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Old Hickory Lake

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See the Old Hickory Lake website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

Visitor Center
Old Hickory Lake Visitor Center (615) 822-4846

Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: From Nashville, north on I-65 to Madison exit, east on TN 45 to the lake.

Factoid: Old Hickory Lake is a popular recreation destination and ranks third in Corps-wide visitation. Lakefront property is in great demand. Situated only 15 miles from Nashville, (the Home of Country Music), many country music stars have made Old Hickory Lake their backyard. Visitors come to have fun and we deliver great camping and the opportunity for boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, cycling and more. The fishing at Old Hickory Lake is world class. The 25 pound world record walleye was caught here in 1960. Largemouth bass are the premier game fish on Old Hickory.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information.

Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

54 Recreation areas at Old Hickory Lake

	Area Status
Anchor High Marina				X		X
Avondale Access   $				X			D	A GS
Barton's Creek Access
Bentley's Landing Access					X		D
Bledsoe Creek State Park		E N G D		X	X		D P	A GS	X		H
Blue Turtle Bay Marina					X	X	D
Bull Creek Access/Flippers							D
Cages Bend   $				X			D	GS	X
Cairo Access							D
Camp Boxwell Reservation								GS		BE	H
Carthage Access
Cedar Creek   $				X			D	A GS	X
Cedar Creek Marina					X	X	D	GS
Cedar Grove Access					X
Cherokee Resort					X	X	D	A
Coles Ferry Access
Creekwood Marina				X		X
Davis Corner Access							D
Dickerson Chapel Access					X
Drakes Creek Marina				X	X	X	D
Drakes Creek Park								A GS	X		F
Environmental Study Area								GS			I
Gallatin Access					X		P	GS	X
Gallatin Marina					X	X	D
Gallatin Soccer Fields								GS
Goose Creek Access					X
Hunter's Point Access							D
Laguardo Day Use   $							D	A GS	X
Lock 3 Day Use								A
Lock 4 Park					X			A GS			B
Lone Branch Day Use   $							D	A GS			M
Mallard Point Park					X		D	A
Martha Gallatin Day Use							D	A GS
Memorial Park				X				A GS	X		M
Nat Caldwell Park   $								GS
Old Hickory Beach Day Use   $								A GS	X
Old Union Access
Riverview Access					X		D
Rockland Recreation Area   $							D	A GS	X		I
Rome Ferry Access
Sanders Ferry Park				X	X		D	A GS	X		F
Sandy Chapel Access							D
Saundersville Access							D
Second Creek Access					X
Shady Cove Resort		E	X	X	X	X	D	GS
Shutes Branch Day Use Area   $							D P	A GS
Smith County Park								A GS	X
Stark Knob Access							D
Station Camp Creek Access							D
Tailwater Left Bank Day Use											M
Tailwater Right Bank Day Use								A GS			M
Taylor's Landing/Hartsville Access							D				M
Tyree Access					X
Walton Ferry Day Use							D				M
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected