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Pull-thru
USACECenter Hill Lake · Tennessee
Long Branch
Overview Long Branch Campground is located below Center Hill Dam on the scenic Caney Fork River in central Tennessee's Highland Rim.
Sites6156 reservable
Elev.518ft
Comf.Feb-Dec11 months
Max rig156 ft
Electric6160×50-amp
From Nashville1h18real 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 518 ft, Long Branch has a 11-month comfortable window (Feb-Dec). Winter nights average around 34°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 61 sites total: 56 reservable and 5 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 60 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 156-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 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.
56%
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
64 mi
1h18
02
Knoxville
124 mi
2h24
03
Chattanooga
110 mi
2h33
04
Memphis
276 mi
5h09
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.8 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 61 SITES
Color byShow only
61 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
60
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
61
Sites
★ The standout
Site 25
LBRA · shaded.
To neighbor
114 ft
Max rig
60 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
38
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.8 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.