Lakes & Dams
With the stunning background of the Great Smoky Mountains
and an array of lakes and rivers dotting the landscape, Loudon County, long known as the Lakeway to the Smokies, offers visitors an incredible outdoor experience.
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Located on the Tennessee River at Knoxville, Fort Loudon Lake is a popular destination for recreation and is known for great bass fishing, boating and birdwatching. The lake is connected by a short canal to Tellico Lake on the Little Tennessee River.
For more information, call 865-986-3737 or visit Fort Loudoun Lake Recreation.
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Tellico Lake stretches 33 miles along the Little Tennessee River into the mountains of East Tennessee, while traversing 357 miles of shoreline and 15,560 acres of water surface for recreation activities. The Tellico dam is 129 feet high and reaches 3,238 feet across the Little Tennessee River.
For more information, call 865-986-3737 or visit Fort Loudoun Lake Recreation.
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Located on the Tennessee River, Watts Bar Lake extends 72.4 miles northeast from the Watts Bar Dam to Fort Loudoun Dam. The lake is popular for boating, fishing, swimming, camping and a variety of other outdoor activities. A scenic overlook near the dam gives visitors a panoramic view of the lake and the surrounding countryside.
The Watts Bar Dam is 112 feet high and stretches 2,960 feet across the Tennessee River. The lake has 722 miles of shoreline and more than 39,090 acres of water surface.
For more information, call 865-365-7623 or visit Fort Loudoun Lake Recreation.
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The Watts Bar Dam is 112 feet high and stretches 2,960 feet across the Tennessee River. The lake has 722 miles of shoreline and more than 39,090 acres of water surface.
For more information, call 865-365-7623 or visit Fort Loudoun Lake Recreation.
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Melton Hill Dam on the Clinch River, has a nationally recognized rowing course and is a spring training site for collegiate teams from throughout the United States. The lake has, in fact, hosted a number of national championship competitions.
The area around Melton Hill offers year-round camping, sheltered picnic tables and pavilions. Two boat ramps – one below the dam and one above it – give boaters access to Watts Bar Lake as well as Melton Hill Lake.
The dam is 103 feet high and stretches 1,020 feet across the Clinch River and the lake provides nearly 193 miles of shoreline and 5,470 acres of water surface for recreation.
For more information, call 865-986-2053 or visit Melton Hill Recreation.
Introduce your brand
The Tennessee RiverLine, North America’s next great regional trail system is an initiative of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and TVA. The Tennessee Riverline has a vision for a continuous, multimodal system of trail experiences along the Tennessee River from its formation in Knoxville, TN, to its confluence with the Ohio River in Paducah, KY.
Loudon County was selected in 2019 as one of the first 15 partner communities across the region. The program is a three-stage initiative that cultivates collaboration among river communities around the Tennessee RiverLine, envisioned as a continuous system of paddling, hiking and biking experiences along the Tennessee River’s 652-mile reach. Participating communities will benefit from economic development and entrepreneurship opportunities, quality of life amenities, and increased access to river experiences that improve public health and stewardship of natural resources.
