Property Description

Nearly 10 acres on Watauga Lake in Butler, Tennessee, no HOA, and no restrictions — a rare chance to own real acreage with frontage on one of the deepest and cleanest lakes in the Southeast. The tract has been recently surveyed, so the lines and corners are already marked and known. No guesswork on utilities here. Electric is at the entrance with the transformer already set, plus phone and fiber internet at the road — so you can build with confidence and still work or stream from the mountain. The property is already approved for a two-bedroom septic system, and with nearly ten acres of ground and multiple usable areas, there is room to expand that to additional bedrooms subject to TDEC approval. Access is by a recorded right of way that’s flat and level coming in. TVA has confirmed the parcel has the property rights to apply for a dock permit. What sets this tract apart is the variety in the ground itself. There are level areas that make for straightforward building, rolling benches tucked into the hillside, and steeper wooded slopes in places that add privacy and tree cover. Mature hardwoods and white pine cover the property, with mountain and water views waiting to open up as you clear. Ten acres in this country is enough to do more than build a house — there is room here for a home and a guest cabin or two, with timber and hunting ground behind them and neighbors nowhere in sight. That combination of size and freedom makes this a natural family compound. With no restrictions to work around, one family can put up a main house on a level bench and add cabins for grown children or visiting relatives along the slopes above, everyone with their own space and their own view, all of it on shared land at the water. Site built, modular, and manufactured homes are all permitted, and there is room for horses, livestock, and poultry if a small working homestead is what you have in mind. The location puts you in the middle of everything the high country has to offer. Watauga Lake, Cherokee National Forest, the Appalachian Trail, and Doe Mountain Recreation Area with its hundreds of miles of ATV and horse trails are all nearby. Beech Mountain and Sugar Mountain skiing are about an hour away, Boone and Johnson City each under an hour, and the Virginia Creeper Trail at Damascus roughly forty minutes. Bristol Motor Speedway and Tri-Cities Airport are about an hour out, which makes this workable for out-of-state owners flying in for long weekends. Watauga Lake itself is ringed almost entirely by national forest, which means the shoreline you look at today is the shoreline you’ll look at in twenty years — no commercial development creeping in behind you. Acreage this size, on the water, with a recent survey, septic approval in hand, electric at entrance, fiber at the road, and nothing standing between you and how you want to use it doesn’t come along often here.

Features
Sewer:
None
Utilities:
Electricity Available, Water Available, Fiber Available
Waterfront Features:
Lake Front, Lake Privileges
Address Map
Country:
US
State:
TN
County:
Johnson
City:
Butler
Subdivision:
Not In Subdivision
Zipcode:
37640
Street:
Atwood Pt
Street Number:
Tbd
Longitude:
W82° 1' 55.4''
Latitude:
N36° 20' 30.7''
Directions:
From Hampton, TN on 321, continue on 67 W E. Turn R onto TN-167 N. Continue Straight onto Lakeview Dr. which becomes Dry Hill Rd. Turn R onto Atwood Rd then R onto Atwood Pt. Note signs.
Mls Area Major:
305 - Watauga Lake
Zoning:
Residential
Neighborhood
Elementary School:
Doe
High School:
Johnson Co
Middle School:
Johnson Co
Additional Information
Courtesy of:
Fathom Realty
Lot Features:
Level, Mountainous, Rolling Slope, Secluded, Sloped, Wooded, Flood Zone, Steep Slope
Lot Size Dimensions:
See acres
On Market Date:
2026-08-03
Virtual Tour:
https://mls.kuu.la/share/collection/7Tglt?fs=1&vr=1&sd=1&initload=0&thumbs=1
Water Source:
Well, None
Listing Information
List Agent Mls Id:
32558
List Office Mls Id:
1223
Mls Status:
Active
Modification Timestamp:
2026-08-29T19:42:59Z
Originating System Name:
TVR
Status Change Timestamp:
2026-08-03T22:51:29Z

Land For Sale

Tbd Atwood Pt, Butler, Tennessee 37640

9.99 Acre
$399,000
MLS ID #9999052
Basic Details
Property Type :
Land
Listing Type :
For Sale
MLS ID :
9999052
Price :
$399,000
View :
Mountain(s), Water
Lot Area :
9.99 Acre
Status :
Active
Waterfront Yn :
1
Agent info
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