Watauga Lake Area
US Forest Service · Tennessee
Watauga Lake Area in Tennessee. Ringed marker is this site;
the other dots are the 298 public campsites we
map in Tennessee.
Water recreation is abundant in this area, featuring Watauga Lake; the Doe, Elk and Watauga rivers; several streams and seven waterfalls.
What we know about it
- Managed by
- US Forest Service
- Fee
- Not published (the agency does not list one)
- Booking
- first-come, first-served
- Dogs
- Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
- Coordinates
- 36.32096, -81.97887
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Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25,
fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.
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