Pickwick Landing State Park Campground

Pickwick Landing State Park is located on the Tennessee River, but since the area was dammed in the 1930s, it is now referred to as Pickwick Lake. This park in Counce, Tennessee, has been the local dipping spot since the late-1840s. It wasn’t until the 1930s when the Tennessee Valley Association (TVA) decided to dam the Tennessee River to provide hydroelectric power to the surrounding areas. After the 1960s, TVA sold the area around the dam to the state, and it soon became a state park. What started as a local hangout has become a 1,416-acre state park with millions of visitors every year.

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