Cherokee Dam Tailwaters Boat Ramp
Cherokee Dam Tailwaters Boat Ramp is a public access point in Jefferson County, Tennessee, providing access to Holston River. It sits within the Buffalo Creek-Holston River watershed.
Sourced from Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Holston River
We track 9 public boat ramps on Holston River, including this one. If you're planning to spend your time on a different stretch of the water, one of the launch points below may put you closer to where you're actually headed than Cherokee Dam Tailwaters Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Nance Ferry 8 mi away
- Asheville Highway 21 mi away
- Boyd Island 24 mi away
- John Sevier Steamplant 32 mi away
- Beech Creek (Northeast) 36 mi away
- Beech Creek (Southwest) 36 mi away
- Surgoinsville Riverfront Park 42 mi away
- Christian Bend 46 mi away
Other boat ramps in Jefferson County
Jefferson County tracks 21 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Holston River. Each one below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance whether it actually connects to the same water as Cherokee Dam Tailwaters Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Cherokee Dam Tailwaters Holston River less than 0.1 mi away
- Cherokee Dam Park Holston River - Cherokee Lake 1 mi away
- Black Oak Dock Holston River - Cherokee Lake 1.4 mi away
- Byrd Spring Branch Byrd Spring Branch - Cherokee Lake 2.2 mi away
- Dandridge French Broad River - Douglas Lake 12 mi away
- The Point Marina French Broad River - Douglas Lake 12 mi away