Stopped here unplanned when we had a water issue with our RV. Hadn't planned on staying but…read morethankfully Dumplin Valley had vacancy and was able to recommend a mobile Rv repair service too. We stayed one night and they were SO accommodating with a last minute reservation! We pulled in after dark so I was surprised to see the farm like beautiful setting when waking up the next morning. It was a great stay and I was surprised to see the place so empty! We decided maybe we should stay a second night it was so enjoyable. By the time we went down to the office to pay our site was already reserved for the night, so we would have to move spots. Slightly obnoxious since there were only a handful of sites occupied, but we were late to decide so that's our fault. Ultimately we decided that if we had to pack up to move sites then we might as well get back on the road- and so we did. It was still a beautiful, picturesque and farm setting that was peaceful and quiet plus accommodating! They don't have any 'resort' type amenities but power was water are plenty amenities for us!!

Beautiful campground! Quiet. I had business to conduct in East Knoxville and this place was PERFECT!read more

Buddy Bear is no "Buddy" to smaller-sized travel trailers…read more I recently stayed 3 nights (Dec 27 - Dec 30) at Buddy Bear RV Campground and was very disappointed with what transpired. I booked my stay from their webpage and received a confirmation email on December 15th for Site #4 which is the one I reserved. Site #4 is a premium site according to the website and it costs a bit more than a regular site. My fiancée and I wanted to stay along the river and at the time that was the only site available along the river. The day I arrived for my stay, Dec 27th, I received an email at 12:37 PM, So around check-in time, stating I was moved to site #21 which is a regular site and not along the river. It is also not large enough for a travel trailer and the towing vehicle to park in. I asked the manager lady why I was moved to a different site and was met with the following responses: "We try to put smaller campers in the smaller sites and save the bigger ones for potential larger campers to rent out." "It's a very common thing, we've been doing this for 30 years and you guys are new campers you'll see." "Park your vehicle over behind the dumpsters if it won't fit at your new smaller site." "The river is still close by as it's just across the street." "You should lock in the site if you want it that bad but it will cost extra." (There isn't an option on the website to Lock-In a site) Someone was already residing in site #4 upon my arrival, I can only conclude they extended their stay and the managers or owners didn't want to move them and figured it would be easier to move me. When we asked for a refund of the difference between the premium site and the regular site I was informed there were no refunds. I also asked to be moved to a different site along the river as there were 5 available at the time of my arrival. The site's 5/7/9/10/11 were all available still and along the river. I was informed that they were all booked up for the holidays and there was nowhere else to put me. Once we kept asking for the refund difference, ONLY THEN, did a premium site magically become available for use. Site #18 is not by the river but at least a large spot for my travel camper and tow vehicle. They had to inform the tenant on site #17 to move his extra vehicles from the site so I could use it. To be clear, they were going to put me in a smaller site, and not give me a refund of the difference before telling someone else to move their extra vehicles from a site they weren't paying for. At the end of the day, I stayed in a "premium site" although it wasn't near the river like I wanted. But we are at least even financially. The morning I was packing up my travel trailer to depart, DEC 30, I took another lap around and wouldn't you know, Premium Site #9 along the river was never booked or used from the moment I showed up until the moment I left. This means they lied about being "completely booked up for the Holidays" We will never be staying here again. My Mother and her Husband won't be, my fiancée and her family won't be either, nor will some of my Army buddies when we take group trips in our campers. From now on we will be staying at Ripplin Waters, it's $57.50 a night there or $60 during holidays so also more budget-friendly! They have over 150 sites with more than 40 along the river. Best of all THEY WON'T MOVE YOU TO ANOTHER SITE OR DISCRIMINATE BASED ON THE SIZE OF YOUR CAMPER.

I think the name has changed to Buddy Bear and currently they are short staffed so everything like…read morecheck in is done virtual and with a code for the gate. I enjoyed this campground because it's by the river, small, quiet, and away from all the chaos of pigeon forge. However it's close enough to get to amenities and tourist areas if desired.

Such a beautiful park, very well maintained. We will…read moredefinitely be back. Great level spots. Easy to park.

Pros: Just a few blocks removed from the action, cement pads, easy hook ups, clean and well…read moremaintained. Cons: poor ventilation in the showers, terrible WiFi after 9PM on a week day, bathrooms closed during morning when one would be wanting to get ready for the day.

Fantastic stay at Anchor Down. The lake swimming was a blast - bunch of cool toys setup and slides…read moreinto the lake, yep, that's right! Very clean. Amazing views. It's a huge park, recommend a bike or you can rent a golf cart if they are available. Opportunities for improvement - more seating by lake, more umbrellas and shade by the pool (people saving the limited seating / shading all day and not using it was super rude), more restrooms/showers conveniently located, the food option was not great, small spaces. None the less we'd stay again given these lessons learned.

