Short answer: Several marinas on Watts Bar rent pontoons by the day. Blue Springs Marina and a handful of resort marinas handle rentals; book in advance for summer weekends.
Pontoon rentals on Watts Bar are handled by the larger marinas and a few lakefront resorts. Capacity, motor size, and pricing vary; most are 8-to-12-passenger pontoons with mid-power outboards.
Bookings fill quickly on summer weekends. A week ahead is the practical minimum for peak-season Saturdays. Rental check-in usually takes 30 to 60 minutes; the marina runs through the operational basics and safety checklist.
A quiet mid-lake resort and marina with log cabins, covered slips, and a slow rebuild on the food side after the Front Porch Restaurant burned.
Arrowhead Resort sits on Bennett Drive in Spring City with log cabins, RV sites, a small camping area, covered boat slips, a boat ramp, and a bait shop. The on-site Front Porch Restaurant burned and is in slow rebuild; food trucks are filling in for now. Confirm before planning a meal-driven trip into the cove.
The biggest marina on the lake, and on summer weekends you feel it.
The largest marina on Watts Bar, in a protected cove near Ten Mile. Fuel, repair, ship store, rentals, 260-plus slips on floating docks, the Crow's Nest restaurant, and live music on weekend nights.
The new resort marina, paired with a Greg Norman course and an outdoor concert lawn.
A newer, smaller marina on a peninsula off the main channel near Ten Mile, attached to the Tennessee National residential community. Pontoon rentals, fuel, slips, a clubhouse, the Sunset Saloon, and an outdoor concert lawn that hosts touring tribute acts.
Tennessee requires a Boater Education Certificate for operators born after Jan 1, 1989. The marina checks at rental. The course is online and can be completed quickly.
Day rentals run roughly $300 to $500 plus fuel and a security deposit, depending on the marina and the time of year. Half-day rates are sometimes available.
Last updated: 2026-04-30