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Hurricane Bridge
Hurricane BridgeHurricane Bridge
USACECenter Hill Lake · Tennessee

Hurricane Bridge

Overview Hurricane Bridge Recreation Area is located on the shores of the scenic Center Hill Lake on central Tennessee's Highland Rim.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.771ft
Comf.Feb-Dec11 months
Max rigtents
Electric1sites
From Nashville1h20real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 771 ft, Hurricane Bridge has a 11-month comfortable window (Feb-Dec). Winter nights average around 34°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on quiet.

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
1h20
02
Knoxville
120 mi
2h14
03
Chattanooga
101 mi
2h14
04
Memphis
281 mi
5h10
By drive time
Nashville · 1h20Knoxville · 2h14Chattanooga · 2h14Memphis · 5h10Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 1 SITES
0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
4
Viewpoints
2

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0 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.

Check availability on Recreation.gov →