Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area — Attraction in Tennessee Ridge

Took my son to Turkey Bay last weekend to ride dirtbikes. We had a blast and can't say enough about the great riding. Rigs of all sorts were out on the trail, side-by-sides, 4-wheelers, Jeeps and dirtbikes. Great crowd and everyone was very good about sharing the trails and helping each other out. The only disappointment we had was the 24-hour running of generators by a few RV campers. It's allowed in certain areas but they're the main camping areas so it's pretty hard to avoid them. I can't figure out why they need to run 24/7, it wasn't cold or hot and if you're trying to keep food cold 30 minutes every few hours should have been plenty. Anyway, other than that it was great trip and I highly recommend Turkey Bay as a place to ride/drive off-road vehicles...

Immense, with many attractions, maybe more than National Parks. No private property within the limits of this forest. Hiking, mountain biking, horse back riding, fishing, boating, hunting, target range, Elk, Bison Ranges. Back pack it camping on hikes, dispersed camping, basic and self serve camping, developed camping for tents, group camping, recreation area camping, tent campers, camper trailers, RVs, camp sites with water and electric hookups, showers and washers and dryers. A working 1850s farm, old iron furnaces, swimming, boat landings, picnic areas, a...

My wife and I have been enjoying LBL for more than 5 years. With a back country camping permit you can camp almost anywhere you'd like. There are a ton of lake front sites that you can have all to yourself as long as you look for back country camping sites on the park maps, they're available for free on the park's website. If you enter/leave LBL through the north make sure you check out lite side bakery. They have the best breakfast I've ever eaten. If you leave out of the south check out redneck pig, the food is delicious. They have something for...