I have a 2nd home on Norris. I have been on both Douglas and Cherokee and chose Norris over both of them. I'm in the town of Caryville at Twin Cove Marina. The town (which if you blink) is down the street from Jacksboro and Lafolette on the same road. They are decent sized towns with stores and restaurants. I'm exit 134 off of I-75. Another area of Norris Lake is exit 122. There are several marinas off this exit and Oak Ridge is a decent sized town. Both areas are a straight shot down 75 into Knoxville. To get to the Smokey Mountain National Park I prefer to go thru Maryville into Townsend. Much less traffic than trying to go thru Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg to get to the park. Townsend entrance to the park is closest to Cade's Cove. The water is very clean on Norris and there are many more marinas than on the other lakes.
