The best campgrounds near Alamo, Tennessee with swimming

Looking for a spot to camp near Alamo where you can swim? You’ve got over 300 options around here that let you cool off in lakes, ponds, or rivers—many with easy water access right from your site. Average prices run about $30 a night, but you’ll find sites dipping as low as $28 if you’re quick. Top picks include Getaway Camp & Retreat (53 reviews), Pecan Grove Parking (52 reviews), and Lazy Acres Lake (36 reviews)—all tried, tested, and well-reviewed by other campers. You’ll find toilets, showers, and pet-friendly spots across most sites. When you’re not swimming, you can hit the trails or saddle up for horseback-riding. It’s straightforward camping with direct access to the water, no fuss.

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Top-rated campgrounds

Looking for a spot to camp near Alamo where you can swim? You’ve got over 300 options around here that let you cool off in lakes, ponds, or rivers—many with easy water access right from your site. Average prices run about $30 a night, but you’ll find sites dipping as low as $28 if you’re quick. Top picks include Getaway Camp & Retreat (53 reviews), Pecan Grove Parking (52 reviews), and Lazy Acres Lake (36 reviews)—all tried, tested, and well-reviewed by other campers. You’ll find toilets, showers, and pet-friendly spots across most sites. When you’re not swimming, you can hit the trails or saddle up for horseback-riding. It’s straightforward camping with direct access to the water, no fuss.

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Top-rated campgrounds

1. Getaway Camp & Retreat

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24mi from Alamo · 2 sites · Tents, RVs · Bradford, TN

In the heart of rural West Tennessee... Learn more about this land: 40 private acres. Woods, pastures & lake. 2 spaces for RVs (with full hookups) overlook lake, Lots of grassy space for tent campers. Wildlife & bird life. From May thru Sept, there is an above-ground pool and bath house with shower, toilet and washing machine. We have some walking trails. No unregistered guests ever! No lifeguard on duty so no minor children, please. Adults only. Swim and relax in a natural setting --enjoying privacy, seclusion and a tolerant "laid-back" vibe.

2. Pecan Grove Parking

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15mi from Alamo · 1 site · RV · Brownsville, TN

Our home was built in the 1860 and is now on three acres in the City of Brownsville TN.Learn more about this land:Park your RV in a shaded pecan grove, just minutes off I-40 between Jackson and Memphis TN. Enjoy your privacy and feel free to build a fire, use the playground, swim in the salt water pool, cook a pizza in the wood fired oven and relax on one of three porches or swing in the pergola. Need something, it is a quick walk to Walgreens, post office, Subway and other local dining.Our Greek Revival home was built in the 1860 and is now on three acres in the City of Brownsville TN. Brownsville is known for its BBQ, Hatchie River National Wildlife Refuge, Billy Tripp’s Mindfield, Dunbar Carver Museum and Delta Heritage CenterAddress to driveway: 1130 Warren Street, Brownsville, TN

3. Lazy Acres Lake

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47mi from Alamo · 9 sites · Tents, RVs · Lexington, TN

We are located about 11 miles from exit 116 on interstate 40 in the beautiful farming community of Chesterfield, Tennessee where there's an abundance of wildlife including our own team of Khaki Campbell guard ducks and a piebald whitetail buck named Lucky who enjoys hanging out by the levee. Lake access is included with each site reservation. Life jackets required at all times for those with paddle please. Canoe rentals available upon request. Camp sites 1-3, the boat ramp and main parking area are located at the main entrance and offer gravel roads and parking. Look for the LAL logo on the left gate post. Camp site #4 the hiking trailhead and our back country campsites are located at the east entrance. Look for patriotic fence post near the road. If you end up traveling a long paved road that leads to a boat ramp with lots of parking, you zigged when you should have zagged. Turn around and lazy acres is across from where that road ends. Follow the access road along the tree line down to the water. The hiking trail is to the east across the footbridge. Look for white AT style blazes for trail markers. The blue blazes leading to each campsite. * All gates are open 24 hours when campers are present.

4. Reelfoot Lake State Park

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86 sites · Tiptonville, Tennessee

Birdwatchers and boaters love this park’s unique environment.

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5. Natchez Trace State Park

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208 sites · Chesterfield, Tennessee

With views at every turn, Natchez Trace is a must-visit for nature lovers.

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6. Shalom Selah Hills

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32mi from Alamo · 2 sites · Lodging · Cedar Grove, TN

Located just north of Jackson Tennessee, between Memphis and Nashville we found this little piece of heaven to share. Come experience rustic camping amongst the Pines and Cedars of our 28 acre forest. Hike the trails with plenty of wildlife and beautiful rolling hills of many native trees. Just 8 miles north of us you will find the beautiful Carroll County 1000 Acre Lake featuring swimming, boating and fishing. Just 14 miles east of us is the Parker's Crossroads Civil War Battle site and park. Plenty to see and do. Come check us out. Find serenity and peace hereLearn more about this land:Located just north of Jackson Tennessee, between Memphis and Nashville our family found this little piece of heaven to share. Come experience rustic shelter camping amongst the Pines and Cedars of our 28 acre forest. Fall is beautiful here! Hike the trails with plenty of wildlife and beautiful rolling hills of many native trees. Just 8 miles north of us you will find the beautiful Carroll County 1000 Acre Lake featuring swimming, boating and fishing. Just 14 miles east of us is the Parker's Crossroads Civil War Battle site and park. There is plenty to see and do. Our first camp site offers a shelter, fire ring, picnic table, preparation table, and lanterns. We also provide complimentary citronella candles for lighting and bug repellent. Look no further. You have found a place of shalom shalom to Selah ~ perfect peace to rest.

