What to bring
Tackle for Towns Spring Road
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How to get there
Getting to Towns Spring Road
Towns Spring Road is a public boat launch on New River in Scott County, Tennessee, run by the county.
TWRA holds no written directions for Towns Spring Road. Use the coordinates below, which come straight from the state’s access record and drop you on the access point itself rather than on the nearest town.
Towns Spring Road is 21 miles west of LaFollette, the nearest town with its own page here. The closest other public access is Huntsville Reservoir on Huntsville Lake, 1.4 miles to the north. For bait, Walmart Supercenter in Jacksboro is about 19 miles away.
Coordinates 36.40542, -84.49772
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Towns Spring Road
New River holds these, according to the county research behind this site and TWRA’s own species notes.
Rises at Frozen Head in Morgan County and enters Scott County from the south-east, crossing US-27 at the community of New River just above the park boundary. Its upper watershed drains heavily coal-mined country and has a documented pollution history, which improves markedly by the time it reaches the Big South Fork confluence.
What you can keep
Fishing limits at Towns Spring Road
What you can keep from New River at Towns Spring Road. New River has no limits of its own, so the statewide limits apply. These are the ones for the fish it holds.
| Fish | Daily limit | Length | Where or when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallmouth bass | 5 black bass combined | No minimum | Statewide |
| Rock bass | 20 | No minimum | Statewide |
| Channel catfish | No limit under 34 in | Only one over 34 in | Statewide |
From the 2026–27 Tennessee Fishing Guide (TWRA), in effect 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027, checked 25 September 2026. Rules change, so check the guide before you keep a fish.
5 public boat launches in Scott County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.
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More New River access near Towns Spring Road
The closest other public access points on New River, measured straight line from Towns Spring Road. Each one opens its own page with directions.
Other water close by
Other fishing near Towns Spring Road
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Towns Spring Road, including Huntsville Lake, Oneida City Park Pond and Norris Lake. Handy when the wind is wrong on New River or the ramp is busy.
Towns Spring Road water holds smallmouth bass, sunfish, rock bass, walleye.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near Towns Spring Road
The closest shops to Towns Spring Road that this site has checked. Walmart Supercenter in Jacksboro is nearest, about 19 miles away. Call ahead in winter, when smaller shops cut their hours.
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Around Towns Spring Road
Towns Spring Road is one access point. These pages cover the rest of the water and the rest of the county.