Blue Springs Marina
The lake's largest marina, with fuel, repairs, rentals, and the Crow's Nest restaurant in Cane Creek.
Blue Springs Marina is the largest full-service marina on Watts Bar Lake, with 260+ slips, gas and diesel, a 30-ton travelift for hull and engine repairs, pontoon rentals, a ship store, and the Crow's Nest waterfront restaurant. It sits in Cane Creek at Tennessee River Mile 547.5 and is the practical hub of the mid-lake corridor.
At a glance
| Address | 3952 River Road, Ten Mile, TN 37880 · Open in Google Maps |
|---|---|
| Marina | (865) 376-7298 |
| The Crow's Nest restaurant | (865) 376-7407 |
| Region | mid-lake |
| River mile | 547.5 |
| Coordinates | 35.7364, -84.6695 |
| Slips | 260 |
| Website | https://bluespringsmarina.com/ |
What's here
- Fuel: available on site.
- Pumpout: available.
- Restaurant: on site (hours vary by season).
- Transient: visiting boats accepted (call ahead on busy weekends).
- Repairs: on-site service capability.
- Boat ramp: on-site.
Docking and approach
Approach is easy: straight up Cane Creek from river mile 547.5, no bridge concerns. Floating docks, low docking friction. The trade-off is human traffic. This is the largest marina on the lake and the social hub of the mid-lake corridor, so dock and fuel-dock waits are real on warm weekends and during Crow's Nest dinner or live-music windows. The cove gives strong wind protection. Open-water exposure is low.
If you haven't been to this part of the lake before, the marinas overview explains the trade-offs (approach, docking, traffic, wait time, wind exposure) in plain language so you can match a marina to what you're actually trying to do.