We hated to leave Fort Mountain but were scheduled to be at David Crocket State Park today so woke up around 8:30, ate breakfast, finished packing everything and headed to Lawrenceburg, TN. Was a nice drive over except for the traffic in Chattanooga but that was expected. Arrived around 2:00 PM found our campsite and as it turns out was near the bathhouse. The entire camp ground is full, not seeing one site open at this point. Our Site had no shade however and it was 94 degrees with a heat index of 104 degrees. Ouch… wife don’t like the heat so much. 🙂
My best friend ever lives near by so we went over to his place on Saturday to visit and went out for a late lunch. Then rode through Amish country and purchased some corn, tomatoes, peppers, Amish strawberry jam, and a cantaloupe. Had a great day for sure.
Seems as though most occupants packed up and left today, Sunday. Found out from one of the other campers that most were here for a Southern Gospel Quartet singing convention. Wish we had known this sooner, might have been an interesting event to see in Lawrenceburg last night. For those interested they hold these annually. Current info: The annual gospel convention in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee is the James D. Vaughan Quartet Festival, scheduled for July 29 through August 1, 2026. Held at the historic Crockett Theater at 203 North Military Avenue, the four-day event celebrates Lawrenceburg as the birthplace of Southern gospel music with nightly concerts and matinees. You can do a search and actually purchase tickets online ahead of time.
This campground is very nice, clean and up to date if only the sites had more shade for summer camping. Probably consider it again but maybe it should be on the list of cooler weather months for visiting. There are two campgrounds, #2 the one we chose is open year round, has paved roads and site pads. All sites here have electric and water hookups.
In the park we visited the Crockett Museum, a recreation of David Crockett’s office during the 1800s. It’s like a journey back in time. You’ll find artifacts and exhibits that bring Crockett’s story to life and catch a glimpse of the original stones from Crockett’s gristmill on Shoal Creek. It was so interesting to see and read the stories about the famous legend Davy Crocket.
We also visited Crockett Falls, a small, but mighty waterfall. Serving as one of the park’s most picturesque features. We were a little disappointed as we expected much more. When you hear “water fall” your thinking of a huge water fall cascading down a mountainside, right? Well this was not that, it had maybe a two foot drop but it was a nice cool place to visit and was very refreshing. Also near by was a covered bridge.
We were at the campground for about six days and made several trips over to see my friend Bud and spend some time with him. Health is not really good right now but we think he’s getting better by the day. Made a couple more trips over to Amish country and purchased some more of their fresh vegetables. Also visited with one of the Amish guys that makes dinette chairs and tables from maple or oak. Beautiful work and we will likely order some chairs from him as we are in the market for those. We will just have to make another trip up here to get them once they are finished. All made by hand, these people are truly amazing!
In summary we had a great time in Lawrenceburg, the David Crocket Campground and most importantly getting the chance to spend some valuable time with my best friend. We will likely return here again but choose a cooler month to visit.
Will share a few photos below:
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