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Watts Bar 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

4 listed
  • Ten Mile
    Blue Springs Marina
    Editor's pick

    A full-service marina in Blue Springs Cove with over 260 wet slips, dry storage, pontoon rentals, a fully stocked ship's store, and a fuel dock — home to Crow's Nest Restaurant.

    (865) 376-7298Visit site ↗
  • Spring City
    Terrace View Marina
    Editor's pick

    A marina and restaurant on Euchee Chapel Road in Spring City, on the lake's Rhea County side.

  • Loudon
    Tennessee National Resort & Marina
    Editor's pick

    A marina inside the gated Tennessee National community just off Interstate 75 — an upscale-resort option among Watts Bar's eight marinas.

  • Harriman
    Caney Creek Marina & RV Resort
    Editor's pick

    A marina and RV resort near Harriman and Kingston on the lake's Roane County side, with boat slips and camping alongside the water access.

Iconic stops

1 listed
  • Spring City
    Watts Bar Dam
    Editor's pick

    Built by the TVA between 1939 and January 1942, completed three weeks after Pearl Harbor to power the war effort — including the Manhattan Project at nearby Oak Ridge. A 112-foot-high, 2,960-foot dam with five generating units; its construction relocated 832 families and 17 cemeteries across 54,600 acres.