Greetings!
Last week, we stayed at an absolutely beautiful campground in eastern Tennessee. We were looking for a midpoint between north Georgia and the New River Gorge National Park, and our RV Life tool helped to find this jewel - Watauga (pronounced WAH TAH GAH) Dam Campground. It is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. The dam was created for flood control and power generation. We soon discovered that this area is prized by RVers who live close by due to its peaceful and serene location. We felt so fortunate to get in and have a campsite right on the river.
The driving overall has been great - going through the Appalachian mountains has been beautiful and of course we've made a few stops at Love's for fuel.
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| Rest stop for lunch - beautiful! |
We arrived to Watauga on a Wednesday afternoon and the weather could not have been more perfect.
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| Dinner on the picnic table on the river - Chef Paul cooking delicious burgers! |
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| The next night, we had some guests trying to join us, but alas no. This Canadian geese family, who had a mom, dad, and 3 tweens, were around the sites often! |
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| Beautiful evening weather - ideal for a campfire! |
The campground is small - only 28 sites and the setting was so peaceful and lovely. We met some nice people, including a nice couple from Marco Island (30 minutes from our home in Naples!).
We stayed 2 nights. On Thursday, we went over to the Watauga Dam, which was really cool. It is an earthen dam (vs. concrete) and it's one of the few dams you can walk across in the country, as well as part of the Appalachian Trail. We had a great hike over to it and over it and the weather was ideal.
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| A good shot of the "earthen" dam |
We are now in West Virginia wrapping our time visiting the New River Gorge National Park - will be posting about that very soon - it has been a great few days. Tomorrow, we head to Shenandoah National park for 3 nights, then onto Pennsylvania.
Will be in touch again soon - thanks for following along and for your love and support! Jen & Paul
Tennessee looks fantastic! Betty and I spent two years in graduate school in West Virginia a long time ago so looking forward to you photos and comments about your visit. Your 2026 adventures are off to a great start!
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