We rented two condos and one house near Norris Lake for our out of town guests traveling to my…read moresisters wedding. Unfortunately, upon our check in we arrived to one dirty condo and one dirty house. The condo had not even been cleaned from the previous guests. In the house clothes were found between the sheets, the counters were sticky, beer cans were under the couches, etc. Instead of our guests arriving and relaxing, they immediately began cleaning. Wendy and Megan were aware of the situation, and failed to find solutions. Instead, they acted as if this was our problem. The office is 15 minutes away from our rentals and they never showed up to view the situation or discuss options with us in person.

Our long exciting weekend for our family wedding started out as a total mess in the two rentals…read morewith Vacations on the Water. We confirmed the rentals two months in advanced and reminded management/owner that the rentals were for our daughters wedding. The home was a disaster when we showed up at 4 PM. We told all of our out of town guests and local family members to be at the house at 6 PM for dinner that we were going to grill at the house. The house was so dirty it was very uncomfortable - hair and clothes in the beds, dirty dishes everywhere, empty beer cans under the couch and unfortunately more dirt. Even the propane tank was empty. So our guests, with us, had to go out and get cleaning stuff and clean the house, run the sheets in the washer and I had to go get a new propane tank. It was a total disaster. One of the condo's we rented even had crap in the toilet. Still can not believe that the owners never checked either rental after we called and let them know of the disaster. What a mess.

Pretty area. We just had family photos taken here and found some scenic spots...once we found the…read moreactual park that is. ;-) It is definitely a hidden gem tucked beyond a winding, narrow road. Plenty of areas for kayaking, fishing, and swimming. Picnic areas and some covered areas as well. We were saddened by the amount of trash all over the place. Not sure if this is the norm, as we have only been here once thus far.

I found this quite by accident, lost one day meandering between Farragut and Hardin Valley. It's…read morekind of a hidden little spot, no signs directing you there. Plenty big enough lake, there are trails, boat ramp, a small pier to fish or swim off of. I saw folks swimming, boating, kayaking, sun bathing and riding jet skis on my trip out today. There are hours when it's closed with a gate that's locked. Looked like there were plenty of fish hopping along the surface too. Pretty nifty little find.

This is a really nice state park. It has good trails for running/hiking. The camp ground has 2…read moreloops and is nice. One loop is on Norris lake and offers fishing and boating. There's also a small separate lake for non-motorized craft. You can rent kayaks or bring your own for a small fee. Note that the segregated lake does not permit inflatable craft. There are several picnic pavilions and tables throughout the park. The swimming area is nice and has a paved bottom that slopes in towards a platform for jumping off etc. the bottom of the swim area can be slippery. There are also cabins for rent that look nice though we didn't stay in one. It's about 45 minutes from Knoxville. It's worth a visit.

The park itself is amazing. Nice trails, nice views, nice swimming area, a playground, even saw…read moresome people fishing. Camping -- Cheap at about $35 after taxes for water and electric. Late arrivals are allowed which is hard to find sometimes. Camping area is not well marked, some people got lost and I helped them find the right area while I was camping here. You'll get to the big parking lot and then see some large brown trash dumpsters on the left, that's where the turn for camping is. That's also the only area I found to throw your camping trash. Bathrooms are very run down, but clean. Showers are cold even after waiting a few minutes hoping it would warm up. Lots of cigarette trash on the ground, especially around the bathrooms. Dogs are allowed, on leashes.

A beautiful place to walk and a park for the kids to play in…read more There's a good paved path. There are boats and fisherman to watch. There are osprey, Canadian geese, ducks and lots of other wildlife. -1 Star because there is even a bathroom, but it's not always clean.

This place is so cute!! It's got a nice park, walking trails, sand volleyball courts, roped off…read moreswimming area, and even a bench swing all on the lake!!! And the best part is, it's rarely even crowded! And the sunsets there are gorgeous.

Great Smokey Mountains National Park is bigger than we expected! So much to take in and we only had…read moreso much time. We did go to the visitor center and get a map. It was a good visitor center and had some cool merch and friendly rangers with good advice. We hiked a bit, saw many mushrooms, squirrels, birds and snakes. We did not see bears but we heard there are there. Highly recommend and can't hardly wait to check it out again with more time.

So incredibly beautiful. So many dang bears…read more Or so I've been told. Fortunately for me, a person who is very much afraid of bears and wants nothing to do with them, I did not see any bears during my visit to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. But they're there! Lurking ... somewhere ... in the forest, I'm sure. I visited during the spring, when the bears were waking up from their long slumber, and I'm sure they were just waiting, with growling tummies, to eat someone. Because of the bears, I didn't travel too far away from the visitor center area of Newfound Gap. But there are trails and other things to see that are beautiful if you like hiking and whatnot. As for me, I was satisfied staying close to where there was more concrete and cars than nature. (I know! I'm kind of dumb sometimes.) Newfound Gap straddles both Tennessee and North Carolina, so you can be in two states at once -- literally, you can have one foot in Tennessee and the other in North Carolina! There's also a cool rock structure that you can climb to the top of called the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, where you'll get great views of the mountains. They really do look smoky! They ain't lyin'. The Newfound Gap area of the Smoky Mountains also has a trailhead for the Appalachian Trail, plus restrooms. I saw backpackers who definitely looked like they had been on the the Appalachian Trail for a while. I've since learned that although this is not the largest national park, it's the most visited, and I believe it! There were quite a lot of people at the Newfound Gap area. That said, I visited a few other places around the park where there were zero people, so you might have to change locations, depending on how many people you want to share your park experience with.

