Openings · last 7 days
17
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 17 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-234782
When Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping reopens
Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
42
Openings · last 90 days
43
Only 43 openings in the last 90 days: not enough recent activity for a reliable pattern. A free Campsite Sniper alert watches around the clock instead, and pings you the moment one opens.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027 · of 37 monitored sites
Of the 6,771 tracked site-nights (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 6,221 open for online reservation · 367 reserved · 183 on sites not offered for online reservation (first-come, first-served or administrative). Of the facility's 37 monitored sites, 36 can be reserved online and 1 are first-come, first-served.
Where the open windows are
8.1% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 6,221 of 6,771 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027Not open online8.1%
Open site-nights6,221 / 6,771
Reserved (of online inventory)367 / 6,588
Weekday openings3,085
Weekend openings2,239
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 3,085 fall on weekdays and 2,239 on weekends (Fri–Sun). The split covers the 5,324 open site-nights on mapped sites; 6,221 site-nights are open across all monitored inventory.
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Mar 2027December holds the most room. 1,116 of 1,147 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 31 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 31 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 30 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 30 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 31 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 31 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 31 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 31 | Open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: 30 sites are available for the complete three-night stay. Christmas: 31 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 31 sites are available for the complete two-night stay.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 2B Red Oak Ridge B (Barn & Corral) | 183 |
| 2C Red Oak Ridge C (Storm Shelter) | 183 |
| 16 Casey Creek Point | 182 |
| 22 Rayburn Point | 182 |
| 3B Sewell Bend B (2nd Finger Upstream from Dam) | 182 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateFri · Sep 18
Next open weekendFri · Sep 18
The next bookable night is Sep 18; the first open weekend starts Sep 18. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
5,324 open site-nights across 31 sites at Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 95 2-night, 90 3-night, 64 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 18 at site 2B Red Oak Ridge B (Barn & Corral) .
All 31 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B Red Oak Ridge B (Barn & Corral) | Not recorded | None | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| 2C Red Oak Ridge C (Storm Shelter) | Not recorded | None | 183 | 183 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +171 more |
| 16 Casey Creek Point | Not recorded | None | 182 | 147 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +170 more |
| 22 Rayburn Point | Not recorded | None | 182 | 163 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +170 more |
| 3B Sewell Bend B (2nd Finger Upstream from Dam) | Not recorded | None | 182 | 182 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 +170 more |
| 13A Geiger Island (Hill Top) | Not recorded | None | 179 | 164 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +167 more |
| 3A Sewell Bend A (1st Finger Upstream from Dam) | Not recorded | None | 178 | 177 nights | Sep 20, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +166 more |
| 20B State Line Island B (Tennessee Side) | Not recorded | None | 177 | 158 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +165 more |
| 3C Sewell Bend C (3rd Finger Upstream from Dam) | Not recorded | None | 177 | 125 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +165 more |
| 14 Moore Hollow Point | Not recorded | None | 175 | 146 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5 +163 more |
| 21 State Line Point | Not recorded | None | 175 | 160 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29 +163 more |
| 28 West Fork Ashburn Creek | Not recorded | None | 175 | 157 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +163 more |
| 15 Sherman Hollow | Not recorded | None | 173 | 146 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +161 more |
| 18 Huffakre Branch | Not recorded | None | 172 | 153 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +160 more |
| 20C State Line Island C (Kentucky Side) | Not recorded | None | 172 | 146 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +160 more |
| 23 Jones Chapel | Not recorded | None | 171 | 160 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11 +159 more |
| 11 Hendrick's Creek | Not recorded | None | 170 | 167 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +158 more |
| 17 Jarvis Point | Not recorded | None | 170 | 147 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 4, Oct 5 +158 more |
| 25 Phillip's Island | Not recorded | None | 170 | 147 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +158 more |
| 29 Jouett Creek Point | Not recorded | None | 170 | 125 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 8 +158 more |
| 9 Graveyard Island | Not recorded | None | 170 | 153 nights | Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +158 more |
