Floating Mill Park

FLOATING MILL PARK

Overview

Floating Mill Park is located on the shores of the scenic Center Hill Lake on central Tennessee's Highland Rim.

The lake stretches 64 miles up the Caney Fork River, where visitors come to enjoy boating, fishing and water sports. The 415 miles of forested shoreline provide excellent hiking, hunting and camping opportunities.

2025 Events: The annual Halloween event will be held Saturday, October 25, 2025.

Facilities

This large campground provides a wide variety of campsites, most of which have electric and water hookups. Several tent-only sites are provided, several of which are beautiful lakefront sites.

A day-use group picnic area is available for reservations. It can accommodate up to 125 guests, with a large shelter and picnic tables. Water and 30-amp electric hookups are included.

Amenities like flush toilets, showers and drinking water are provided, creating a comfortable camping experience for guests. A boat ramp, fish cleaning station, playground and hiking trail are all conveniently located within the campground.

Natural Features

Center Hill Lake is surrounded by lush mixed hardwood forests in the hilly Highland Rim region. Whitetail deer, wild turkey, squirrels and rabbits roam the wooded hills around the lake.

Floating Mill Park is surrounded by the lake on three sides, providing sweeping waterfront views.

Recreation

Boating, waterskiing, canoeing and fishing are popular activities on the water.

Anglers will find bream, walleye, smallmouth bass, crappie, catfish and white bass. Below the dam, the Caney Fork River is one of the most productive trout fisheries in the state.

Nine miles of hiking trails meander around the lake. The Lost Springs Trail loops for two miles above the campground and Hurricane Marina.

Nearby Attractions

Edgar Evins State Park, about 25 minutes from Floating Mill, sits on the shores of the lake. An observation tower at the Visitor Center offers a spectacular view of Center Hill Lake and the surrounding hillsides.

Burgess Falls State Park is a 35-minute drive from the campground. Here, the Falling Water River drops approximately 250 feet, creating numerous breathtaking waterfalls. Hiking trails and overlooks help visitors enjoy the scenery. The large Native Butterfly Garden is a popular attraction within the park.

Important Notices

Sites 60-77, 81-98 are tent only sites. Site is only accessible through the use of steps. No camping units can be placed on it.
Only two tents allowed per site. Tents must be placed on campsite pads. Only one wheeled camping unit allowed to each site. one wheeled camping unit and one tent is allowed.
Pets are prohibited in the day-use area and beach area in campground. As well as all restroom facilities.
No alcohol permitted.
Church services are held Sundays at 9 a.m. from Memorial Day weekend though the last Sunday in the season.
Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by using heat-treated firewood. Non-certified heat-treated firewood is prohibited. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
Payments will be limited to credit card transactions only.
All camping equipment (including vehicles, boats, and trailers) must be kept on your site(s). Parking on the asphalt at the boat ramp in the campground is prohibited. Campers will also not be allowed to leave their boats and trailers in the day use area. Anyone parking in a non-designated area, will be subject to a citation and/or being towed.
Only licensed vehicles are permitted. Each campsite is provided for two pre-paid vehicle entry. Additional vehicles, or visitors to campers are charged $3 fee per vehicle. The $3 fee will be charged only one time and hang tag is good for the entire reservation.
We need your help to maintain our campsites. Please dispose of all trash and litter along with extinguishing any fire and dispose of ashes in the fire ring upon departure. If sites are left trashed, you may be cited by Title 36 Code of Federal Regulation 327.9 Sanitation part (d). “Campers, picknickers, and all other persons using a water resources development project shall keep their sites free of trash and litter during the period of occupancy and shall remove all personal equipment and clean their sites upon departure”.

Available Activities

SWIMMING SITE - Swimming
DAY USE AREA - Amphitheater
WATER SPORTS - Water Skiing
HUNTING - Hunting
HIKING - Hiking
FISHING - Fishing
CAMPING - Camping
BOATING - Boating

Directions

From I-40, take exit 273. Merge onto US-56 south and continue for 3.5 miles to Floating Mill Road. After about a mile, turn right to stay on Floating Mill Road, and follow signs into the campground.

Contact Information

Phone: 931-858-4845

430 Floating Mill Lane
SILVER POINT, TN 38582

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