About Dale Hollow Lake

Welcome to beautiful Clay County, Tennessee and the crystal clear Dale Hollow Lake. Clay County is located just 97 miles northeast of Nashville, Tennessee within the Scenic Highland rim on the Tennessee/Kentucky state line. Our average annual temperature is 56.8 degrees with a southerly prevailing wind. Clay County's seat is Celina, Tennessee. Celina is strategically nested along the banks of both the Obey and the Cumberland Rivers, which not only provides breath taking scenery, but also a means of transportation to and from the area by river.

Dale Hollow Lake is one of Tennessee's best waterways. The beautiful blue water can only compliment our rich and ample forest, which line the shore. Along our many shore lines, stretch miles of walking and horse trails that any nature lover would appreciate. Attractions on the lake include our American Bald Eagle Migration during the winter months to our camping, fishing, swimming and boating from any of our modern marinas.

All of our marinas cater to tourist as well as locals in making their visit to Dale Hollow a pleasant and memorable experience. Each of these marinas has houseboats, ski boats, and pontoon boats for rent at competitive prices. So whether you rent our toys or bring your own, there are many hours of entertainment awaiting your entire family on beautiful Dale Hollow Lake.

For the adventuress, Dale Hollow has along the banks, hidden by the beautiful forest, lie numerous caves any adventuress is bound to find intriguing to say the least.

Clay County offers some of the best fishing in the world with the Obey providing great fly fishing expeditions, the Cumberland providing great striper fishing, and Dale Hollow Lake providing great bass (small mouth and large mouth), walleye, crappie, blue gill, trout and catfish just to name a few.

In the heart of Celina stands the second oldest active Courthouse in Tennessee. The Courthouse was built in 1872 by brick molded from the clay to which it stands. Celina is located just seven miles down stream from the Dale Hollow Dam and the National Fish Hatchery.

The ability of Clay County to supply ample labor for industry is enhanced by a good rural road system with improvements constantly being made. Our eager labor pool, our accessibility to I-40 and I-65, the waterways, and the geographic area are all positive factors that industry, tourists, retirees, and all others searching for that little bit of paradise should consider when looking for the perfect location.

Clay County Tennessee has scenic beauty, an eager workforce, a great rural road system, a major river source, exceptional recreational facilities, teamwork within the community, a positive and aggressive local government and a 21st century school program to which no other rural area can compare.

So Remember:  "Clay County Tennessee is the only place to be."

For additional information on Celina or Clay County please give me a call or contact the

Clay County Partnership / Chamber of Commerce

424 Brown Street, P.O. Box 769, Celina, TN 38551

Phone:  (931) 243-3338                    Fax:  (931) 243-6809