Center Hill Lake · Tennessee
Overview Ragland Bottom Campground is located on the shores of the scenic Center Hill Lake on central Tennessee's Highland Rim. The lake stretches 64 miles up the Caney Fork River, where visitors come to enjoy boating, fishing and water sports. The 415 miles of forested shoreline provide excellent hiking, hunting and camping opportunities.
Sites at Ragland Bottom 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 | 57 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Tent only, RV, Group, Picnic area |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Location | Sparta, 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 Ragland Bottom 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.
| Floating Mill Park | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Long Branch (Center Hill Lake) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Center Hill Lake Primitive Camping Areas | Cancellation alerts available |
| Hurricane Bridge | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Ragland Bottom; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.