30
Pull-thru
USACECordell Hull Lake · Tennessee
Defeated Creek Park
Overview Defeated Creek Park Campground sits along the banks of Cordell Hull Lake on the Cumberland River System, just seven miles from Carthage, Tennessee.
Sites158151 reservable
Elev.531ft
Comf.Feb-Dec11 months
Max rig99 ft30 pull-thru
Electric157110×50-amp
From Nashville1h28real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 531 ft, Defeated Creek Park has a 11-month comfortable window (Feb-Dec). Winter nights average around 33°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 158 sites total: 151 reservable and 7 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 30 pull-through, 110 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 99-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Feb-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
55%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 24
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 14.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Nashville
64 mi
1h28
02
Knoxville
145 mi
2h55
03
Chattanooga
140 mi
3h05
04
Memphis
276 mi
5h19
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 158 SITES
Color byShow only
158 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
110
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
158
Sites
★ The standout
Site 115
LAKE · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
193 ft
Max rig
99 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
39
Peaks
2
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.4 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.