Marion County Attraction Has Something for Boat Lovers to Ghost Hunters

Located in Marion County, Hales Bar Marina & Resort sits on Lake Nickajack and provides fun and entertainment for everyone. It is conveniently located 15 miles from Downtown Chattanooga, 100 miles from Nashville, and a few miles off I-24. Visitors can enjoy a full-hookup RV campground, full-service marina, floating cabins, and a whiskey distillery. 

Those interested in staying at Hales Bar Marina & Resort can choose to rent a floating cabin, land cabin, or lakefront villa anytime from April-October. The floating cabins sit directly on Lake Nickajack, allowing visitors to dock a boat right next to their cabin. Boats are available to rent from Hales Bar Marina & Resort from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you want to bring your own RV, you can stay in the RV campground with beautiful views of Lake Nickajack and the mountains surrounding it. 

Hales Bar Dam is well-known for its haunted history, earning a feature from “Ghost Adventures” on the Travel Channel. Construction on Hales Bar Dam, the first multipurpose dam on the Tennessee River, began in 1905 and completed in 1913. However, complications continued to arise with the foundation and leaking issues. Hales Bar Dam was shut down, and Nickajack Dam, a new, safely-constructed dam, was built six miles downstream in 1967.

Due to legends of a Native American curse and people dying from the collapse of a tunnel under the dam, some say Hales Bar Marina is haunted to this day. If you want to learn more about the haunted history of Hales Bar Dam, you can go on a ghost tour or a haunted experience hosted by Hales Bar Resort & Marina.

The marina doesn’t just offer outdoor activities and ghost tours. Dam Whiskey Co. is a distillery producing Dam Whiskey, Dam Straight Bourbon, Dam Vodka, and Dam Moonshine. The distillery is currently working on opening its location at Hales Bar.

To learn more about Hales Bar Marina or book your next vacation at the resort, visit its website.