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Observation Knob Park is a beautiful park with a campground that is perfectly located on the shores of South Holston Lake in Bristol, TN. As the home of stunning views and outdoor recreation, the park is the perfect place for family gatherings, summer time fun, or a good day of R&R.
The park sits on land owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority and was made available for public use in 1975. Since that day the park has been operated by Sullivan County, TN. Sullivan County is a prosperous, thriving county that is the home of many area attractions including Bristol Motor Speedway, the Birthplace of Country Music, music festivals, historic sites, hiking trails, and much much more...
This is a great campground to stay at! My family has camped here multiple times this year and enjoy our time every time we are there! Everyone is extremely nice and always willing to help out when needed. Highly recommend staying here! Always the perfect spot to relax by the lake!
Very friendly staff. Beautiful views of the mountains and south Holston lake. Rv sites right on the water.
Great area for fishing.
One downside, the dump station was under repair, so had to use the backup one and it was a little awkward trying to pull up to it.
Nice area of the lake, too bad we had to come from a different boat ramp to get to it because the park ranger closed this whole area down on a Tuesday morning 08-08-2023 during a torrential downpour that we were waiting to pass over because a tree fell somewhere (nowhere near an entrance/exit and I believe it happened days prior). I have the suspicion he was just not wanting us to stick around because we were the only ones there. My kids and I were enjoying ourselves and then this guy came and ran us off wearing street clothes driving a white Chevy Impala with the forestry logo on the side, for what I can only gather was pure laziness. 😠
We stayed here because they are part of Passport America. So we stayed for $18.
My wife made the arrangements through Tammy. She was extremely nice.
They were closing at 3pm and Tammy had told us we are in site A24.
When we arrived, I was shocked that she would tell us to take that site. She knew we have a 40' motorhome. The site was on a 15 degree (minimum) slant! The sites all around 24 were wide open.
I had to go to 3 different sites and plug in until I found one with the electric hooked up.
It is a beautiful location. But all the sites are not even close to being level. And that includes the tent sites.
The drive into the campground is tight. I have never seen a road so narrow. You literally have inches on each side of your rig before the tires are touching the paint.
They are right on the water. It is very quiet. If I was given a site that was almost level, I'd stay here again for the $18.
