itOpened Guides · Dale Hollow Lake
How to actually get a site at Obey River Park — the verified facts, the release reality, and the cancellation route in.
Watch it with itOpened
Proof, from our own scanners: 673 confirmed openings across 34 campgrounds since Oct 29, 2026 — each one re-verified before logging. See the live cancellation index.
Watch Obey River ParkFree to start. We never book, hold, or resell — you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. Fees pay for monitoring; openings are first-come and cannot be guaranteed.
Overview Obey River Park is a spacious campground located on the shores of Dale Hollow Lake, in the hills of Tennessee. The campground provides the largest camping area at the lake, as well as the largest and most visited swimming beach. 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. Boating and water skiing are also popular activities, and with 27,700 surface acres of water and 620 miles of shoreline, there is plenty of space for campers to explore the lake. Obey River is the most popular campground and day-use area on Dale Hollow Lake.
| Total sites | 133 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, RV, Group, Tent only, Shelter |
| Site mix (directory count) | Standard 84 · Tent only 19 · RV 15 · Group 6 |
| Area | Dale Hollow Lake |
| Managed by | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Nearest community | MONROE, TN |
| Activities | Biking, Birding, Boating, Camping, Day Use Area, Fishing, Swimming Site, Water Access, Water Sports |
| Directory phone | 931-864-6388 CAMPGROUND; 931-243-3136 RESOURCE MANAGER'S OFFICE, DALE HOLLOW LAKE |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov campground page |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
Obey River Park is reserved through Recreation.gov, on the release pattern stated in its official listing. In demand, reservable sites are claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the campground reads as sold out for most of the year, and why the realistic route in is rarely the release itself.
Sites booked months ahead get cancelled as trips fall through, and each cancellation returns its nights to the official calendar instantly — first-come, no waitlist, no announcement. itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Obey River Park around the clock; when a site matching your dates and vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link, and you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell. The mechanics are the same ones documented in how campsite cancellations actually work.
Watch more than one calendar. These nearby or same-area campgrounds take the same trip — and their cancellations are independent chances:
| Lillydale Campground And Day Use | 115 sites · same area |
|---|---|
| Willow Grove Campground | 84 sites · same area |
| Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping | 83 sites · same area |
| Dale Hollow Damsite | 80 sites · same area |
| Pleasant Grove Recreation Area | 1 sites · same area |
Full directory facts and sibling campgrounds: Obey River Park campground page · Dale Hollow Lake park page.
Watch it with itOpened
Proof, from our own scanners: 673 confirmed openings across 34 campgrounds since Oct 29, 2026 — each one re-verified before logging. See the live cancellation index.
Watch Obey River ParkFree to start. We never book, hold, or resell — you book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. Fees pay for monitoring; openings are first-come and cannot be guaranteed.
Every figure in this article traces to one of the sources above. If a number isn't sourced, we don't print it.
Last updated 2026-10-30.