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USACEBarkley Lake · Tennessee
Dover
Overview Dover is a day-use area that overlooks the lovely Lake Barkley.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.354ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Nashville1h41real 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 354 ft, Dover has a 10-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 33°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and cool nights. Softest on shade.
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 · Sep
Mar-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
66%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 21
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 20.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Nashville
81 mi
1h41
02
Memphis
173 mi
3h32
03
Chattanooga
212 mi
4h08
04
Knoxville
258 mi
4h54
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
25
Peaks
2
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.2 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.