Public campgrounds near Alamo

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Reelfoot Lake Campground

44mi from Alamo · 86 sites · Tents, RVs · in Reelfoot Lake State Park

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Wrangler Campground

45mi from Alamo · 62 sites · Tents, RVs · in Natchez Trace State Park

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Pin Oak RV Campground

47mi from Alamo · 77 sites · Tents, RVs · in Natchez Trace State Park

In between Memphis and Nashville... the perfect spot to stop for a night!

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Campground 12

48mi from Alamo · 69 sites · Tents, RVs · in Natchez Trace State Park

Stories from the community

Sara

October 2025

16 ft car

1 night at Pecan Grove Parking

Very kind and responsive host. Great layout. Nice location.

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Connor

August 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to Getaway Camp & Retreat

Had a great time and beautiful weather. Caught several large catfish, bluegill and bass! Hosts were kind and happy to help in any way possible, would love to come back!

Paul

August 2025

20 ft travel trailer

With pets

Weekend Trip to Getaway Camp & Retreat

Lane and Dan's property is a beautiful place for a respite from your routine. Lane and Dan are great hosts and will make you feel at home. They have provided a sparkling clean pool and unique bathhouse (that even has a washing machine) and full hookups at the two shaded gravel RV sites. Away from cable TV and WiFi, nature takes the stage at The Getaway. From your campsite you can watch the fish jumping in the pond, deer strolling across the grounds and thousands of butterflies fluttering about. At night, the dark is broken only by the moon and billions of stars above. The only downside was that the brutal heatwave during our stay limited our outdoor activity. We will visit again.

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Mike

June 2025

24 ft toy hauler

3 nights at Getaway Camp & Retreat

Wife and I needed a few days of complete downtime and we found that here at Lane and Dan’s little slice of heaven. The hosts were amazing from the start of the reservation till the minute we headed back to reality. The bathroom/showerhouse is an amazing addition to this beautiful property. The views are spectacular, the lake has some great fish, the pool was refreshing and we’ve already booked our next trip to Lane and Dan’s property. If you don’t book here you will never know what you are missing out on.

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Pat

May 2025

12 ft travel trailer

With pets

1 night at Getaway Camp & Retreat

Lane and Dan's Hip Camp is in a lovely location. Very quiet and picturesque. Highly recommend.

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Jaime

May 2025

23 ft travel trailer

With pets

1 night at Pecan Grove Parking

Bob and his wife were absolutely lovely, it was a wonderful place to spend the night. Their dogs were great, and they were so hospitable greeting us with cookies and sent us off with the most lovely lattes. 1000\10 would stay again!

Carrie

April 2025

23 ft travel trailer

With pets

1 night at Pecan Grove Parking

The heavy rains made camping on the lawn less than ideal. Fortunately, Bob had a great Plan B and offered me a spot on an adjoining driveway, which I greatly appreciated. I also had the chance to walk through Pecan Grove, and it was a peaceful and beautiful experience. The location is quite convenient too. Once I had my rig settled, Bob and his wife brought me freshly baked cookies, which were a wonderful treat after driving through a downpour all day. They are really nice people, and I enjoyed meeting them.

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Heather

April 2025

25 ft Class C

1 night at Pecan Grove Parking

What a great little oasis between the madness (in a good way!) of Nashville and Memphis! Bob and Carla were both lovely and very welcoming. Also very helpful with information about the area. Carla’s homemade cookies on arrival were delicious 😋. Would definitely recommend

Tina

March 2025

16 ft car

1 night at Pecan Grove Parking

We enjoyed our first stay so much we came back five days later! The spot was just as described and reviewed, which was what we needed. And the pups and cookies were wonderful bonuses. Please see previous review for more context. We would stay again! The second time, we got to meet Bob’s wife and thank her directly for the yummy cookies!

Tina

March 2025

16 ft car

Weekend Trip to Pecan Grove Parking

This was our first car-camping (sleeping IN our car vs. driving up to site and pitching a tent, which we’ve done many times) AND Hipcamp experience. Pecan Grove and Bob made it such a great experience. He was communicative and flexible…we arrived an hour later than anticipated from Chicago. The site was wonderful with yummy artesian water. Freyda (sp.?) & Winnie (sp.?) were sweet doggos who gave us their seal of approval (I think?). And Bob’s WIFE’S COOKIES! YUM! We would camp there again…in fact, hopefully on the return trip, as we were going to visit friends in NOLA. This was the perfect place to rest for the night in a lovely wooded spot in a sweet town.

Sharon

March 2025

23 ft travel trailer

1 night at Pecan Grove Parking

We would recommend this place to anyone. It was a quiet and comfortable place to stay. There were good directions that were sent with the confirmation. Bob was very quick to communicate when needed. The host was very personable and the world's famous cookies were amazing. There was a short little Trail nearby which my husband and I were able to take advantage of.

Michael

February 2025

21 ft Class C

1 night at Pecan Grove Parking

Enjoyed a quiet dark peaceful night. Good location for our road trip stop. Heard a couple of early morning trains.. would stop there again. Great 5G cell signal with a location in town, got some work done.

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Blake

January 2025

16 ft car

Weekend Trip to Pecan Grove Parking

Host was great. He checked on me a few times but not in an annoying way. I can tell he has a love for the outdoors.

Bri

November 2024

Tent

2 nights at Getaway Camp & Retreat

I did not get to stay here due to being sick, but the hosts were very responsive and accommodating to my flex in plans. I wish I could’ve stayed to meet them. I will definitely keep them in mind next time I’m in town.