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Pull-thru
USACEOld Hickory Lake · Tennessee
Shutes Branch
Overview Shutes Branch is located on the popular Old Hickory Lake, just a short drive outside of Nashville.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.436ft
Comf.Feb-Dec11 months
Max rigtents
Electric1sites
From Nashville0h30real 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, Shutes Branch has a 11-month comfortable window (Feb-Dec). Winter nights average around 34°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: 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on cool nights.
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.
50%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 21
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 14.
72°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Nashville
16 mi
0h30
02
Chattanooga
141 mi
2h48
03
Knoxville
169 mi
3h16
04
Memphis
230 mi
4h21
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.9 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
535
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.9 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.