0
Pull-thru
USACEOld Hickory Lake · Tennessee
Nat Caldwell Park
Overview Nat Caldwell Park is located right off of US-31E/Nashville Pike.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.436ft
Comf.Feb-Dec11 months
Max rigtents
Electric1sites
From Nashville0h32real 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 436 ft, Nat Caldwell Park has a 11-month comfortable window (Feb-Dec). Winter nights average around 33°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: 2 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
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
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Feb-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
51%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 29
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 13.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Nashville
23 mi
0h32
02
Chattanooga
148 mi
2h53
03
Knoxville
175 mi
3h18
04
Memphis
233 mi
4h19
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
276
Peaks
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.