Salt Lick Creek
SALT LICK CREEK
Part of Cordell Hull Lake
Overview
Salt Lick Creek Campground is located on Cordell Hull Lake on the Cumberland River System, just 10 miles from Gainesboro, TN. The lake itself was named after one of America's outstanding statesmen and one of Tennessee's finest volunteers. Hull was born in a log cabin in the foothills of the Cumberland Mountains.Families and friends enjoy coming to the lake for boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, hunting, and relaxing in the outdoors.Click here for a virtual tour of the Cordell Hull Lake facilities.
Facilities
The campground offers 150 family sites and one large, group shelter, all with electric hookups. Amenities include flush toilets, showers, drinking water, laundry facilities, and a dump station. Also within the site is a boat ramp, playground and visitor center.Natural Features
Cordell Hull Lake is situated among rolling hills wooded with a mixture of shady maple, hickory, oak, beech and chestnut trees. Summer temperatures range from the 60s to the 90s.Wildlife is abundant around the lake. Whitetail deer, wild turkeys, quail, squirrels, rabbits, and a wide variety of waterfowl are commonly seen throughout the area.
Recreation
The 12,000-acre lake stretches 72 miles upstream and has 381 miles of shoreline, offering recreational activities for just about any type of visitor.Anglers enjoy fishing for white bass, rockfish, largemouth bass, catfish, shad and crappie. Boating, sailing, water skiing, and jet skiing are popular activities on the water.
Many miles of hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking trails surround the lake. The 6-mile Bearwaller Gap Trail has a trailhead in nearby Defeated Creek Park. Other trails in the area include the Turkey Creek Nature Trail and Bear Wheels Trail.
Nearby Attractions
The historic town of Granville, TN is a 45-minute drive from the campground. Visitors enjoy celebrating the town's Heritage Day in May. Events include the Uncle Jimmy Thompson Bluegrass Festival, antique car and tractor shows, and Confederate Civil War living history presentations.Important Notices
The use of an America the Beautiful discount pass (Access or Senior) requires the card holder to be present upon checkin, have the reservation in their name, and present a valid ID. Failure to do so will result in full payment until the discount card hold becomes present. At this point a refund will be approriately processed.
Camping at one or more campsites at any one water resource project for a period longer than 14 days during any 30-consecutive-day period is prohibited.
Cellular connectivity is extremely limited. Public Wi-Fi is available only at the third restroom. Please plan accordingly.
Pets are prohibited in beach area and restrooms due to health department restrictions.
Only two tents allowed per site. Only one wheeled camping unit allowed to each site. One wheeled camping unit and one tent is allowed.
Only licensed vehicles are permitted. Each campsite is provided two parking hangtags. Additional vehicles, or visitors to campers are charged $3 fee per vehicle.
Maximum vehicle lengths (camping unit) were calculated based on two vehicles on site. If the driveway was wide enough to park the two vehicles side by side 20 feet was subtracted from the total site length. If the driveway could only accommodate one vehicle‘s width 40 feet was subtracted from the total site length.
Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
STOP THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. Remove plants, seeds, animals, and mud from boots, gear, pets, and vehicles. Clean your gear before entering and leaving the recreation site. Stay on designated roads and trails, and follow local guidelines for firewood. CLEAN, DRAIN, DRY boats and any other recreational equipment that contacts water. Dispose of unwanted bait, worms, fish parts, or other organisms into the trash and not into the environment. For more information visit https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/rec.
Cellular connectivity is extremely limited. Public Wi-Fi is available in the vicinity of the boat ramp parking lot and Restroom #4.
Friends of Cordell Hull Lake are offering heat treated firewood this season. Firewood being on hand is not a guarantee.
Available Activities
- Swimming Site - Swimming Site
- Fishing - Fishing
- Camping - Camping
- Birding - Birding
- Canoeing - Canoeing
- Boating - Boating
- Evening Programs - Evening Programs
- Interpretive Programs - Interpretive Programs
- Kayaking - Kayaking
- Photography - Photography
- Paddle Boating - Paddle Boating
- Swimming - Swimming
- Water Access - Water Access
- Wildlife Viewing - Wildlife Viewing
- Wilderness - Wilderness
- Water Activities - Water Activities
- Paddling - Paddling
- Motor Boat - Motor Boat
- Non-Motorized Boating - Non-Motorized Boating
Directions
From Carthage, go 4 miles west on SR-25, then north on SR-80, then east on SR-85 to Gladice. Turn right on Smith Bend Road and follow signs.
Contact Information
Phone: 931-678-4718
520 Salt Lick Park LaneGainesboro, TN 38562-5372
Rental Options
Available Campsites
- Site 083, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 128, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 050, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site PS, Loop SLIC, Type Group Shelter Electric
- Site 140, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 131, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 142, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 121, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 099, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 011, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 062, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 077, Loop LAKE, Type Group Standard Electric
- Site 059, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 064, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 138, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 004, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 041, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 034, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 066, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 055, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 044, Loop LAKE, Type Group Standard Electric
- Site 135, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 092, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 007, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 137, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 097, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 127, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 045, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 047, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 086, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 085, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 053, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 139, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 130, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 010, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 119, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 033, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 022, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 017, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 065, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 107, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 073, Loop STRE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 021, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 027, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 026, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 001, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 150, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 016, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 018, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 035, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 028, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 032, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 009, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 115, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 029, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 020, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 056, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 082, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 030, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 039, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 068, Loop STRE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 060, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 090, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 123, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 094, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 147, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 058, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 136, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 070, Loop STRE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 048, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 149, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 005, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 003, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 081, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 067, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 006, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 102, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 084, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 133, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 122, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 116, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 146, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 078, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 148, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 093, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 145, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 120, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 043, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 008, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 126, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 076, Loop SLIC, Type Standard Electric
- Site 096, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 052, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 024, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 124, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 111, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 117, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 038, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 071, Loop STRE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 014, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 118, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 042, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 143, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 104, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 051, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 091, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 074, Loop STRE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 098, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 089, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 069, Loop STRE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 088, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 049, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 013, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 072, Loop STRE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 132, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 002, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 108, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 063, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 061, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 036, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 054, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 037, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 087, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 095, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 106, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 100, Loop LAKE, Type Group Standard Electric
- Site 113, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 105, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 114, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 144, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 109, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 025, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 015, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 023, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 101, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 019, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 134, Loop WOOD, Type Standard Electric
- Site 112, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 110, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 075, Loop STRE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 040, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 080, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 031, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 012, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
- Site 057, Loop LAKE, Type Standard Electric
