{"id":2730,"date":"2024-01-28T09:13:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T09:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/?p=2730"},"modified":"2024-02-06T09:16:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T09:16:33","slug":"modernized-campground-planned-next-to-lookout-creek-in-lookout-valley-chattanooga-tn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/modernized-campground-planned-next-to-lookout-creek-in-lookout-valley-chattanooga-tn\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Modernized&#8221; Campground Planned Next to Lookout Creek in Lookout Valley \u2013 Chattanooga, TN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2160491\/Roamstead_Flags.jpg?p=facebook\" alt=\"Roamstead Smoky Mountains Celebrates Grand Opening\" width=\"554\" height=\"290\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A campground &#8211; complete with RV hookups, cabins, tents and yurts &#8211; is being planned next to Lookout Creek in Lookout Valley.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Roamstead is planned at 2815 Cummings Highway near a former Cannon towel outlet. A bar also operated nearby.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Allen Jones, who represents Thomas Connolly of Connolly Development, said, &#8220;Roamstead was established to be a bridge to the outdoors. They welcome all adventurers to experience the magic of the outdoors through genuine hospitality and elevated design.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8220;Roamstead is a modernized campground that focuses on hospitality, elevated amenities, and beautiful design. The project offers traditional campsites, RV hookups, as well as on-site glamping cabins, and yurts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8220;Their first location opened in the Smoky Mountains in 2023 and this rezone proposal is to expand to the Chattanooga market for their second location and corporate headquarters.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8220;The property is currently zoned M-3 manufacturing and we are proposing to rezone the property to C-2.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8220;This site has been neglected and destroyed over the decades, and some of the goals for <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Roamstead Chattanooga are:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Help restore wetlands, eliminate dated septic systems in Lookout Creek watershed, and <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">provide educational outreach and programming.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Create partnerships with local non-profits to conserve land and strengthen the overall <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">environmental impact.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Collaborate with Lookout Valley Greenway Alliance and Reflection Riding to connect <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">the planned Greenway through this property.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Open public kayak\/canoe access to Lookout Creek.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A rendering of the planned campgrounds shows a natural area on the north side of the property.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There are 16 one-bedroom and 15 two-bedroom cabins, along with 19 premium and 18 full hookup RV sites.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There are eight tents, 10 yurts, a swimming pool and a 4,000-square-foot lodge.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The case goes before the Planning Commission in March.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chattanoogan.com\/2024\/1\/28\/481772\/Modernized-Campground-Planned-Next.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Source<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A campground &#8211; complete with RV hookups, cabins, tents and yurts &#8211; is being planned next to Lookout Creek in Lookout Valley. Roamstead is planned at 2815 Cummings Highway near a former Cannon towel outlet. A bar also operated nearby. Allen Jones, who represents Thomas Connolly of Connolly Development, said, &#8220;Roamstead was established to be a bridge to the outdoors. They welcome all adventurers to experience the magic of the outdoors through genuine hospitality and elevated design. &#8220;Roamstead is a modernized campground that focuses on hospitality, elevated amenities, and beautiful&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2731,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[23],"tags":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2730"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2730"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2734,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2730\/revisions\/2734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rvparkiq.com\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}