Places on Watts Bar Lake that rent boats, pontoons, or other watercraft. 8 places on the directory carry this tag. Browse the list below or jump to a category-specific page from the related links.
One of the lake's best-kept campgrounds, with spacious shaded sites directly on the water and owners who have run the place for twenty years.
Hornsby Hollow sits on Watts Bar Lake near Ten Mile with spacious shaded sites, many directly on the water, plus kayak, canoe, paddleboat, and SUP rentals by the day, a camp store, and bathhouses. Family-owned since 2006 and a TVA Camp-Right Gold member.
A renovated Kingston-area marina with new slips, a fuel dock, rotating weekend food trucks, and the kind of owner energy that makes people drive past other options.
Long Island Marina is off the main channel near Kingston, recently renovated with new docks and a 100-percent gas fuel dock. The operation runs a ship store with bait, beer, and snacks; weekend food trucks that rotate; live music on many weekends; and pontoon and kayak rentals. The ownership and staff are the most consistent positive note.
A large off-channel working marina up Caney Creek, gated and practical, with over 200 slips and a ship store that actually has what you need.
Caney Creek Marina sits off the main channel two miles up Caney Creek in Harriman, accessible from river mile 562.5 on Watts Bar Lake. The marina offers over 200 covered and open slips, pontoon rentals, gas, free pumpout, a ship store stocked with accessories and snacks, and a weekend grill and bar. The approach requires checking bridge clearance (22-foot maximum vertical clearance).
The mid-lake family resort that bundles marina, restaurant, brewery, pool, and floating cabins on one property.
Family-owned marina and resort in Ten Mile with covered and open slips, fuel dock, transient hookups, a saltwater pool, on-site dining and a brewery, and floating lake cabins guests rent right beside their boat.
A family-run marina on the lake's mid-section that does slips, fuel, boat rentals, a motel, and a Friday-Saturday restaurant under one roof.
Terrace View Marina sits on Euchee Chapel Road in Spring City, operating gas and diesel fuel, slips, transient docking, pontoon rentals, a ship store, and a small motel. The on-site Terrace View Restaurant runs Friday and Saturday evenings and draws a strong local following for its catfish, homemade desserts, and deck seating over the water.
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.
There are 8 places with the rentals tag. That's 7 marinas and 1 RV park. Most of them are around mid-lake (6), Kingston (1) and Rockwood (1). Our own write-ups peg them as good for families, weekend cruisers, transient overnight and first time visitors.
Averaged together, the 8 rated places come out to 4.5 stars on Google, 1,322 reviews total. Top of the list is Hornsby Hollow Campground Klinker Management, 4.7 stars from 85 reviews. Euchee Marina Resort & Campground has the most reviews, 321 of them.
Open on Sundays: 4 of the 4 with posted hours. Monday is the big closed day: 3 of 4 are shut. Hours come from Google listings, which aren't always current, especially in the off season. Call first.
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Last updated: November 10, 2026