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4178 Hennessee Bridge Rd, Rock Island, TN 38581
Spent two nights on the bottom side of the campground near the river. It was absolutely wonderful it was quiet the spaces are large and there's plenty of room to fish. Bath house was nice and clean but is a pretty good distance from the bottom side of the campground if you're staying by the river also there is no electric hookups or water hookups down by the river so if you're looking for that stay up top. The owner was great, everything was easy. Would definitely go back
Call ahead before you drop your kayaks upstream to make sure the ramp isn't closed for a private party. We did that this past Saturday only to arrive to drop our downstream vehicle and discover it was closed to the public for the Redmon family reunion. They were big feeling sorts that felt like they also had the whole river rented out as well. I called the number for the campground and explained to the fellow on the phone the situation and he allowed me to park at the top of the big hill out of their way but is is a steep hill on loose gravel that is not fun to hike up after being on the river all day. To the owners, I suggest that in the future if you're going to rent out the lower campground you exclude the boat ramp area and the little turnaround area for it. There's plenty of room for the biggest of families there.
I'm still going to leave 5 stars because it is a nice campground and boat ramp and the owners maintain it well and did their best to accommodate my float party. The campground is out of the way and quiet. A bit on the primitive side as far as amenities but well maintained and with large camp sites right on the river.
My family loves our getaway camping trips to Happy Camper. Right on the river, quiet, beautiful and the owners are great hosts. We visit here several times each year to camp, kayak, and fish.
