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Stunning views and very informative Visitor Center

Serene mountain roads, bike trails, hiking trails, and a beautiful lake are a...

We love to bike ride at the Raccoon Mountain Pump Storage Facility.

... but rather the mountain bike trails steming prom laurel point and east rim.

Fantastic views of the Tennessee River, and of Chattanooga

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TVA Access Road, Chattanooga, TN 37419

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dianneh826

Chattanooga, Tennessee

264

Reviewed November 25, 2018

Hydro Pump Station And Lake, Great Bike Trails

Great view of Hydro Pump Station Lake and wonderful bike trails. If possible, take a tour of the hydro pump station buried deep within mountain. If you are technically incline or an engineer, you will love this tour. Equal to touring Hoover Dam.

Date of experience: August 2018

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Lisa C

Starkville, Mississippi

328

Reviewed October 27, 2018

Bicycle and hiking area open to public

We biked across the one lane loop across reservoir, nice area to ride, minimal traffic, beautiful scenery. There are also numerous off road biking trails of different skill levels. We hiked some of the trails vs mountain biking and the scenery was absolutely gorgeous. Also...More

Date of experience: October 2018

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Amy W

Barbourville, Kentucky

152

Reviewed October 20, 2018

Interesting

Very interesting and beautiful views. My family and I stopped by on our way to our Chattanooga vacation.

Date of experience: October 2018

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Iris S

Wijchen, The Netherlands

92

Reviewed October 14, 2018 via mobile

Nice area but not so exciting

We where at the Raccoon Mountains because we were in the area. The man at the informationdesk was very friendly! He gave as a map of the park with hiketrails. Maybe we were at the wrong place in the park (Laurel Point), we don't know....More

Date of experience: October 2018

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748JamesB748

Waltham, Massachusetts

5319

Reviewed October 14, 2018

Amazing views and friendly staff (and free)

It's quite a drive to get to the top, but it's worth the effort. The views here are amazing. The visitor's center has displays about how they use the water at the top of the mountain to generate electricity. The facility is staffed by very...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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Wowflfox

Florida

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Reviewed October 5, 2018

Very cool view from the visitor center.

We took the drive in to the TVA off Scenic Hy 41. It was a bit of a drive, but the beautiful view from the visit center was worth it. You can look down on the Tennessee River and see the Olin Mills home on...More

Date of experience: October 2018

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ATSenior

Silver Creek, Georgia

10330

Reviewed September 16, 2018 via mobile

Hiking Trails

The Visitor Center is good place to start. The staff were so helpful and provided hiking maps. There are a lot of trails and both of our grand children ages 4 and 14 enjoyed hiking 2.5 miles through the woods. My only complaint is the...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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Joseph U

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Reviewed August 28, 2018

A day trip with my 9 year old son

I took my son on a day trip. We packed a cooler full of water and other stuff and enjoyed a hike down to the waterfalls after visiting the visitor center.

Date of experience: July 2018

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anthonymaryc

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Reviewed August 11, 2018 via mobile

Very Cool Place

My daughter and I actually got to take TVA’s “Built for the People” tour of TVA’s Raccoon Mountain pumped storage facility. It was terrific. If you get the chance to go, by all means, do so. The manager told us about the park on top...More

Date of experience: August 2018

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ssp1133

5

Reviewed July 30, 2018

Nice Drive

Stumbled on here looking for a waterfall to hike to - didn't find the waterfall but did find some nice views of the valley gorge, got to change in and out of central/eastern time zone just driving around the dam and saw a raccoon. Well...More

Date of experience: July 2018

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Sylvia M

Our homeschooled grandchildren are interested in a tour of the pump station facility. How do we go about arranging such a tour and what would be the cost per student?

August 29, 2018|

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It’s true. But I would touch base with TVA. I am told they are sympathetic to student groups. I toured it as part of the special “Built for the People” tour.

pbgzimmerman

Can you catch and release fish

June 18, 2018|

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I believe it is a hydro power reservoir and so they do not want fish in the water. The sides of the reservoir are steep and lined with rock. It would be hard to stand there to fish.

mandylittle01

How much to rent a cabin

February 5, 2017|

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Didn't realize they had cabins for rent. We went after touring Wauhatchie Station battlefield on Lookout Mtn. It is quite lovely up there and would definitely recommend several hours to view the area taking in visitors... More