The invention discloses an intelligent control system for a tower crane, and belongs to the field of construction engineering machinery. The control system comprises a control center, a wireless communication module, a cloud server, a mobile control terminal, a high-definition video monitoring module, a lifting hook intelligent obstacle avoidance module, a data acquisition and transmission module, an action execution module and an alarm module, the cloud server, the mobile control terminal, the high-definition video monitoring module and the lifting hook intelligent obstacle avoidance module are connected with the control center through the wireless communication module, and the data acquisition and transmission module, the action execution module and the alarm module are connected with the control center. According to the intelligent control system for the tower crane, the core components of the tower crane are integrated through information technology means and are not detachable, so that intelligent operation and intelligent obstacle avoidance within the calibration range of the tower crane are realized, the labor cost of tower crane operation is reduced, the potential safety hazard of construction is further reduced, and the hoisting operation efficiency of the tower crane is improved.