TVA 2010 Season Announced

I found the dates for the TVA campgrounds for TVA here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20100304/pl_usnw/DC65315

TVA Announces 2010 Campground Season

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Tennessee Valley Authority's 11 seasonal campgrounds on reservoirs throughout the Tennessee River Valley will open for the 2010 recreation season on Friday, March 19. The campground season runs through Nov. 15.

For the first time, three sites will remain open through Dec. 13: Douglas Dam Headwater

Campground, Douglas Dam Tailwater Campground and Pickwick Dam Tailwater Campground.

TVA's day-use recreation areas located on dam reservations remain open year-round. Day-use recreation areas are used for hiking, fishing, boating, picnicking, wildlife viewing and swimming.

Opening hours for the campgrounds and additional information on recreation opportunities on TVA reservoirs are available by calling 800-882-5263 or visit www.tva.com/river/recreation.

TVA campgrounds that will open on March 19 are:


Cherokee Dam Campground - Cherokee Reservoir
Douglas Dam Headwater Campground - Douglas Reservoir
Douglas Dam Tailwater Campground - Douglas Reservoir
Foster Falls Campground - Marion County, Tenn.
Melton Hill Dam Campground - Melton Hill Reservoir
Barton Springs Campground - Normandy Reservoir
Loyston Point Campground - Norris Reservoir
Pickwick Dam Tailwater Campground - Pickwick Reservoir
Watauga Dam Tailwater Campground - Watauga Reservoir
Mallard Creek Campground - Wheeler Reservoir
Wilson Dam Rockpile Campground - Wilson Reservoir

The Tennessee Valley Authority, a corporation owned by the U.S. government, provides electricity for 9 million people in parts of seven southeastern states at prices below the national average. TVA, which receives no taxpayer money and makes no profits, also provides flood control, navigation and land management for the Tennessee River system and assists utilities and state and local governments with economic development.

SOURCE Tennessee Valley Authority

Well this is not the first time that Douglas has been open until Dec. it is the first time Pickwick has been open this late.

Coolbreeze1

The funny thing is that TVA has not up-dated there own web-site yet

Coolbreeze1

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Richard wrote:I like the idea of camping at some of these Dam Campsites, but for the Dam Bears. The Dam water is nice though.

Well not all of the Dam campsites have those Dam Bears.

Coolbreeze1

The last part of the statement say's tva recieves no tax money and makes no profit. If that is true, how come my electric bill keeps going up?

Coolbreeze1

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Richard wrote:

coolbreeze1 wrote:The last part of the statement say's tva recieves no tax money and makes no profit. If that is true, how come my electric bill keeps going up?

Coolbreeze1

Maybe they are paying the medical expenses when those Dam Bears attack those Dam Campers at their Dam Campgrounds.

I don't think so. It's camp at your own risk. Your own your own when it come to those Dam Bears at the Dam Campgrounds.

Coolbreeze1

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Richard wrote:Since they are allowed to kill and eat us, it is not fair that we aren't allowed to kill and eat them. I wonder if they are tasty? Bear fur would look good on the floor of my camper! Keep my feet warm too!

I feel that this area is for the bears to hunt. I'm not sure if your in season or not.

Coolbreeze1

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Richard wrote:

coolbreeze1 wrote:

Richard wrote:Since they are allowed to kill and eat us, it is not fair that we aren't allowed to kill and eat them. I wonder if they are tasty? Bear fur would look good on the floor of my camper! Keep my feet warm too!

I feel that this area is for the bears to hunt. I'm not sure if your in season or not.

Coolbreeze1

I suspect I'm open season anytime, even if the bear doesn't have a liscense.

You would be a good catch for the bear

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A bear would look at you Richard and think....3 course meal

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Well if your afraid of the bears, then just don't camp there. At least not with a PUP

Coolbreeze1

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Richard wrote:

coolbreeze1 wrote:Well if your afraid of the bears, then just don't camp there. At least not with a PUP

Coolbreeze1

But all I have is the pup. I'm not completely afraid of bears, just the teeth and claws.

The suggestion was that you upgrade to a hard sided camper if you want to camp where bears are at.

Coolbreeze1

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Richard wrote:Or... Attach an electric fence around the peremeter of the soft parts.

Naw, that would work. The bears would just un-hook the power to the fence

Coolbreeze1

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Richard wrote:

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Richard wrote:Or... Attach an electric fence around the peremeter of the soft parts.

Naw, that would work. The bears would just un-hook the power to the fence

Coolbreeze1

Probably with red rubber sneakers on, so they wouldn't get shocked. These Tennessee Bears sure are smart.

What can you say. They are TVA bears and they are in the electric business.

Coolbreeze1