Edgar Evins State Park Campgrounds (Day #1)
Address: 1630 Edgar Evins State Park Rd, Silver Point, TN 38582
Telephone: (888) 867-2757
Lat/Long: 36.082730, -85.832353
Website: https://tnstateparks.com/parks/edgar-evins
Date: September 5th 2025
Media: *Located within and at the bottom of each post
Hardware used for media: GoPro 10, Insta360 X3, Galaxy S21
I arrived at Edgar Evins State Park Campgrounds around 11am on Friday, check-in time is noon. I decided to see if I could climb up this massive Fire Tower to see if I could get a better look at the area. Apparently, the only time to view the area is in winter, when there’s no leaves on the trees. 🤣
After I got checked in (and grabbed all my merch… lol) I rode over to my camp-site, #44. I was somewhat disappointed to see hundreds of kids and families taking over the entire campgrounds as I passed by them. Seems like there was an entire group that registered for like 20 camp sites with like 2-4 families per camp site all right next to one another because they were all friendly and playing games together.
I got to my campsite, and it was a beautiful overlook view from the tent once I got my campsite setup. The spots in the area I was in seem to be dual purpose. You could essentially park 2 cars on the deck, but I probably wouldn’t attempt it. There is electric and water connections, but I’m no expert on those since I power my tent with a 2nd battery. If you come with an RV, you may need adapters to connect. The fire pit is located just to the right or left of the deck, right next to the road, depending on which site you get.
Once settled, I took a stroll down to the lake to take in the beauty of the area. Unfortunately, my “peacefulness” was obliterated by a ton of kids yelling, screaming and playing as well as dogs barking nonstop. But I digress, I was there for myself, and for nature. The waterline and lake with the mountains in the background were insanely beautiful. I almost forgot about the screaming kids… almost. lol
Since I was expecting to hike the Clayborn Millennium & Merrit Ridge Trail on Saturday, I decided to try to get some kayak time in before it got dark. The hill behind my camp spot was steep, so I’m glad I brought my Pelican and not the Hobie. The Hobie does have wheels, but even with wheels, that is a steep grade to try to roll a 60-80 lb kayak down! The lake was great, it would have been much better without boat wakes. But that’s asking a bit much. The scenery however was stunning! Unfortunately, I’m not gonna upload that entire video to this site, it’s 13GB! Maybe I’ll try and make YouTube host it since they don’t give a crap about storage. 🤣
After I got back from my hour yak tour of the lake, I went ahead and made some dinner and chilled in the tent while listening to all the commotion outside I got my cameras ready since I was waiting for sunset to try my hand at a 360 time lapse video of the night sky. Unfortunately, that cold front was moving in slower than expected but I did get a few images and about 30 seconds of time lapse video. (*This is also in the Time Lapse section on my site)
I did try to get some videos of the stormfront moving in over the lake because it was beautiful. But for some reason I can’t figure out how to make my Insta360 shoot in night mode. The only thing you can make out in the video, and very faintly I might add, are the lightning flashes. Oh well, maybe someone can help me change the cameras settings correctly. 😊
While the view and raindrops were a relaxing escape, I could still hear the kids and dogs. So I turned on some tunes and crashed for the evening to the sound of raindrops and Pandora radio.
Happy Camping!
See you on the trail!
~T.B. Pug