About Dover
Dover is a day-use area that overlooks the lovely Lake Barkley. Whether it's a gathering of family or friends, visitors can enjoy nature at its best in one of the country's greatest freshwater recreational complexes. Boating, fishing and picnicking are popular activities at Dover day-use area. Wildlife including the occasional deer, raccoon or golden eagle, are commonly spotted in the area. The group picnic shelter accomidates about 35 people and 10 vehicles. The facility has lights and electricity and a water spigot. Lake Barkley, the westernmost lake on the Cumberland River, sits among wooded rolling hills. The lake is connected by canal to Kentucky Lake, a reservoir that stems from the Tennessee River. Dover is close to Fort Donelson National Battlefield, where the Union Army won their first battle of the Civil War. Shopping, grocery stores and gas stations are conveniently located…
- Managed by: Barkley Lake, USACE
- Where: in Dover, TN · 36.49028, -87.84306
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–May & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.
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Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is faint and only shows overhead.
Class 5 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 10.8 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Dyers Creek 0.9 mi
- Campsite · 5 mi W of Dover 4.8 mi
- Gatlin Point Campground at Land Between The Lakes 5.8 mi
- Campsite · 9 mi W of Big Rock 9.5 mi
- Black Oak Loop 10.8 mi
- Shortleaf Loop 10.9 mi