Dale Hollow Lake · Tennessee
Overview Lillydale Campground and Recreation Area is located along the shores of Dale Hollow Lake in the hills of Tennessee. Recreation Dale Hollow is renowned for its fishing opportunities. In addition to yielding the world record smallmouth bass and being known as a trophy smallmouth lake, the Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam is also known for excellent rainbow and brown trout fishing.
Sites at Lillydale Campground And Day Use are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 115 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Tent only, RV, Group, Shelter |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Location | Allons, TN |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Lillydale Campground And Day Use around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Obey River Park | Cancellation alerts available |
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| Willow Grove Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping | Cancellation alerts available |
| Dale Hollow Damsite | Cancellation alerts available |
| Pleasant Grove Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Lillydale Campground And Day Use; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.