TVA Announces 2010 Campground Season

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Mar 04, 2010, 02:16 ET

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Tennessee Valley Authority's 11 seasonal campgrounds on reservoirs throughout the Tennessee River Valley will open for the 2010 recreation season on Friday, March 19. The campground season runs through Nov. 15.

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For the first time, three sites will remain open through Dec. 13: Douglas Dam Headwater

Campground, Douglas Dam Tailwater Campground and Pickwick Dam Tailwater Campground.

TVA's day-use recreation areas located on dam reservations remain open year-round. Day-use recreation areas are used for hiking, fishing, boating, picnicking, wildlife viewing and swimming.

Opening hours for the campgrounds and additional information on recreation opportunities on TVA reservoirs are available by calling 800-882-5263 or visit www.tva.com/river/recreation.

TVA campgrounds that will open on March 19 are:

Cherokee Dam Campground - Cherokee Reservoir
Douglas Dam Headwater Campground - Douglas Reservoir
Douglas Dam Tailwater Campground - Douglas Reservoir
Foster Falls Campground - Marion County, Tenn.
Melton Hill Dam Campground - Melton Hill Reservoir
Barton Springs Campground - Normandy Reservoir
Loyston Point Campground - Norris Reservoir
Pickwick Dam Tailwater Campground - Pickwick Reservoir
Watauga Dam Tailwater Campground - Watauga Reservoir
Mallard Creek Campground - Wheeler Reservoir
Wilson Dam Rockpile Campground - Wilson Reservoir

The Tennessee Valley Authority, a corporation owned by the U.S. government, provides electricity for 9 million people in parts of seven southeastern states at prices below the national average. TVA, which receives no taxpayer money and makes no profits, also provides flood control, navigation and land management for the Tennessee River system and assists utilities and state and local governments with economic development.

SOURCE Tennessee Valley Authority