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Campsite #15 at Dennis Cove Campground, TN
$10
Campsite #15
| Walk-In | 5 people |
| 2 | no signal |
4/27
Campsite #15 Features: Walk-In access, Back-In parking, Fire ring, Picnic Table, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (7)
4.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 29% |
| 4 star | | 29% |
| 3 star | | 43% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@JustinS6067631 · Camped on May 17, 2024 at Campsite #15
Great!
@KellyH5593310 · Camped on Jul 1, 2023 at Campsite #15
Nice quiet (most of the time) campground (it was 4th of July weekend). The hosts were not there when we arrived and were frequently unavailable.
@MistyC794 · Camped on Sep 18, 2020 at Campsite #15
I want to give a shout out to the camp host because he does an excellent job keeping the campground clean!
This campground was small and quaint. We stayed in site 15 and loved how it sat against the woods.
I plan to come back for sure. The only downside was the construction going on beside the campsite. Upon arrival, the crew worked till 7 pm Friday night and left a loud generator running until 11 pm Saturday night. Some may not be bothered by the noise, however, when I'm camping, I prefer to hear the sounds of nature. Other than that, it was great. :)
This campground was small and quaint. We stayed in site 15 and loved how it sat against the woods.
I plan to come back for sure. The only downside was the construction going on beside the campsite. Upon arrival, the crew worked till 7 pm Friday night and left a loud generator running until 11 pm Saturday night. Some may not be bothered by the noise, however, when I'm camping, I prefer to hear the sounds of nature. Other than that, it was great. :)
@MistyCE42C2515 · Camped on Sep 18, 2020 at Campsite #15
I want to give a shout out to the camp host because he does an excellent job keeping the campground clean! This campground was small and quaint. We stayed in site 15 and loved how it sat against the woods. I plan to come back for sure. The only downside was the construction going on beside the campsite. Upon arrival, the crew worked till 7 pm Friday night and left a loud generator running until 11 pm Saturday night. Some may not be bothered by the noise, however, when I'm camping, I prefer to hear the sounds of nature. Other than that, it was great. :)
@BrettW2960972 · Camped on Jul 29, 2020 at Campsite #15
We loved Dale, the host. I mean seriously, he welcomed us, let us moved to a different site we preferred, since there was a cancellation, warned us to be careful about swimming in a certain (Twins, I think) waterfall because it's dangerous; he rakes the empty sites every day like a Zen rock garden. Apparently, when a snake was threatening a women's dog, he fended it off and grabbed it behind the head (does not kill snakes, releases them way up some mountain road). The guys was Appalachia personified--in the best way.
@BrettW499 · Camped on Jul 29, 2020 at Campsite #15
We loved Dale, the host. I mean seriously, he welcomed us, let us moved to a different site we preferred, since there was a cancellation, warned us to be careful about swimming in a certain (Twins, I think) waterfall because it's dangerous; he rakes the empty sites every day like a Zen rock garden. Apparently, when a snake was threatening a women's dog, he fended it off and grabbed it behind the head (does not kill snakes, releases them way up some mountain road). The guys was Appalachia personified--in the best way.
@Elizabeth93265 · Camped on Aug 31, 2019 at Campsite #15
Overall, we enjoyed the campground and the area. There is a big pretty creek that runs through it and our kids really enjoyed playing in that. There are several hikes not far from the campground (e.g. Laurel Falls) that were beautiful, easily manageable for our small children (but not too "easy"), and really enjoyable. We were in the first campsite on the left upon entering the campground, and it was up a bit of a hill so required some hiking back and forth to unpack the car, but very big and secluded and we liked it (despite a bit of road noise). I'm only rating it 3 stars for a few reasons:1. The camp host was nowhere to be found (apparently had gone away for the weekend? this was labor day weekend! probably one of the busiest for the campground, so we didn't understand why no host), and despite having reserved online, had not put a reserved sign on our spot. As a result, someone was in our spot when we arrived. Thankfully they left without a fuss when we explained, but we weren't the only ones in this situation (many reserved spots "unreserved", and there was no one to call if we had needed more assistance. When you reserve online, you want to feel secure that your spot will be there for you, and that's the responsibility of the host. 2. There was no firewood, and the closest town is about 15 min drive over a very steep and curvy road. Not sure if it was due to lack of camp host? We didn't bring our own wood, being cognizant of the fact that most campgrounds prefer you not do that. There were a few pieces of wet wood at the abandoned host station but we had to wake up very early in the morning and make the drive to town to find wood the next day. We also weren't the only ones in that situation. 3. There is only one bathroom/toilet per gender. So two toilets/sinks total in the whole campground. At peak times (morning and evening) there was sometimes a wait. It was fine for us, but be aware that it's a little more "rustic" than most campgrounds.
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