Tellico Lake & Lenoir City Real Estate

About Tellico Lake & Lenoir City, Tennessee

Great weather, endless recreation and a bustling nearby city…these are the qualities that epitomize life in Tellico Lake and Lenoir City. Located just 30 minutes from Knoxville in eastern Tennessee, Tellico Lake is a breathtaking body of water with 357 miles of shoreline. The community of Tellico Lake has been built around the lake and features a variety of living styles, from wooded to luxurious to golfing. In addition to fairly low property taxes, residents enjoy a variety of amenities and recreational opportunities, including six golf courses, boating, hiking, wildlife watching, fishing, and swimming. The Great Smoky Mountains and the Cherokee National Forest are also minutes away from this idyllic place.

Nearby Lenoir City also offers premier living just outside of Knoxville. Founded in 1840 and incorporated in 1907, Lenoir City was named primarily after General William Lenoir and secondarily after his son, William Ballard Lenoir, who built and operated one of the South’s first cotton mills. Lenoir City is a bedroom community known as the “Lake Capital of the South” and is close to Fort Loudon Reservoir and Dam and Norris Lake, as well as two other lakes in the area. In addition to the diversions the nearby lakes have to offer, Lenoir City residents can enjoy the Great Smoky Mountains, Museum of Appalachia, Oak Ridge Children’s Museum and Dollywood, as well as thousands of restaurants, shops, museums and entertainment opportunities available in and around Knoxville.