RV Camping near Ethridge, Tennessee

Sunset Ridge RV Park

Sunset Ridge RV Park in Ethridge, Tennessee, provides full-hookup camping in Lawrence County's mid-state Tennessee farmland — a pet-friendly campground with clean bathrooms, showers, laundry, and a community fire pit in the rolling agricultural country that harbors one of the largest and most traditionally observant Old Order Amish communities in the southeastern United States, making the Ethridge area a specific cultural tourism destination for guests interested in the Plain community lifestyle that the Pennsylvania Amish country typically monopolizes in most travelers' awareness of North American Anabaptist communities. The campground's Ethridge location in Lawrence County gives guests the access to the Amish community's working farms, hand-crafted goods, and horse-and-buggy rural culture that the Tennessee Amish of Ethridge have maintained since the community's founding in 1944. Full-hookup sites with clean bathroom and shower facilities, laundry access, and a community fire pit give guests the complete practical infrastructure for comfortable Lawrence County stays, and the pet-friendly policy ensures that traveling families with dogs find the same welcome as those without. The campground's community fire pit provides the social gathering space that smaller campgrounds cultivate more effectively than larger resort properties — the evening conversations between neighbors that the fire pit setting enables are specifically the kind of casual community interaction that campground regulars specifically value in a property with a settled, welcoming character. Pets are welcome. The Ethridge Amish community, spread across Lawrence County's farmland south of Lawrenceburg, is one of Tennessee's most distinctive cultural resources — a community of Old Order Amish families who have farmed the middle Tennessee landscape since the 1940s using horse-drawn equipment, producing handcrafted furniture, baked goods, quilts, and garden produce that the area's roadside stands and small shops make accessible to visitors without the formal tourism infrastructure that the more commercialized Pennsylvania Amish districts impose on the encounter. The community's relative informality and the genuine rural working-farm character of the Lawrence County Amish landscape give the Ethridge cultural encounter a more authentic and less staged quality than many visitors expect. David Crockett State Park, 15 miles north of Ethridge in the Lawrenceburg area, preserves the site of the grist mill and distillery that the young David Crockett operated in Lawrence County before the Creek War brought him to national attention and eventually to Congress and the Alamo — a state park with 1,000 acres of recreation land along Shoal Creek that gives the Crockett heritage tourism of this section of Tennessee a specific Lawrence County site to anchor the historical narrative beyond the frontier legend's famous frontier identity. The Buffalo River, running through Lawrence County's northern edge, provides Class I paddling access to one of Tennessee's most pristine undammed river systems. Sunset Ridge RV Park serves guests year-round in Lawrence County's moderate Tennessee climate, where the mild winters make the Ethridge Amish community and the David Crockett area accessible across all seasons and the spring and fall temperatures represent the most comfortable outdoor recreation conditions for the surrounding mid-state farmland and river access. Lawrenceburg, 12 miles north, provides the commercial service infrastructure for Lawrence County — dining, retail, fuel, and the county's medical services — within a practical drive from the campground's peaceful rural Ethridge setting. Reserve sites ahead for spring and fall weekends, when the Lawrence County Amish country and the Buffalo River paddling season draw visitors from the Nashville and Huntsville markets to the mid-state Tennessee corridor.

