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Dale Hollow Lake · The outdoor list

Trails, docks, farms, markets.

The boat launch with the deepest channel. The trail to the gorge. The farm stand that takes Venmo. The icon you've heard of and the one you haven't.

Boat launches

6 listed
  • Monroe
    Sunset Marina & Resort
    Editor's pick

    The most easily accessible marina on Dale Hollow Lake — boat rentals, slip rentals, cabins, and a ship store alongside the Steel Coop restaurant.

    (931) 864-3146Visit site ↗
  • Allons
    Mitchell Creek Marina
    Editor's pick

    A full-service marina with over 400 boat slips, 11 pet-friendly cabins, and 3 houseboats for rent, alongside watercraft and accessory rentals.

    Sun 8am–6pm · Mon–Sat 7:30am–8pm(931) 823-6666Visit site ↗
  • Celina
    Dale Hollow Marina
    Editor's pick

    Houseboat, pontoon, and fishing boat rentals with a fuel dock, ship store, cabins, and wet slips — one of two marinas operated together as Dale Hollow Marinas.

    (931) 243-2211Visit site ↗
  • Celina
    Cedar Hill Marina
    Editor's pick

    The sister marina to Dale Hollow Marina, offering cabins, motels, and pontoon and fishing boat rentals near Celina.

    (931) 243-3201Visit site ↗
  • Alpine
    East Port Marina & Resort
    Editor's pick

    A marina specializing in houseboat rentals near the Kentucky line, plus cabin rentals, boat rentals, and dining.

    Daily 8am–5pm(931) 879-7511Visit site ↗
  • Celina
    Holly Creek Resort & Marina
    Editor's pick

    A roughly 250-slip full-service marina bordering the Tennessee-Kentucky line, with small boat and chalet rentals alongside its houseboat program.

    Daily 8am–6pm(931) 243-2116Visit site ↗

Iconic stops

2 listed
  • Celina
    Dale Hollow Dam
    Editor's pick

    Completed in 1943 on the Obey River near Celina, built primarily for flood control with hydropower and recreation as secondary priorities — the dam that created the lake's 27,700 surface acres and 620 miles of shoreline.

  • Celina
    Smallmouth Bass Capital of the World
    Editor's pick

    Dale Hollow's defining claim to fame: the world-record smallmouth bass, 11 pounds 15 ounces, caught by D.L. Hayes in 1955 on a pearl-colored crankbait — a record that still stands. Six of the ten biggest smallmouth bass ever recorded came from this lake.