South Holston Dam

File:Placeholder.gif Trail Name South Holston Dam Nearest City Bristol State Tennessee Trail Marking {{{Marking}}} Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Easy Hiking Time 2.52.5 Hours <br />0.156 Days <br />150 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 55 mi <br />8.047 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation <200"" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point 18501,850 Feet <br />616.667 Yards <br />563.88 Meters <br /> Nearest Medical Bristol, TN Trip Reports Click Here Loading map... {"type":"ROADMAP","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"270px","height":"180px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":8,"layers":[],"controls":["zoom"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"cluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":36.51769466577295730758123681880533695220947265625,"lon":-82.0899998418129683841470978222787380218505859375,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Easy family hike with views of South Holston Lake.

How to get there

From Kingsport, TN

1. Take I-81 north to Exit 69 (TN394/Blountville).
2. Turn right/east onto TN394 and travel 12 miles.
3. Take right/east onto US421 and travel 3 miles.
4. Turn right/south onto Emmett Road and travel 1 mile.
5. Turn left/south onto Holston View Dam Road and travel 1 mile.
6. At base of dam, take South Holston Dam Road up the right side.
7. Pass a small picnic area on left (Note: This is not hte main, large picnic area near the visitors' center.)
8. Parking is at the small pulloff on the right before reaching the top of the dam.

Route Description

From locked gate, stroll along nearly level paved path from the South Holston Lake dam, by the lake shore, and ending at the spillway. Return by same path.

Typical Conditions

Shaded paved road, thus suitable for bikes or walking.

Fees, Permits, etc.

No fee to use.

Misc. Information

The reservoir is created by a TVA dam on the South Fork Holston River. Construction of the dam was started in 1942, but halted due to WWII, and finally completed in 1950. The earth-and-rock fill dam is 285 feet high and 1,600 feet long.

Maps

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