Peaceful Acres at Plato's Branch

6 RV Sites

Peaceful Acres at Plato's Branch near Rogersville, Alabama, offers 6 full-hookup RV sites with horse pens on site, 50-amp service, and rigs accepted to 42 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Back-in and pull-through 50-amp categories join a general store and dump station on a working farm in Lawrence County. Six sites run in back-in 50-amp and pull-thru 50-amp categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 42 feet, with fire pits. One thing to check before booking: service is 50-amp throughout, so bring an adapter if your rig runs 30. Two straightforward categories keep booking simple. A general store and dump station handle the practical side. The horse pens are the differentiator and serve riders who would otherwise have nowhere to stable animals in this part of Alabama. Fishing runs on the property. The amenity set is deliberately minimal, which keeps rates low and suits a genuinely quiet country campground. Pets are welcome. The setting is a working farm — Plato's Branch Farms — rather than a purpose-built resort, and the pastoral character is the point. Guests get open agricultural land and real quiet rather than a landscaped lot. Rogersville sits about five miles from Joe Wheeler State Park and the Tennessee River, which is the main draw. The park has a marina, golf course, and lodge, and the river's Wheeler Lake holds a strong bass and crappie fishery. The Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge is close and hosts thousands of wintering sandhill cranes, with Muscle Shoals' recording studio heritage a short drive west. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable north Alabama conditions and the best riding weather. Reserve ahead, and confirm pen availability.

from $30/night

Harmony Ridge RV Park

7 RV Sites

Harmony Ridge RV Park in Linden, Tennessee, offers 7 full-hookup RV sites on laser-leveled ridgetop sites with sweeping southern views, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 80 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Individually named sites — several designated Big Rig — join walking trails, a community fire pit, and dark-sky stargazing. Seven sites are named individually rather than pooled into tiers, spanning full-hookup Big Rig and full-hookup standard designations, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 80 feet, with fire pits. Naming each site and flagging which handle big rigs is unusually transparent for a park this size — you know exactly which pad you are booking. Eighty feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. A dump station, firewood, and community fire pit handle the practical side. The park is LGBTIQA+ friendly. Walking trails run the property, with hiking, exceptional stargazing, and productive birding. Boating and wine tasting are nearby. The laser-leveled pads are worth noting — on a ridgetop, level is not a given, and it saves a lot of blocking. Pets are welcome. One navigation note: the park recently rebranded from Linden Camp and new signage is still being installed, so do not be thrown if you see the old name on arrival. Perry County sits in the Tennessee Valley's mid-state hill country, where the Buffalo River runs undammed for 120 miles — a Nature Conservancy-designated corridor and one of the best canoe and kayak floats in the state. Nashville is about 90 minutes east. Spring and fall are most comfortable. Reserve ahead.

from $40/night

Red Coach Resort

20 RV Sites

Red Coach Resort in Toney, Alabama, offers 18 RV sites across 81 acres of woodland, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 98 feet. Dry camp back-in categories in Camp F and Camp T join a Camp A pull-through tier, with a beach, koi pond, walking trails, and recreation center. Eighteen sites span back-in dry camp in Camp F, back-in dry camp in Camp T, and pull-thru in Camp A, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 98 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Read the category carefully — the dry camp tiers carry no hookups at the site and price accordingly, while the Camp A pull-through carries the full set. Ninety-eight feet is exceptional capacity for a park this size. Naming the camps rather than numbering tiers makes the property easy to picture. A dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and a recreation center handle the practical side. One safety note the resort provides: public storm shelters are located in nearby communities, including the Ardmore Community Shelter at 29910 Park Avenue and Ardmore City Hall. A beach, koi pond, and pond anchor the recreation, with walking trails, a playground, pavilion, dog park, horseshoes, fishing, and swimming filling the rest. Towering hardwoods and genuine wildlife habitat give the 81 acres their character. Pets are welcome. Toney sits in northern Alabama's fastest-growing technology corridor, nine minutes from I-65 and within reach of Huntsville's NASA and aerospace complex — the US Space and Rocket Center is close. Spring and fall are most comfortable. Demand runs steadily on work travel. Reserve ahead.

from $29/night

Hidden Oasis at White Oak Landing

4 RV Sites

Hidden Oasis at White Oak Landing in Clifton, TN, offers 4 full-hookup waterfront RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 40 feet. Every site is a waterfront back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi. Two things to plan for: six people are allowed per site, and there is no store on the property — come with your propane, food, and anything else you'll need. The grounds are gated and open all year, with a bathhouse, a pavilion, a community fire pit, and both RV and boat storage. Pets are welcome. A boat ramp and boat docks put guests directly on the water for boating, fishing, kayaking, and paddle boarding, with hiking and picnicking on the grounds. Clifton sits on a four-mile tree-lined private cove connecting to Kentucky Lake — the Tennessee River backwater of TVA's largest reservoir, with 160,300 acres of warm-water fishing habitat and 2,300 miles of shoreline. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Four waterfront sites on Kentucky Lake go quickly — book early and arrive stocked.

from $45/night

Made in the Shade RV Park - Only

34 RV Sites, 10 Cabins

Made in the Shade RV Park in Only, TN, offers 34 full-hookup back-in RV sites and 10 cabins, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Every site is a full-hookup back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table, and ADA-accessible sites are available. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, and a clubhouse cover the essentials, with ten cabins for guests without a rig. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool, a pond, creek frontage, walking trails, and a playground fill the wooded grounds, with swimming, fishing, hiking, biking, and picnicking. A lake, a state park, golf, and wineries are all nearby. Only sits in Hickman County in the rolling hills of Middle Tennessee, just off Interstate 40 at Exit 152, in the wooded country between Nashville and Memphis that the interstate's pace tends to hide. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Summer and fall color weekends book first.

from $30/night

Piney River RV Resort

117 RV Sites, 4 Tent Sites, 2 Glamping Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer, 4 Tiny Houses, 7 Park Models

Piney River RV Resort in Bon Aqua, Tennessee, offers 118 full-hookup RV sites, 11 park model and tiny house units, four tent sites, and two glamping sites on the Piney River, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 80 feet, open all year. Pavilion Waterfront, Waterfront, and Super Premium categories join standard and upper campground tiers, with a splash pad, pool, and barn. One hundred eighteen sites span standard, premium, super premium, super premium upper campground, waterfront, and Pavilion waterfront categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 80 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Eighty feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. The waterfront tiers are the ones to request. Eleven park models and tiny houses, four tent sites, two glamping sites, and RV rentals round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The address is 6869 Piney River Road North. A splash pad and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with the river carrying canoeing, kayaking, water sports, swimming, and fishing. A game room, barn, sports courts, pickleball, basketball, a pond, playground, pavilion, dog park, and on-site dining fill the rest, with live music, hiking, biking, and strong stargazing and birding. A golf course, state park, and wine tasting are nearby. Fifty miles from downtown Nashville, minutes from Johnny Cash's farm, in the Western Highland Rim's cedar and limestone country. Summer drives demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $49/night

The Shoals Cottages & RV Park

51 RV Sites, 1 House

The Shoals Cottages and RV Park in Tuscumbia, Alabama, offers 51 full-hookup back-in RV sites and a house rental with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 55 feet. A clubhouse, lake, creek, and laundry serve guests at the center of the Muscle Shoals music corridor. Fifty-one back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 55 feet. A single back-in category keeps things simple — every guest gets the same spec, and 55 feet accommodates most coaches comfortably. A house rental rounds out the lodging for guests without a rig. A laundry, restrooms, showers, and a clubhouse handle the practical side. A lake and creek on the property support fishing, with planned activities through the season and genuinely dark skies for stargazing. Pets are welcome. The location is the draw for a specific kind of traveler. The Muscle Shoals area — Tuscumbia, Sheffield, Florence, and Muscle Shoals itself — produced a concentration of recording studio work that shaped American popular music far out of proportion to the region's size. FAME Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio both still stand and both give tours, the Alabama Music Hall of Fame is in Tuscumbia, and Helen Keller's birthplace at Ivy Green is here as well. The Tennessee River's broad shoals landscape frames all of it. Spring and fall deliver the most comfortable north Alabama conditions. The W.C. Handy Music Festival in July and the Helen Keller Festival draw regional crowds — reserve ahead for those weekends.

