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  3. Salt Lick Creek

Camping at Salt Lick Creek near Gainesboro

Public campground · Gainesboro · 142 campsites · 3 group

A forested campground near hiking, and mountain biking. RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Recreation at Salt Lick Creek is concentrated on the water and the wooded trail networks beyond it. Cordell Hull Lake itself covers about 12,000 acres, stretches 72 miles upstream and offers 381 miles of shoreline; anglers will find white bass, rockfish, largemouth bass, catfish, shad and crappie, while boaters and water-sports users commonly sail, water-ski and jet-ski on the broad coves.

5.0 on Recreation.gov · 677 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 75 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • Electric hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Flush toilets

    Showers on site. Dump station on site.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 142 sites
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We checked every night of your stay on Recreation.gov: no site is open for all 2 nights. Some sites are open on some nights.

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Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 145 sites.

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No site is open for every night of your stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

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Amenities & location

  • Basketball Courts
  • Beach Access
  • Boat Ramp
  • Boat Trailer Parking
  • Clothes Dryer
  • Drinking Water
  • Dump Station
  • Educational Programs
  • Entrance Station
  • Firewood
  • Flush Toilets
  • Grills
Check-in
3:00 PM
Checkout
2:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 142 electric individual sites · group sites listed separately (3 electric).

Location

520 Salt Lick Park Lane
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Salt Lick Creek: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Salt Lick Creek?
Longest RV site listed: 75 ft (102 of 144 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Salt Lick Creek have RV hookups?
142 electric individual sites · group sites listed separately (3 electric) (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Salt Lick Creek?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Salt Lick Creek?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 75 ft (102 of 144 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 142 electric individual sites · group sites listed separately (3 electric)
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 14 pull-through, 137 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 150 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 1 (409 reports), AT&T 0 (140 reports), T-Mobile 0 (48 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 151 sites
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $20/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing 520 Salt Lick Park Lane (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite · Shade
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (677 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Beautiful as always. People are so nice. Love it always ”

Donnie H 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov
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✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night

Sanders Mountain Campground

6.9 mi from Salt Lick Creek (straight-line)
Sites $45/night
$90 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights4 sites open for every night

Cumberland Valley RV Ranch

8.2 mi from Salt Lick Creek (straight-line)
Sites from $55/night
$110 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Campspot · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night

Chatty Heifer Farm

13.7 mi from Salt Lick Creek (straight-line)
Sites $22/night
$44 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

  1. Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

    • Check in and set up camp.
  2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

    • Nashville: Authentic Food Tour with 5 Tastings of Local Dishes Nashville area · 3 hr · from $100/person
    • Nashville Hop On Hop Off Trolley Tour Nashville area · 1.8 hr · from $54/person
  3. Optional full-day extension

    Longer tours — plan travel time before and after.

    • Explore the City of Nashville Sightseeing Tour by Golf Cart Nashville area · 1.5 hr · from $55/person
Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 142 sites take tents. See open sites ↑
  • Electric sites: 142 sites have power.

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 75 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

'TIMMY' 2024 JAYCO Bunkhouse Family RV Rental
'TIMMY' 2024 JAYCO Bunkhouse Family RV Rental

Class C motorhome · 33 ft · sleeps 8 · 28 mi from campground

$236/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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DELIVERED - 2021 Grand Design Xplor 261BH
DELIVERED - 2021 Grand Design Xplor 261BH

Travel trailer · 31 ft · sleeps 6 · 43 mi from campground

$129/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Foster’s Home-Away-From-Home
Foster’s Home-Away-From-Home

Fifth wheel · 39 ft · sleeps 10 · 45 mi from campground

$150/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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Things to do

Activities near Salt Lick Creek

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Nashville: Authentic Food Tour with 5 Tastings of Local Dishes
Nashville: Authentic Food Tour with 5 Tastings of Local Dishes

Nashville area · 3 hr · from $100/person

Nashville Hop On Hop Off Trolley Tour
Nashville Hop On Hop Off Trolley Tour

Nashville area · 1.8 hr · from $54/person

Explore the City of Nashville Sightseeing Tour by Golf Cart
Explore the City of Nashville Sightseeing Tour by Golf Cart

Nashville area · 1.5 hr · from $55/person

See 6 more bookable tours
Grand Ole Opry Show Admission Ticket
Grand Ole Opry Show Admission Ticket

Nashville area · 2 hr–2.5 hr · from $68/person

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season Apr 8–Oct 4: RV & Tent $20–$50, Tent $50 per night

stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Salt Lick Creek

For May weekends, book about 140 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 69 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
April47 days ahead109 days ahead75 days ahead168 days ahead
May69 days ahead140 days ahead88 days ahead172 days ahead
June38 days ahead131 days ahead53 days ahead152 days ahead
July37 days ahead133 days ahead54 days ahead151 days ahead
August40 days ahead119 days ahead49 days ahead164 days ahead
September40 days ahead124 days ahead55 days ahead153 days ahead
October24 days ahead81 days ahead74 days ahead137 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (33,812 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

142 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7 · 3 group sites listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites with electric

Tent or RV, with power

142 sites · $26, $32/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Group standard electric (group)

3 sites · $50/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Downtown Nashville Public Party Tractor 21+ Only
Downtown Nashville Public Party Tractor 21+ Only

Nashville area · 1.5 hr · from $25/person

Grand Ole Opry House Guided Backstage Tour in Nashville
Grand Ole Opry House Guided Backstage Tour in Nashville

Nashville area · 1 hr · from $44/person

Discover Nashville City Tour with Entry to Ryman & Country Music Hall of Fame
Discover Nashville City Tour with Entry to Ryman & Country Music Hall of Fame

Nashville area · 3.5 hr · from $104/person

Taste of Nashville Food & Sightseeing Tour
Taste of Nashville Food & Sightseeing Tour

Nashville area · 3 hr · from $129/person

Best of Nashville City Sightseeing Tour on Double Decker Bus
Best of Nashville City Sightseeing Tour on Double Decker Bus

Nashville area · 1 hr · from $35/person