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Bayview Family Campground & Marina

Bayview Marina and Campground on Watauga Lake Tennessee

All photos and illustrations by Pat Johns, Roger & Teresa Winebarger ©2009 - present
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June 2009

Bayview Family Campground and Marina is located in the heart of the Watauga Lake area (see map at the bottom of this page). They are in the town of Butler, the town that was created when "Old Butler" was torn down and moved before the building of the Watauga Dam and the creation of Watauga Lake in 1948.

The campground and marina are nestled in a beautiful cove but at the same time are easily reached from Highway 67. (See map below.) The Butler Museum is nearby and you can walk through the neighborhoods of Butler where you will find some of the original houses moved from the old town of Butler.

Bayview is owned by the Winebarger, Greene, and Thomas families, who grew up enjoying all that the lake has to offer. Their goal is to continue to offer the special experience they have enjoyed over the years to others. . . fishing, boating, water skiing, cookouts, relaxation and newfound friends.

They lease campsites with full hook up services - electric, water and sewer. They also rent covered boat slips and offer jet ski slips.

Bayview's manager, Jim Ferguson is available Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or at (423) 768-0434. (Leave a message on Tuesdays and Sundays). Or drop by when you drive through Butler to see this charming vacation location for yourself.

The Bayview campground is conveniently located within short drives of the towns of Boone, North Carolina and Mountain City, Elizabethton and Johnson City Tennessee. You can spend your summer on this beautiful lake and take easy day trips to some of the many parks, historical sites and events throughout east Tennessee and western North Carolina. (See the "Day Trips" section of this website to learn more.) Grandfather Mountain, the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Gray Fossil Museum, historic Jonesborough Tennessee, Roan Mountain and many more sites and events are close by. Bayview Marina and Campground on Watauga Lake Tennessee

Watauga Lake, one of the country's cleanest lakes, is the perfect summer vacation venue. A summer at Bayview Family Campground and Marina promises relaxation and old-time fun and new friends for all of its residents.

Bayview Marina and Campground on Watauga Lake Tennessee