| 13B Geiger Island (Island Point) | Not recorded | None | 169 | 164 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 27, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +157 more |
| 12 Anderson Point | Not recorded | None | 168 | 158 nights | Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 10, Oct 13, Oct 14 +156 more |
| 19 Cactus Island | Not recorded | None | 165 | 110 nights | Sep 19, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11 +153 more |
| 20A State Line Island A (Tennessee Side) | Not recorded | None | 165 | 153 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +153 more |
| 1 Mitchell Creek-Boat In Only | Not recorded | None | 164 | 132 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +152 more |
| 26 Noel Island | Not recorded | None | 163 | 160 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19 +151 more |
| 27 County Line Island | Not recorded | None | 162 | 145 nights | Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17 +150 more |
| 30 Jackson Creek Island | Not recorded | None | 162 | 152 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 19, Oct 20 +150 more |
| 5B Kemper Flats B | Not recorded | None | 161 | 116 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +149 more |
| 5A Kemper Flats A | Not recorded | None | 159 | 116 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 11, Oct 12 +147 more |
About Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping
Overview
Dale Hollow Lake Primitive Camping is a unique series of 32 locations with a total of over 70 individually designated family campsites dispersed over 620 miles of shoreline. Campsites are located in both the states of Tennessee and Kentucky. Primitive camping offers a unique rustic lake front camping experience. Remote locations along the shoreline offer campers a peaceful nature experience. Most designated tent sites are accessible only by boat; while a few can be reached by country road.
Campers are advised that these areas are remote, primitive sites. Toilets are vault/pit type outhouses. Campers desiring on-site attendant, security and law enforcement services are encouraged to use developed campgrounds where such services are provided. These services are not provided for primitive camping.
Recreation
Dale Hollow Lake, with its crystal clear water and forested hillsides, is an outdoor enthusiast's paradise. Dale Hollow is renowned for its fishing opportunities and holds the world record for smallmouth bass and is known as a trophy smallmouth lake. Boating and water skiing are 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.
Facilities
Primitive camping sites are remote and accessible by boat; a few have vehicle access. Each location is designated and marked. Each area has a vault or pit type toilet and a ground grill or fire circle. Tent camping is permissible within the designated areas. Cove Creek, Eagle Creek Ferry, Gunnel's Camp, Jones Chapel, Red Oak Ridge A, and Taylors Ford are the only locations which provide for vehicle access, all other sites are boat in only. All areas are considered pack-it-in, pack-it-out locations with minimal services. Campers are expected to bring plenty of water and garbage bags. Cove Creek is the only location with drinking water.
Camping is limited to a 14-day stay within a 30-consecutive day period.
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 three 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.
37 monitored sites1 FCFS siteNo hookups31 shadedWaterfrontLakefrontPets OKFire pitsMax party 60
Getting there
Camping locations are dispersed throughout Dale Hollow Lake. Reference primitive camping map or site details for information on how to get to the specific site. Mailing and contact information is for the Resource Manager's Office. GPS Coordinates listed above is the location of the Resource Manager's Office in Celina, TN. It is NOT the location of the camping site.
Resource Managers Office, Dale Hollow Lake, 540 Dale Hollow Dam Road, Celina, TN 38551DALE HOLLOW LAKE RESOURCE MANAGERS OFFICE-931-243-3136. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY CONTACTS: CLAY COUNTY 931-243-3266 OVERTON COUNTY 931-823-5404 PICKETT COUNTY 931-864-3210 CLINTON COUNTY 606-387-5111 CUMBERLAND COUNTY 270-864-4141
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03 · Field Photos · roll CS-234782 · facility
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping?
Reservations for Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping are made through Recreation.gov. The current snapshot shows substantial availability: 6,221 of 6,771 tracked site-nights are open (91.9%), though availability can change. Campsite Sniper has also detected 43 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 16:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping?
Campsite Sniper detected 17 site-date openings at Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping in the last 7 days, 42 over 30 days and 43 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping?
90 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 18 at site 2B Red Oak Ridge B (Barn & Corral) . Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which month has the most availability at Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping?
December 2026, with 1,116 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 1,147.
When is the next open date at Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Fri, Sep 18 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 18. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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