RAGLAND BOTTOM

Honest rating is a 4.8 -- so many good things about this place. See the "Got it Right" and "Ways to get to 5" below. We had never heard of Ragland Bottom Recreational Area until we went looking for an alternative to a site we had booked at Edgar Evins that wouldn't work for us, so it was VERY last minute. We got super lucky and they had a site for the dates we needed, so we booked it on Recreation.gov and immediately headed that way. When we got to the campground, I had noticed a few other sites also open and the gentleman at the gate was SUPER nice and told us to go look at all of them and come let him know what we picked. We ended up in Site 19. Not waterfront, but a pull through with lots of "elbow room" and a good view nonetheless. It has water and electric, but no sewer (some

We are having a blast at Ragland Bottom. Our boys are learning to wake board and we find some of the best water out this direction. We also like the swimming hole and having restrooms. The boat ramps easy to get to and not too steep. Parking can be a challenge but if you go later in the day you'll find a spot.

Sewer not available at all sites. Great restrooms. Rather hilly so electric bikes are handy. Great lakeside sites. Great hosts. Campground ramp full of debris. Somewhat difficult to maneuver truck and trailer through the campground without going off the pavement. Very close to a store. Not far at all from Walmart and eating establishments.

We stayed with multiple other family at this campground for 3 nights. It is a beautiful location and very peaceful. There are clean restrooms and showers. They also have a sand volleyball court, as well as a playground and basketball court. We tent camp on a hill down by the water. The camp site has an awesome view, but be prepared to do lots of walking up and down a steep hill! With that beautiful view of the lake comes a price- you have quite a hike to the restrooms! We brought portable toilets, so that helped avoid a middle of the night run up the hill! The host of the campground, Tom, was very nice and friendly! You can walk right down to the lake for a swim or kayak and paddleboard. We had a bonfire down on the rocky beach on the water one night, which was awesome,

If you're going with family that are going to swim don't take your furbaby even if it's a service animal. The volunteer that is supposed to be helping people will scope you out and give you a lecture on no pets. Yes I saw the no pets before I came however I didn't realize it was a crime to walk around with your dog. I was even told by her that the fake service animal vests would have worked. 🤣 Really y'all that don't have a svc pet here go. Someone should declare a secret National Unservice Animal Day here but secretly with 100s wearing fake svc animal vest & tags. I could have went back to rental cabin, got proper documents for this person but I've visited many beaches in this area along with the ones on Dale Hollow & never had an issue. I just enjoyed seeing this woman thinking she was t