Ragland Bottom Recreation Area — Attraction in Cookeville

We camped at site 14 with our Class B Roadtrek for 3 days during and after the 2017 solar eclipse. That site had a perfect amount of sun light and shade for viewing with our telescope and relaxing. It also had a short flight of steps down to the lakeshore where we launched our kayak. It had a large picnic table, a fire ring/grill and a camp kitchen area. The bathrooms and showers were clean and private. The volunteers were very friendly and helpful. And the lake was beautiful and must have been quite clean as it didn't have that awful smell some...

Our new place to camp! This was a pretty c area. The restrooms/showers were spotless. And this was on a Saturday afternoon. The campsites were spacious and clean. I was very impressed with the swimming area and in general clean. Parking in that area was snug. Staff was very pleasant. In general it is a great place. The only thing I was disappointed in was tent camping seems to be limited. And it looks like some of the lakeside sites were permanent. I thought there was a two week limit on sites but I might be wrong. Plan and...

The park was closed when I went down there yesterday. I parked and walked around the campsites to see what there was to see. There’s a beach area, boat ramp and a playground. I think this park would be cool if you are boating. Most of the campsites are waterfront with a good landing to pull your boat right up to your camp. If you’re looking for a hiking or RVing you’re out of luck. Doesn’t seem like much to do here if you don’t have a boat. It is very close to Sligo marina and the seafood...