First time there since new management and re name…read more Went with three friends Friday about 6 pm. Busy but no problem getting in immediately. Live band, awesome bar drinks, cold beer great wait staff. Food was very good for bar fare. Had boom boom shrimp appetizer not spicy but very tasty. Hush puppies with jalapeño were great. We ordered 3 Grilled chicken sandwiches with cheese bacon lettuce tomato were tender and very tasty. Other was Philly cheese steak. Also tasty and hot. Burgers and pizza look awesome. Standard sides are fries but I opted for fresh fruit. Pleasantly surprised to say it was actual fresh mixed fruit- grapes pineapple melon chunks etc. Family friendly with large seating capacity cornhole area lots of parking right on dock at beach island marina. I'll definitely go again.

Been here several times and every time we come they are not open ! Out on the road the sign says…read morethere open and when we drive back to the spot and walked over to the boat house once again closed . We give up - so many choices in this area I will just go to a place that I know will be open consistently! I am going to give 1 star though as the store was open - lol ! I do not recommend this place

I've been going here for the last 8 years and every year since I've started going nothing has…read morechanged for the most part. I prefer this side of the lake anyway so you don't have a ton of options but for what you pay, improvements should be made. They redid the dock story last year after new ownership and that's about it. The steps to the parking lot are over grown with weeds and unusable, and the overnight boat slips are always filled with trash, nothing to tie up to, and half of the slips are unusable. I won't stop coming here, but this place has a lot of work to do.

best cabins and view. me and my family have been going here for the last 15 years and nothing but…read moregood things have come out of it. they recently went under new management and changed the name to lake cumberland marina and the renovated the dock and marina. still miss the old marina but it was a much needed improvement. the cabins were remodeled this year 2021 and the updated the couch added a coffee maker which is a keurig so make sure you bring k cups and added a few more new kitchen appliances. the bathroom had a new shower head and a new curtain. the bedrooms are moved around and better beds. the only down side is that the new couch does not fold out into a fold out bed which is what my family heavily relied on before the renovation. it is still a nice couch dont get me wrong but it is one less bed for one or two less people. you can call the marina and ask for an air mattress which was a pretty good size. the beach is still the same with the old swings and playground but it is still a lot of fun. we always go with our other family and rent the double decker pontoon boats with the slides and they never fail to make my family happy. the boats did get new motors which is nice so at least you can go a little faster than before but not as fast. overall it is always a great stay at this marina.

Sand was awesome. I loved the waves and especially the beaming sun. I love beaches! The way the…read morewind felt on your face hit my heart. I could feel my freedom in the clouds and the amount of floats for the ocean was great.

Well, our kayak sank. Someone not in affiliation to the company had to come save us after 40…read moreminutes of swimming. The reason I am still giving 4 stars is because sometimes unfortunate things happen in businesses. What is important is how they handle it. They quickly refunded us and apologized very sincerely. I would specifically like to thank Yvette and Joseph for their kindness.

‼PC Beach is immediately and until further notice and testing - shut down! Per the Environmental…read moreEnergy Cabinet of Kentucky and LCDHD‼ Just to update everyone. LCDHD reached out to me via email today and they had been requested by the EEC state department I was in contact with, to immediately shut the beach area down and conduct testing. We were heard. This has only been 3 days since I sent my email, after I had such an amazing and loud response. According to the email I received regarding recreational swimming areas from the state department who oversees to our HD: 902 KAR 10:120. Section 7 is the applicable portion to beaches and explains testing for E. coli. If this is indeed an area that has been sectioned off for swimming then plans need to be submitted to Public Safety Branch to start the process of getting an establishment number and routinely inspected. Why haven't we been testing this area? It was never filed. Oh and there are still people swimming all around it, but our focus was on the beach, I guess water stays in one area. Also our county told the Commonwealth Joirnal that due to stagnant water causing an overgrowth of bacteria that they were closing it. I'm not sure how I feel about that?

We found a beach area in the Burnside/Cumberland area! We were grateful to find an area to swim!…read more We had a lot of fun here & the puppy just loved it! Pet & people friendly. Nice place. I gave it 4 stars because I think they could improve it a little with some upkeep and maybe invest in lounge chairs or other accommodations. Overall, it was a great day at the lake! Will be back and have recommended it to others!