15
Pull-thru
USACEJ Percy Priest Lake · Tennessee
Anderson Road Campground
Overview Anderson Road Campground is a lakeside oasis in the green hills of Tennessee, providing campers with countless recreational activities on the lake and in the surrounding woods and grasslands.
Sites3735 reservable
Elev.522ft
Comf.Feb-Dec11 months
Max rig183 ft15 pull-thru
Electric1010×50-amp
From Nashville0h25real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 522 ft, Anderson Road Campground has a 11-month comfortable window (Feb-Dec). Winter nights average around 34°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 37 sites total: 35 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 15 pull-through, 10 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 183-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Feb-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
48%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 21
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 15.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Nashville
13 mi
0h25
02
Chattanooga
128 mi
2h29
03
Knoxville
177 mi
3h21
04
Memphis
226 mi
4h16
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 37 SITES
Color byShow only
36 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
10
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
37
Sites
★ The standout
Site 29
AROA · shaded.
To neighbor
182 ft
Max rig
20 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
2451
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.6 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.