, marked for what it is, and it isn’t counted as a site.
OpenStreetMap has no toilet mapped within 1 km of this campground, so no site here carries a toilet distance. That’s a gap in the map, not a finding about the campground.
25 of 84 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Lillydale Campground and Day Use2.5 mi
Pleasant Grove Recreation Area6.4 mi
Dale Hollow Damsite7.2 mi
Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping7.7 mi
Obey River Park10 mi
Roaring River Park22 miFrom Byrdstown, Tennessee, take Highway 111 south for about 13 miles. Turn north on 294/Willow Grove Road (at Big Springs Market) and continue for about 16 miles, then turn right into the camp entrance, just before Willow Grove Marina.
It is recommended that visitors do not rely soley on GPS or Mapquest to reach the park.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Celina, TN
Typical weather
Typical October night 45°F, day 70°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 27°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Willow Grove Campground is in Tennessee’s 6th congressional district. Its representative, John Rose (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →