Best campgrounds near Nashville, TN
108 campgrounds (federal, state park and other) lie within 100 miles (straight line) of downtown Nashville. Ranked by our data score minus a distance penalty (0.25 pts per mile), not by ads.
Within 100 miles: 38 rv-friendly campgrounds · 83 tent campgrounds · 4 free campgrounds · 47 pet-friendly campgrounds · 27 campgrounds with water hookups · 31 campgrounds with electric hookups · 29 big-rig campgrounds (40 ft+) · 10 campgrounds near mountain bike trails · 40 first-come, first-served campgrounds.
| Campground | Miles | State | Fee/night | Sites | Hookups | Max RV | Pets | Booking | Trails ≤5 mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Road Campground J Percy Priest Lake |
11 | TN | $10 | 36 | E 50A | 100 ft | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Poole Knobs J Percy Priest Lake |
17 | TN | $10 | 78 | E 50A W | 40 ft | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Cedar Creek Old Hickory Lake |
17 | TN | $10–$20 | 58 | E 50A W | 97 ft | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Cages Bend Old Hickory Lake |
18 | TN | $10–$20 | 42 | E 50A W | 50 ft | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Dog Creek ↗ Nolin River Lake |
88 | KY | $10–$20 | 68 | E 50A W | 99 ft | yes | Reserve | n/a |
| Seven Points J Percy Priest Lake |
12 | TN | — | 58 | E 50A W | 100 ft | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Salt Lick Creek Cordell Hull Lake |
55 | TN | — | 145 | E 50A W S | 99 ft | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Defeated Creek Park Cordell Hull Lake |
50 | TN | — | 148 | E 50A W S | 99 ft | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Baileys Point ↗ Barren River Lake |
63 | KY | $10–$20 | 215 | E 50A W | 93 ft | yes | Reserve | n/a |
| Floating Mill Park Center Hill Lake |
57 | TN | — | 98 | E 50A W S | 48 ft | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Long Branch (Center Hill Lake) Center Hill Lake |
53 | TN | — | 55 | E 50A W S | 96 ft | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Willow Grove Campground Dale Hollow Lake |
85 | TN | $10–$20 | 81 | E 50A W | 81 ft | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Moutardier ↗ Nolin River Lake |
85 | KY | $10–$20 | 164 | E 50A W | 100 ft | yes | Reserve | n/a |
| Dale Hollow Damsite Dale Hollow Lake |
78 | TN | $10–$20 | 76 | E 50A W | 99 ft | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Tailwater ↗ Barren River Lake |
62 | KY | — | 49 | E 50A W | 95 ft | yes | Reserve | n/a |
| Harpeth River Bridge Campground Cheatham Lock and Dam |
22 | TN | — | 14 | E 50A W | 50 ft | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Hurricane Creek ↗ Barkley Lake |
84 | KY | — | 51 | E 50A W | 78 ft | yes | Reserve | n/a |
| Cave Creek ↗ Rough River Lake |
99 | KY | $10–$20 | 63 | E 50A W | 100 ft | yes | Reserve | n/a |
| Obey River Park Dale Hollow Lake |
93 | TN | $5–$20 | 122 | E 50A W | 91 ft | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Ragland Bottom Center Hill Lake |
61 | TN | — | 54 | E 50A W S | 93 ft | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Lillydale Campground And Day Use Dale Hollow Lake |
88 | TN | $10–$20 | 112 | E 50A W | 77 ft | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping Dale Hollow Lake |
78 | TN | $10–$20 | 76 | — | yes | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Lock a Cheatham Lock and Dam |
25 | TN | — | 44 | E 50A W | 40 ft | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| The Narrows ↗ Barren River Lake |
65 | KY | — | 90 | E 50A W | 92 ft | yes | Reserve | n/a |
| Canal ↗ Barkley Lake |
98 | KY | — | 115 | E 50A W S | 99 ft | yes | Reserve | n/a |
| Mammoth Cave Campground ↗ Mammoth Cave National Park |
81 | KY | — | 108 | — | 40 ft | yes | Reserve | n/a |
| Maple Springs ↗ Mammoth Cave National Park |
81 | KY | $10 | 7 | E 50A W | 50 ft | yes | Reserve | n/a |
| Wax ↗ Nolin River Lake |
89 | KY | $10–$20 | 107 | E 50A W | 100 ft | yes | First-come | n/a |
| Bumpus Mills Barkley Lake |
69 | TN | — | 15 | E 50A W | 75 ft | yes | Reserve | 6 (7.1 mi) |
| Eureka ↗ Barkley Lake |
98 | KY | — | 26 | E 50A W | 68 ft | yes | Reserve | n/a |
| Center Hill Lake Primitive Camping Areas Center Hill Lake |
53 | TN | — | 21 | — | yes | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Long Hunter State Park Campground Long Hunter State Park |
12 | TN | See booking site | — | — | — | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Nashville North RV Resort Private campground |
15 | TN | — | — | S— | yes | yes | ? | 0 |
| Avondale Old Hickory Lake |
17 | TN | Free | — | — | — | — | Reserve | 0 |
| Camping Municipal OpenStreetMap listing |
8 | TN | — | 10 | — | — | — | ? | 0 |
| Cedars of Lebanon State Park Campground Cedars of Lebanon State Park |
26 | TN | See booking site | — | — | — | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Paris Landing State Park Campground Paris Landing State Park |
75 | TN | See booking site | — | E | yes | yes | Reserve | 5 (3.0 mi) |
| Bledsoe Creek State Park Campground Bledsoe Creek State Park |
28 | TN | See booking site | — | — | — | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Montgomery Bell State Park Campground Montgomery Bell State Park |
28 | TN | See booking site | — | — | — | yes | Reserve | 0 |
| Right Bank Recreation Area Cheatham Lock and Dam |
25 | TN | $5–$10 | — | — | — | — | Reserve | 0 |
Hookups: E = electric (max amps), W = water, S = sewer. "—" means the agency doesn't publish it. Trail counts are named USFS/NPS trails within 5 miles. 🟢 = kid-friendly (green-rated) bike trail nearby.
Campgrounds without a page here link to their official page or OpenStreetMap listing (↗). How the data score works.
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