Lock A Recreation Area Campground

We stopped here while traveling through the area. Small campground which was beautifully maintained. Bathrooms were in decent shape. Rangers passed through a couple times, which is always nice.

Cell signal was decent. There we’re a couple old vehicles in the parking lot and on a campsite that looked abandoned, which struck me as odd.

Sites were right on the river. Quite beautiful and spacious enough. Plenty of space to maneuver your rig also. No water access or swimming - but pretty.

Only downside was a huge barge that was docked on the opposite side of the river. They had their diesel motor idling all day and night. It was pretty noisy.

I would stay here again if passing through - No store on site and no amenities close by, but I’m ok with that!

Reserved online and called ahead to let them know we were coming in late. Got instructions on how to access Campground and directions to our site. Easy to find. We had a spot at the end of campground- came with gravel parking at site, tent area, fire ring and picnic table. Showers and bathroom were clean. Other guests were tent, RV, hammock camping- nice campground. Off the main roads, fun street leading into campground.

Lock A campground located near Ashland City, TN on the Cumberland River. It’s located a little bit upriver from the Cheatham lock and dam. We were just a little bit off of the river in site 36. The electricity was 50/30 and the power pole looked new. The site was within a quarter inch of level and was a concrete pad. Each site had its own trash can that were emptied frequently. It’s pretty cool watching the big barges move up and down the river during the day, but at night it’s a little loud. Make sure you have good brakes because the road coming into the campground is a little steep!

A great CoE campsite. Stayed in site 9. Shares a driveway with sit 10. Ideally this site would make a great multi-family site. We got lucky and shared with a super family and our kids loved playing together.
We weren’t in a waterfront site. Those were very nice but we did wonder about noise from barges at quiet times. If you are sensitive to night time sounds, a sound machine should help but it would be something to know about.
There are a couple of trail heads in the campground. One trail is long and flat- alongside of the river. We saw lots of trail runners. It was perfect for our small children.

Small campground very well maintained. Sites are spaced well apart and concrete pads are very wide. Barges come and go up and down the river and the lick is at the end of the property. Nice hiking and bike trail. The Cumberland River Bicentennial Trail actually ends at the day use area and runs along the river for beautiful views! Steep hill at entrance to campground but doable with our Class A. Nightly rate only $14 with our NP Senior Pass.

Plenty of space between sites. Some with concrete pads, some gravel. Definitely prefer the concrete. 10-15 sites are right on the river and those generally have longer “driveways.” The weekend we stayed, the host was a bit curt. Not rude, but not overly friendly, either. The layout of the campground is nice and flat. Very kid friendly in that we felt safe letting ours go “exploring” on their own. They’re never really out of sight. The bathroom/bathhouse is in desperate need of an upgrade, however. It’s kind of gross, if I’m being honest. Still, I would def come back. The river views and ease of access to water is great, and there’s a beach/swimming area nearby that’s seldom over crowded on weekdays. Cell coverage, for us at least, was spotty at best.

Decent site. Got in about 5pm on Thursday, 25 April, 2019 and was told by host the camp is pretty much full on the weekend so I could only stay the one night. Host said check back with her at 12pm next day if I wanted to “try getting another night.” Whatever. Don’t know if they take reservations here. Anyway... my site 39 was right on the river and that was nice. Breeze blowing the whole time there. Shower was good. Hot water and the bathrooms were pretty clean. Well maintained camp site.

Some winding narrow roads with some steep hills to get into the campground but are quite doable just take it slow. Quite a bit more traffic on Rt. 12 then we were anticipating but nothing heavy. A steep hill right into the grounds, but nicely paved and plenty wide.
Sites are very large and decently spaced. Many overlooking the river. The side pad at our site was huge, 40x40 and then the parking space for the trailer! A bit of a drive on a winding road to get anywhere but the spaciousness and quiet are worth it.