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Pull-thru
USACECordell Hull Lake · Tennessee
Salt Lick Creek
Overview Salt Lick Creek Campground is located on Cordell Hull Lake on the Cumberland River System, just 10 miles from Gainesboro, TN.
Sites151144 reservable
Elev.646ft
Comf.Feb-Dec11 months
Max rig106 ft14 pull-thru
Electric15187×50-amp
From Nashville1h42real 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 646 ft, Salt Lick Creek has a 11-month comfortable window (Feb-Dec). Winter nights average around 34°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 151 sites total: 144 reservable and 7 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 14 pull-through, 87 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 106-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, 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 · Sep
Feb-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
60%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 21
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 15.
71°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Nashville
73 mi
1h42
02
Knoxville
137 mi
2h48
03
Chattanooga
132 mi
2h59
04
Memphis
285 mi
5h32
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 151 SITES
Color byShow only
151 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
87
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
151
Sites
★ The standout
Site 113
LAKE.
To neighbor
187 ft
Max rig
72 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
21
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.6 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.