Old Hickory Beach
Its sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs Site: $75 per night, and it is open from 05-01 to 09-30. Old Hickory Beach is a Army Corps of Engineers campground near Davidson, Tennessee.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 6Old Hickory Beach Day Use Picnic Shelter. Photo: Emily Johnson/USACE Old Hickory Lake, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Managed by
Getting a site
- Managed by
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Site: $75 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets and pets allowed.
Rules
- Pets
- Allowed
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 452 ft
36.2875, -86.6607 in Davidson. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Old Hickory Beach is open from 05-01 to 09-30 , at 452 ft.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-30; epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-10-01
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Old Hickory Beach?
Sites at Old Hickory Beach are reserved through Recreation.gov (https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232658).
How much does it cost to camp at Old Hickory Beach?
Camping at Old Hickory Beach costs Site: $75 per night.
Are dogs allowed at Old Hickory Beach?
Yes, pets are allowed at Old Hickory Beach.
When is Old Hickory Beach open?
Old Hickory Beach is open from 05-01 to 09-30.
Who manages Old Hickory Beach?
Old Hickory Beach is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Around Old Hickory Beach
Public land within 15 miles: Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park (11 miles to its center) , Couchville Cedar Glade State Natural Area (15 miles to its center) , and Long Hunter State Park (15 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 01-01 to 12-31
- Fee
- Site: $35–$200 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 01-01 to 12-31
- Fee
- Site: $50 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 01-01 to 12-31
- Fee
- Site: $50 per night
Cages Bend - Sites
- 42
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
More campgrounds: camping near Davidson and campgrounds in Davidson.
Sources
- recreation.gov (name, coordinates, manager, toilets, petsAllowed, fee, season.open, season.close), accessed 2026-09-30
- recreation.gov (name, coordinates, manager, reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl), accessed 2026-09-29
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Emily Johnson/USACE Old Hickory Lake, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 2: Emily Johnson/USACE Old Hickory Lake, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 3: Emily Johnson/USACE Old Hickory Lake, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 4: Emily Johnson/USACE Old Hickory Lake, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 5: Emily Johnson/USACE Old Hickory Lake, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 6: Emily Johnson/USACE Old Hickory Lake, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)