Heritage Acres RV Park

The Shoal's premier RV park and the best location for local attractions is conveniently located 1000 ft from US-72A, which minimizes disturbing road noise. The park is adjacent to the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, 2 miles from the birthplace of Helen Keller, 5 miles to the Fame Recording Studios, 6 miles to the Belle Mont Mansion, 9 miles to the Cane Creek Nature Preserve, and much more. Amenities: Newly expanded, big rig-friendly, full-hook-up 30/50 amp sites with cable TV & wi-fi. Picnic tables, grills, fire rings, and concrete pads are available. Modern bathhouse, private owners, ADA accessible, clubhouse, dog park, 24-hour laundry, propane station, playgrounds, game room, jump pad & splash pad, and swimming pool.

from $50/night

Crossing Creeks Farm

7 RV Sites

Crossing Creeks Farm in Shelbyville, TN, offers 7 RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 65 feet. Sites come in two categories: full-hookup back-ins carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table, and electric-only sites for guests who need less. The farm is rated big rig friendly, and both Eady Road and the farm driveway are safe for any size rig — worth knowing before you commit a 65-foot coach to a country lane. A bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, and cabins cover the rest. Pets are welcome, with a dog park and a pet washing station. Creek frontage, walking trails, hiking, horseback riding, picnicking, and birding fill the working farmland, which is the whole point: this is camping on the land rather than in a lot. Shelbyville sits off Highway 231 about 20 minutes from I-24, long celebrated as the capital of the Tennessee Walking Horse world, with Henry Horton State Park nearby. Rates for full-hookup and electric-only sites are on the booking page. Walking Horse Celebration week books out well ahead.

from $45/night

Tuscumbia RV Park

46 RV Sites

Tuscumbia RV Park in Tuscumbia, AL, offers 46 RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites come in three types — full-hookup back-ins carrying water, sewer, and electric, water-and-electric back-ins, and electric-only back-ins — so you can pay for exactly the service you need. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a clubhouse, and WiFi cover the essentials, and pets are welcome with a dog park. Planned activities run through the season. At 46 sites this is a full-service park rather than a resort, and the surrounding area is what fills the days, with boating nearby. Tuscumbia sits on the Tennessee River's south bank in Colbert County, in the Muscle Shoals corridor — Ivy Green, the FAME and Muscle Shoals Sound studios, and the densest run of American music history anywhere in Alabama are all minutes away. Rates by hookup level are on the booking page. Ask for a full-hookup back-in if you're staying more than a night or two.

Bates Farm

Bates Farm in Decatur, Alabama, offers 31 RV sites and two tent sites on a working farm in the Tennessee Valley, with 20, 30, and 50-amp powered water-and-WiFi sites alongside a range of non-powered options, taking rigs to 60 feet. A zip line, craft room, and wedding venue make this a farm-stay and event property rather than a conventional campground. Sites divide clearly between powered and non-powered. Powered sites carry 20, 30, or 50-amp with water and WiFi in back-in and pull-through configurations, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Non-powered options include group RV sites in the back 20 acres, sites near the playground, and sites by the bathhouse — genuinely useful for self-contained rigs and groups. Note there are no sewer hookups at the sites. A general store, snack bar, laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Programming rather than amenities defines the property. A zip line provides aerial adventure, with sports courts, volleyball, and a playground alongside, and a craft room for indoor hours. Walking trails and picnicking areas run the farm, and the wedding venue function reflects how well the Tennessee Valley setting works for events. A golf course, boating, and wine and beer tasting are nearby. Pets are welcome. Decatur sits in Morgan County on the Tennessee River's fertile floodplain, with the Appalachian foothills rising east — a landscape that has anchored north Alabama's agricultural heritage since early-nineteenth-century settlement. The farm serves both adventure recreation guests and event visitors across the seasonal calendar. Spring and fall are the most comfortable — book event dates well ahead.

from $23/night