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Floating Mill Park

Overview Floating Mill Park is located on the shores of the scenic Center Hill Lake on central Tennessee's Highland Rim.
Sites10198 reservable
Elev.722ft
Comf.Feb-Dec11 months
Max rig48 ft8 pull-thru
Electric9351×50-amp
From Nashville1h22real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 722 ft, Floating Mill Park has a 11-month comfortable window (Feb-Dec). Winter nights average around 34°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 101 sites total: 98 reservable and 3 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 8 pull-through, 51 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 48-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Feb-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
53%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 21
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 15.
72°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Nashville
69 mi
1h22
02
Knoxville
120 mi
2h17
03
Chattanooga
103 mi
2h20
04
Memphis
281 mi
5h12
By drive time
Nashville · 1h22Knoxville · 2h17Chattanooga · 2h20Memphis · 5h12Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.7 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 101 SITES
Color byShow only

101 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

8
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
51
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
101
Sites
★ The standout
Site 052
TCLP · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
123 ft
Max rig
48 ft
Type
Pull-thru

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
6
Viewpoints
2

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.7 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.

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