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Cabins at Norris Dam State Park
Tennessee State Parks · Tennessee, United States
- Units
- 3
- Bedrooms
- 1–3 per unit
- Heated
- All
- Kitchen
- All
- Private bath
- All
- Electricity
- All
- Season
- Year-round
- Elevation
- 1,250 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Campbell County
- Address
- 177 Andrews Ridge Rd, Rocky Top, TN 37769
About each unit
Historic CCC Cabin
The Historic CCC Cabin at Norris Dam State Park has one bedroom. It's one of 19 historic Civilian Conservation Corps cabins from the 1930s, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with a kitchenette, a bathroom with a stand-up shower, a TV with local channels, a mini-split heat/air unit, and a picnic table, grill, and fire pit. One bundle of firewood is provided for the first night during the winter season. It has a full kitchen and a private bathroom. The park's own website lists it as bookable year-round.
Historic Cottage
The Historic Cottage at Norris Dam State Park has 3 bedrooms. It's the park's Historic Cottage, the former Park Superintendent's dwelling, originally built by the CCC in the 1930s, with a laundry room, a living room with a gas fireplace, a formal dining room, and a secluded back porch with a fire pit. There's a 3-night minimum stay and parking for 5 vehicles. It has a full kitchen and a private bathroom. Pets are not allowed here. The park's own website lists it as bookable year-round.
Standard Cabin
The Standard Cabin at Norris Dam State Park has 3 bedrooms. It's one of 10 standard cabins with a living room, dining area, kitchen, small porch, picnic table, grill, and fire pit. It has a full kitchen and a private bathroom. The park's own website lists it as bookable year-round.
The park's own website notes that during the winter season, the heat in these historic CCC cabins can be lower than expected.
Each unit
| Unit | Sleeps | Bedrooms | Kitchen | Bath | Heat | Power | Accessible | Pets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic CCC Cabin | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Historic Cottage | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ||
| Standard Cabin | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 28° | -6° | 65° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 51° | 34° | 17° | 69° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 62° | 42° | 4° | 77° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 69° | 49° | 32° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 78° | 60° | 42° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 67° | 52° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 70° | 63° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 70° | 62° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 83° | 66° | 54° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 48° | 36° | 86° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 58° | 40° | 22° | 74° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 49° | 32° | 13° | 66° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Campgrounds nearby
- Norris Dam State Park · Tennessee State Parks · 0 mi · 86 sites
- Anderson County Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 5 mi · 55 sites
- Loyston Point Campground · Tennessee Valley Authority · 8 mi · 65 sites
- Cove Lake State Park · Tennessee State Parks · 8 mi · 103 sites
- Lonas Young RV Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 9 mi · 20 sites
Other cabins nearby
- Big Ridge State Park · Tennessee State Parks · 10 mi
- Pine Mountain State Resort Park · Kentucky State Parks · 40 mi · 2 units
- Cumberland Falls State Resort Park · Kentucky State Parks · 44 mi · 2 units
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park · Tennessee State Parks · 44 mi · 4 units
- Appalachian Clubhouse · National Park Service · 50 mi
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