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Every campground below is checked around the clock. Pick one, set your arrival night, and we'll text you the moment a cancellation frees a site.
TN · REC.GOV #122390
Hampton, TN · Checked every 60 seconds
Cardens Bluff Campground will open for the 2026 season on 4/27/26. At nearly 2,000 feet elevation, Cardens Bluff Campground is located on a peninsula overlooking the 6,430-acre Watauga Lake in Carter County, TN. There are 43 sites, primarily for tent camping. There is a bathhouse with showers and…
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