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USACECordell Hull Lake · Tennessee
Roaring River Park
Overview Roaring River Park is located on Cordell Hull Lake on the Cumberland River System, near Gainesboro, TN.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.843ft
Comf.Feb-Dec11 months
Max rigtents
Electric1sites
From Nashville1h49real 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 843 ft, Roaring River 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: 4 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and cool nights. 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 · Sep
Feb-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
62%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 1
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 13.
70°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Nashville
90 mi
1h49
02
Knoxville
127 mi
2h29
03
Chattanooga
122 mi
2h39
04
Memphis
302 mi
5h40
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.2 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
1
Peaks
4
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.2 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.