Cages Bend

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. Swimming and sailing are popular ways to enjoy the lake, and anglers can find exceptional bank and boat fishing for catfish, crappie and bass. The campground offers a playground for families, a boat ramp for easy lake access, showers and a group picnic shelter. All sites have electric and water hookups, and four sites meet accessibility standards. Laundry facilities are onsite. Two docks are available for fishing only, one inside the campground and the other beside the boat ramp. 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. Downtown Nashville, known as "the music city," is just over a thirty minute drive. Visitors looking for more pier fishing can explore nearby piers at Rockland, Sanders Ferry, Shutes Branch and Bledsoe Creek State Park, and history buffs will appreciate a day trip to the Hermitage, an impressive National Historic Landmark where the seventh U.S. President, Andrew Jackson, lived.