The pads are the most level we have seen and the amenities are fancy. I think it may be 5 stars if…read morethe water park and water slide was there that is supposed to go into the lake, but the water level wasn't high enough when we were there so it was all right. The water slide into the pool was fun though it may not have been for adults because I went pretty slow. Overall, it's a nice campground and it was fun to rent and drive a golf cart around. The people working there were nice and the church service Sunday morning at 9 was nice. My husband booked again for next year in August so hopefully the water levels will be high enough for all the water park stuff.

We have had our boat docked here for years now and are always disappointed with the service. No one…read morewho works for this marina seems to do their job. Every single year we request for our boat to get cleaned and it never has. These people fail to execute their job. Today we came out for a boat ride just to find they had been on the boat(we know this because they tied it to the dock a different way than we ever have) and left the battery on, so now the boat is dead and we cannot go anywhere. I do not recommend docking your boat here to do this failure of workers to do their job correctly or even complete it.

Marina Personnel are Professional, Friendly, and ensure you are aquatinted with and understand all…read moreaspects of your Boat Rental. Sunny and Ray treat you like a close friend. Equipment is well maintained and clean.

Great small resort ... close to town ... well kept ... adorable pool and bath houses ... spots…read more#64-68 are satellite friendly ... and good WiFi on our phones ... and we used our hotspot on the phone to watch Netflix too.

I totally love this place it's clean it's runned really great by Lisa & the cleaning lady is so…read morenice I feel safe and secure here, you will feel the same as well Thank you so much!

Absolutely LOVED this campground! Staff went above and beyond to help us out to make sure we were…read morecomfortable and welcomed. We brought our pup and they were even accommodating to him. We stayed in the camping cabins and it was just perfect for our trip! The bathhouses were sparkling clean and had codes that only campers had access too. The camp sites were all well kept. Phenomenal location will definitely be returning here!

Plenty of cemented spaces. While you're close to the parkway you hear very little road noise. With…read morethe exception of a trash truck, there was very little noise. Each site has a fire pit and a metal picnic table. There are "glamping" cabins. There are plenty dumpsters around. There are two bathhouses and a coin laundry. $3 for a wash and there is a change machine. The dryers are 25 cents for six minutes. There is an arcade for the kids and you can spy on them via the cable TV. Plus you can walk to a pancake house.

I would not recommend this campground to anyone. We checked in today went to the store and came…read morehome to a completely flooded campsite. I cannot walk to my camper door without walking through 6 inches of water, much less sit outside and enjoy an evening of camping with my kids and dogs. I called to talk to the front desk and they said it will recede. Seriously? None of the sites around us have standing water. This site has a drainage issues and it needs to be fixed before someone else has to suffer through staying here. Do not stay on site 82. Update. The pool is nothing like pictured. It looks to be like 20 years old with no maintenance ever. The lazy river has about 5 tubes available to use and it's 95 degrees in there. The gym was closed due to air conditioning issues There is no dog wash anymore even though it shows it on the map. We tried to ask for more stone on our site and they ignored our request. They never even sent maintenance by. Do not stay at this sun outdoors. This is the worse campground I have stayed at in a long time.

The campground is nice in some ways and aggravating in others…read more The sites seem to be wide. Plenty of room between you and your neighbors. Full hookup is great with no problems. Plenty of water pressure. On to the negative- I've not seen any one of authority come through and enforce rules. No security. We're dog owners and our pups stay on a leash and remain quiet. If you don't mind dogs barking everywhere then this is your place. The gravel sites need to be cleaned up. I think I have found our fire ring over in the weeds. A lot of trash all over our site. The pool area was nice, but this is too big of a campground for one pool area. Very crowded and plenty of adults at the pool using vulgar language around our kiddos. There could also be more benches in the play area for us parents who actually supervise our children. In conclusion, we like our spot. It is very trashy. Buts of garbage everywhere. The fire-pit ring is thrown off in the weeds. A lot could be done to make this place nicer. Straighten up the gravel sites. Spray down the weeds growing though the gravel. Fill in the mud holes from people's driving though the grass. This will be our one and only trip to this campground. Updated** Another example- Our last day, there were some adults at the pool. The conversation told us, these people aren't even staying here. They live up the interstate and come just to swim all day. If we had some kind of staff to check on things, this place would be much nicer and better for the paying campers. A positive is there are a lot of children and it's nice to hear them outdoors and playing.

We spent a week at Cove Creek RV Resort while visiting the Smoky Mountains. The campground and…read morefacilities are incredibly well maintained. It's a great location - far enough off the beaten path to get away from the noise of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, but an easy drive into the park and area attractions. Our view of the mountains and the pond was spectacular and the pergola at our site came in quite handy during the quick rain showers that inevitably came through. The campground was so quiet - it was almost as if we were the only people there, but everyone we met was incredibly kind. Definitely the best place to stay in the area!

We ended up finding this campground while searching for a place to stay while attending the Grains…read moreand Grits festival nearby. I was impressed by the exemplary customer service at the front desk as well as the cleanliness of the facilities. The campsite was nice and spacious and the campground was quiet and safe. I will definitely save this as a favorite while visiting the area in the future.