Everything worth doing.Within 20 minutes.

A lakefront bar and grill at Beach Island Resort & Marina in Maynardville — burgers, wings, and pizza with live music, a local favorite on the lake's south end. Closed Monday through Wednesday.

The lakeside restaurant and bar at Norris Landing Marina, on the quieter side of Norris Lake near New Tazewell — casual dining, live music, and a relaxed atmosphere, open daily.

The dining room at Sequoyah Marina in Andersonville, on the south end of the lake — live music and panoramic lake views alongside one of Norris Lake's largest marina operations.

The Tiki Bar restaurant at Deerfield Cove Marina, part of the Deerfield Resort community in LaFollette — casual lakeside food and drinks alongside the marina's boat slips and launch ramp.

One of the largest marinas on Norris Lake's south end, in Andersonville — pontoon and deck boat rentals by the half day, full day, or multi-day, covered and wet slips, and a convenience store.

A full-service marina and resort in Caryville — pontoon, ski boat, houseboat, and floating-house rentals, boat repair, fishing supplies, and a dockside bar and grille.

A full-service marina near New Tazewell with boat rentals and slips, houseboat slips, cottages, and an RV campground, home to Jimmy's Place restaurant.

Part of the Deerfield Resort community in LaFollette — boat slips, boat storage, a launch ramp, and fishing supplies alongside the Tiki Bar restaurant.

The commercial marina inside Norris Dam State Park, off I-75 near the Lake City exit — a boat ramp and pontoon rentals right at the dam.

A marina and campground in Tazewell offering pontoon rentals, slip rentals, houseboat buoys, and a full store for groceries, gas, and fishing supplies.

The Tennessee Valley Authority's first hydroelectric project, built 1933–1936 on the Clinch River — a concrete gravity dam 1,860 feet long and 265 feet high, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The lake it created spans parts of five counties; the surrounding 4,000-acre state park covers boating, skiing, and fishing.

A 3,687-acre state park on the lake's south shore, about 25 miles north of Knoxville — a sandy public swimming beach, a seasonal boat dock, and a boat ramp just outside the park entrance.