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Established Camping

Cages Bend

7 Reviews

About

US Army Corps of Engineers

Old Hickory Lake

Overview

Cages Bend Campground is located on the shores of Old Hickory Lake, offering campers the opportunity to enjoy activities with a beautiful scenic backdrop. Water recreation is the major attraction for lake-goers, but with white-tailed deer, migratory song birds and waterfowl abundant in the area, birding and wildlife photography is popular as well.

Recreation

Swimming and sailing are popular ways to enjoy the lake, and anglers can find exceptional bank and boat fishing for catfish, crappie and bass.

Facilities

The campground offers a playground for families, a boat ramp for easy lake access, showers for comfort and a group picnic shelter for convenient entertaining. All sites have electric and water hookups and four sites meet accessibility standards. Laundry facilities are also onsite. Two docks are also available for fishing only, one is located inside the campground and the other is beside the boat ramp.

Natural Features

Old Hickory Lake is a 22,500 acre reservoir just northeast of the Nashville metropolitan area. Fed by the Cumberland River, it stretches for 97 miles, offering an ideal home for several birds and animals in its woodland habitat.

Nearby Attractions

Downtown Nashville, known as "the music city," is just over a thirty minute drive from the campground. Visitors looking for more pier fishing opportunities can explore nearby piers at Rockland, Sanders Ferry, Shutes Branch and Bledsoe Creek State Park. History buffs will appreciate a day trip to the Hermitage, an impressive National Historic Landmark where the seventh U.S. President, Andrew Jackson lived.

Charges & Cancellations

* Once your reservation has been created, there will be a $10.00 fee to cancel and a $10.00 fee to change your site or dates. * Cancellations made the day before, or up to the day after your arrival date will also be charged the first nights use fee. * No-Shows are charged a $20.00 fee plus the first nights use fee. * If your reservation is for 1 night, and you have been charged the first nights use fee, there is no $10.00 serivce fee.

Fee Info

No refunds for recreation use fees may be made at the project.

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Boat-In
    Sites accessible by watercraft.

Stay Connected

  • WiFi
    Good
  • Verizon
    Good
  • AT&T
    Good
  • T-Mobile
    Good

Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)

Features

For Campers

  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Firewood Available
  • Phone Service
  • WiFi
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookups
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Water Hookups
  • Pull-Through Sites
  • Big Rig Friendly

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7 Reviews

M
Reviewed Apr. 19, 2023

Water view, and convenient to amenities

Corp of Engineers campground with a view of Old Hickory Lake. Some waterfront sites. Adjacent boat ramp. Fishing platform. Well kept. Convenient to amenities in Hendersonville and Gallatin. Several sites have parking & picnic areas at different Some sites are gravel, other’s concrete. Playground with adjacent shelter .

I booked site 17 as most other sites were booked. Rarely get the best pick in that scenario. Just enough room for my truck & 24ft camper . It’s concrete picnic table & grill at different level . Door opening is opposite water views.

Site17
Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of Cages Bend by Michael K., April 19, 2023
  • Review photo of Cages Bend by Michael K., April 19, 2023
  • Review photo of Cages Bend by Michael K., April 19, 2023
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M
Reviewed Sep. 13, 2022

We'll go back

We stayed in site 41. We were in town for an event and picked this site for the convenience to the exit. Turned out to be a great spot. It was quiet and clean. I think every site has some view of the lake, even if not directly. The staff was friendly. The dump station was clean but short and tight. I have a 25' camper and fit ok, but speaking to another camper with a large 5th wheel, he couldn't use it.

Site41
Month of VisitOctober
  • Review photo of Cages Bend by Mike N., September 13, 2022
  • Review photo of Cages Bend by Mike N., September 13, 2022
  • Review photo of Cages Bend by Mike N., September 13, 2022
L
Reviewed Jun. 29, 2022

Wonderful

We found this while traveling from FL to MN - basically needed a place to stay for the night.  What a gem and wonderful night!  We made online reservations and checked in, tried to switch sites (which turned into a hassle) and ended up in site #21.  On their not to scale map, that site looks crowded and not close to the water, but it's actually a gorgeous site.  That part of park, the sites are long and narrow, but we never felt close to our neighbors.  They have built these circa 1972 concrete bunkers for the picnic table and a few other tables (to clean fish?) so that part of each site is strange, but the fire pit was nice and we had a wonderful meal.  There are stairs up to the camper - just fyi.  The bathrooms are very clean and the showers had good water pressure and hot water.  Very quiet in the week leading up to Memorial Day weekend.  I'd recommend and stay again if we are in the area.

SiteSite 21
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Cages Bend by Lisa , June 29, 2022

Location

Cages Bend is located in Tennessee

Detail location of campground

Directions

From Nashville, TN, travel North on I-65 and take TN-386/Vietnam Veterans Blvd. Continue to exit 12, Big Station Camp Blvd. Turn right onto Big Station Camp Bldvd. Continue staight across Nashville Pike onto Cages Bend Road. Take Cages Bend Road to Benders Ferry Road. The recreation area will be ahead on the left.

Address

1125 BENDERS FERRY ROAD
Gallatin, TN 37066

Coordinates

36.304623 N
86.51677 W

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