Fontana Dam Resort Tennessee

Fontana reservoir occupies a site of particular splendor deep in the great smoky mountains.

Fontana dam resort tennessee.

Fontana village resort marina took to facebook on june 5 to announce its owners had decided to surrender its lease back to the tennessee valley authority tva as of june 1. From knoxville tennessee take hwy 129 south from knoxville to maryville tn. Book fontana village resort fontana dam on tripadvisor. The dam was built to provide power for the war effort at the oakridge tn nuclear facility and to alleviate seasonal flooding in the greater tennessee river valley.

Located on the cheoah river near robbinsville north carolina this vacation experience is surrounded in all directions by scenery that would make a professional photographer envious. Located at the bottom of the mountain below today s fontana village resort the dam s visitor center records. Fontana village resort is located in western north carolina 20 miles north of robbinsville on highway 28 north on the western end of fontana lake. Guests who stay at fontana village resort see the world differently because they find inspiration in unexpected places.

Fishing boating and swimming are all popular at fontana but it is perhaps most appreciated by wilderness hikers and campers. Construction of fontana dam began in 1942 and was completed in 1944. From mountain biking and hiking trails to time spent out on the lake our adventures and activities are united not by what makes them the same but by the remarkable things that make them different. Rivers edge treehouse resort offers comfort and style feel at one with the trees in an outdoor back to nature setting.