Cherokee Lake

Enjoy a boat trip along Cherokee Lake in Morristown, TN. The lake is right on the northern end of the city. This reservoir is partially produced by the Cherokee Dam not too far from the city. It is a part of Morristown that has become popular for camping and boating activities and features several beautiful park spaces along its shorelines. Biking trails and dog walking paths are available for people to enjoy.

Bring a canoe or kayak over to the shores of the lake and paddle along. The shores around Morristown, Tennessee make up only a small part of the nearly 400 miles of shoreline that the lake consists of.

Bring your fishing gear out to the lake. Fly fishing is popular in the region. Most parts of the lake, particularly ones around the City of Morristown, are open for fishing activities although rules on what you are allowed to keep may vary based on where you go.

See some of the oxygen pipes that surround a few spots near the lake. These pipes bring oxygen into the lake, that ensuring that underwater life can be supported in places where the hydroelectric dams have influenced conditions and kept oxygen out of the way.