Large Group Stays

Brandon Spring Group Center (Land Between the Lakes)

Dover, TN · State parks and public lands · Run by USDA Forest Service, Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

Worth knowing

  • Eight dorm buildings with 16 beds each give 128 beds; the center is open year round and groups from 10 to 128 are accepted per the current page.
  • Dorms rent for $250 to $350 a night and staff-cooked meals run $8, $9 and $10 per person.
  • The Commons Building seats 128 at once, and a separate activity building handles meetings and indoor events.
  • Grounds on Bards Lake include a pool, beach, canoes, ropes course, archery range and 15 miles of trails.
  • A 2014 brochure says mattresses, pillows and blankets are supplied, sheets cost $3 per person, and each dorm has its own showers and toilets.

What the operator states

Sleeps
Eight dorm units with 16 beds each (128 beds); page says groups from 10 to 128. A 2014 brochure says 12 beds in each main room plus four in a counselors' room, and that larger groups may use floor space up to 20 per dorm.
Largest single building
Sleeps 16
Bedrooms
Each dorm has a main room (12 beds) and a private counselors' room (4 beds), per the 2014 brochure
Bathrooms
Each dorm has two showers, two toilets and two sinks plus a counselors' bath (2014 brochure)
Sleeping setup
Beds
Kitchen
Commons Building has a full-time kitchen staff; groups do not cook. Activity building has a small kitchen.
Meals and dining
Staff-prepared meals at $8 breakfast, $9 lunch, $10 dinner per person (current page); Commons Building seats 128 at one sitting (2014 brochure)
Meeting space
Large activity building for meetings and indoor events (room-dividing curtain, tables, chairs and AV on request); Commons Building has two meeting areas, one with a fireplace
Outdoors
On Bards Lake: swimming area with beach, pool, canoes, fishing pier, lighted hard court, archery range, ropes course (certified leader required), 15 miles of trails
Accessibility
Dorms B, D, F and H are accessible (2014 brochure)
Season
Open year round; reservations required
Group rules
2014 brochure: applications up to one year ahead; $200 non-refundable deposit; mattresses, pillows and blankets provided, sheets $3 per person; billed for confirmed headcount or actual, whichever is higher; two or more groups may share the facility and it needs at least 40 people in two dorms to operate (the current page says groups from 10 to 128, so confirm).
Price
Dorm rates $250 to $350 per night (page does not say which dorm or season); meals $8 breakfast, $9 lunch, $10 dinner per person. The 2014 brochure listed $250 per dorm per night March to November and $200 December to February. (Current page undated (images posted April 2025); brochure revised 2014-08; confirm before you rely on it)

Ask before you book

Built from what the operator's page left open when we checked.

  1. Is your stated capacity the permitted occupancy, or a count of every bed and sofa?
  2. Can a church bus or coach reach the building, and how many cars fit?
  3. Are pets allowed?
  4. Is alcohol allowed on the property?
  5. What is the minimum stay?

Also read what "sleeps 30" really means and the full question list.

Where this came from

Main source: landbetweenthelakes.us. Also read: landbetweenthelakes.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2014BrandonSpringMapInfo.pdf. Last checked 2026-10-31.

We read this from a public agency page and wrote it in our own words. We haven't stayed here or checked its permits. Prices and rules change, so confirm them before you book.

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