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Open year-round, Tims Ford has 168 campsites across three areas, (Main, Turkey Creek, and Fairview). All sites have 30-amp electric service and water hookups. Four sites also have sewer hookups. A dump station is located at the entrance to the campground for self-contained rigs. Two centrally located, heated bathhouses provide hot showers and bathrooms. Each site has a picnic table and a fire ring with a grill. A playground is located within the campground, and several other playgrounds are located throughout the park. The camp store is open year-round.
The campsites are limited to six people per site, one RV and one tent, or two tents per site. Two of the campsites are ADA compliant and are set aside for that reason. The maximum stay is 14 days March through November. The maximum stay is 28 days December, January, and February.
Tims Ford State Park is absolutely a beautiful park with really nice hiking and biking trails. They make some of their trails fun and informative for children and adults alike (see my photos for a complete example). The park is always exceptionally clean with modern amenities and very nice campsites and cabins. Be sure to check out the Nature Center and birds of prey.
If you like this post, please give it a thumbs up. Reviewed 11/08/2023
We stay at the camp grounds at least once a year. The camp ground that is located away from the park is nice. It is more open with less shade. The bathhouse is newer with separate showers. This location would be nice if you hard and boat and had a site on the water.
The older camp ground in the park is very shaded. Several/most of the sites on the inside of the loop have the electric and water hookups on the wrong side. This required us to use a 50 foot hookups (this seems to be very site dependent). There is a nice green way that runs on the outside of the camp ground that will take you to most of the park. It is nice to use the path to walk down to the water. There is no boat access for the camp ground but there is a boat ramp down the road.
Trails in the park are nice (lots of spider webs depending on the time of year). There are some very cool bridges on the trails.
Food is lacking in the park. Sometimes there is a food truck, but I assume there is no food at the park or close by.
We booked a spot for Thanksgiving week. As we are very new to the RV camping world and Tim’s Ford was our choice. The grounds are somewhat in need of a few repairs. The dump station does not have adequate draining and you must use a rock to hold the door closed. The showers are clean and private with great water pressure and hot water. The main restrooms are not heated and super cold in the winter. The bathrooms were somewhat clean, but commode’s need attention and the toilet paper is like using nose tissues. The hand dryers do not stay on but 2 seconds and they will not turn back on. All of the spots in the Fairview Campground have this fine ground of gravel, which gets in the RV and it’s nearly impossible to keep out. The noise curfew was not enforced and the gates were not locked, so basic security was not there. We would prefer safety and not open doors. The price is expensive for all of the inconveniences. Park Ranger not available for an issue we had with our camper, the hosts were so nice and so helpful.
Our time at Tims Ford was during the winter snow storm that came through a little more than a week ago. The setting was beautiful, we had a site right on the lake. When the snow came, it was even more beautiful! We couldn't leave the campground on our scheduled day due to the icy road conditions leading out of the park, and the staff were so amazing and let us stay so that we would be safe!! The camp host was phenomenal and so very helpful during our entire stay!!! Would absolutely recommend visiting to anybody!
