9
Pull-thru
USACECenter Hill Lake · Tennessee
Ragland Bottom
Overview Ragland Bottom Campground is located on the shores of the scenic Center Hill Lake on central Tennessee's Highland Rim.
Sites5755 reservable
Elev.712ft
Comf.Feb-Dec11 months
Max rig125 ft9 pull-thru
Electric4030×50-amp
From Nashville1h42real 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 712 ft, Ragland Bottom has a 11-month comfortable window (Feb-Dec). Winter nights average around 34°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 57 sites total: 55 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 9 pull-through, 30 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 125-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. 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 · Sep
Feb-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
58%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 21
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 15.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Nashville
73 mi
1h42
02
Chattanooga
95 mi
2h06
03
Knoxville
112 mi
2h26
04
Memphis
285 mi
5h33
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.8 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 57 SITES
Color byShow only
57 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
30
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
57
Sites
★ The standout
Site 46
HILL · shaded.
To neighbor
146 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.8 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.