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Rhea Springs Campground

City, County & Regional Parks · Tennessee, United States

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Restrooms: Yes
Showers: Yes
Elevation: 738 ft
Dark sky: Bortle class 4
Nearest town: Spring City

About

Rhea County primitive campground at Rhea Springs Recreation Area on Watts Bar Lake, with no hookups. First come. Fishing, a fishing pier, picnic areas and grills. The county publishes no site count, rate or season - a regional listing reports $10/night for county residents and $22 for others, and a Memorial Day to Labor Day season, none of it confirmed by the county.

Weather, month by month

Month	Typical high	Typical low	Coldest night	Hottest day	Years with a night below 32°F
January	46°	30°	5°	67°	10 of 11
February	53°	35°	19°	71°	9 of 11
March	64°	44°	19°	79°	6 of 11
April	71°	50°	35°	84°	0 of 11
May	80°	62°	44°	90°	0 of 11
June	86°	68°	55°	96°	0 of 11
July	89°	72°	66°	98°	0 of 11
August	88°	72°	65°	96°	0 of 11
September	84°	68°	57°	97°	0 of 11
October	70°	51°	36°	88°	0 of 10
November	61°	43°	24°	76°	3 of 10
December	52°	34°	17°	69°	7 of 10

Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.

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