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Pull-thru
USACEOld Hickory Lake · Tennessee
Old Hickory Beach
Overview Old Hickory Beach sits along the lengthy shoreline of Old Hickory Lake.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.436ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rigtents
Electric1sites
From Nashville0h26real 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, Old Hickory Beach has a 10-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 32°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
Reads strongest on reservability and quiet. Softest on shade.
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
Mar-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
52%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 1
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 12.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Nashville
14 mi
0h26
02
Chattanooga
145 mi
2h53
03
Knoxville
178 mi
3h23
04
Memphis
224 mi
4h15
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
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
2316
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.3 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.