2
Pull-thru
USFSCherokee National Forest · Tennessee
Parksville Lake RV Campground
Overview Located near Parksville Lake, Parksville Lake RV Campground offers well-shaded and nicely spaced campsites accommodating larger RVs.
Sites16all reservable
Elev.915ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rigtents2 pull-thru
Electric16sites
From Chattanooga1h10real 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 915 ft, Parksville Lake RV Campground has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 35°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 16 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 2 pull-through. Within about 4 miles: 11 named hiking routes, 2 peaks, 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
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
66%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 22
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 14.
70°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Chattanooga
51 mi
1h10
02
Knoxville
89 mi
1h57
03
Nashville
181 mi
3h36
04
Memphis
386 mi
7h18
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 16 SITES
Color byShow only
16 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
16
Sites
★ The standout
Site 07
PARKSVILLE LAKE RV CAMPGROUND · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
105 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
11
Trail segments
83
Peaks
2
Viewpoints
4
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.3 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.