Beautiful! There are many seasonal campers here with monthly sites, but there is still plenty for those of us passing through. The lake is RIGHT there. The kids can splash around. You can even bring your boat up to the shore. There is a launch right outside of the campground! It is a little bit out there on some country roads, so we of course just drove through carefully! We fit comfortably with room to spare in our 40' fifth wheel and dually :)

Barton Springs is a TVA campground on Normandy Lake in Normandy, TN. It's between Nashville, Chattanooga, and Tullahoma, TN, so close to a lot of population. The setting is absolutely beautiful which should make it a 4 or 5 star campground. Big gravel sites (needing some leveling) with water and 30 or 50 amp. A number of waterfront or lakeview sites. Big trees and grassy areas. But, there are several drawbacks. First is that the campground has a very high population of seasonal/full-time campers with elaborate setups outside their campers to entertain, etc. There were campers there whose license plates hadn't been renewed since 2015 still occupying spaces. Big crowds were gathered around even though it was supposedly closed to day use or guests of campers due to Corona virus restrictions. The beach was closed, but we were told that it is usually packed with people when it is open. Second, while this is a good place for fishing or kayaking, there are no trails to hike or walk on close by and nowhere to bike ride except in the campground without driving a distance. Third, even with the site "closed" except for campers, there was nothing stopping a steady stream of traffic in and out. Verizon signal was helped greatly with a booster allowing streaming.