This is my favorite picnic spot, hands down! And the geese are friendly too. Lots of shade, cooling…read morebreezes, and nice facilities!

My son had a play date with a few family friends and their kids. So I decided to tag along for a…read morelittle brain break away from my laptop. This little park is right on the Cumberland river and is a great way to spend a few hours, catch an outdoor nap, or even use one of their patio bbq areas for a cookout. There's is plenty of parking here and a large area for launching your boat if you need to get out on the water. There's a large covered area with tables for large parties and plenty of trees with shade. There isn't a designated playground for kids that I've seen, but this area is pretty large. Getting cabin fever? Shutes Recreation Park is a great way to get some fresh air.

Loved this place!! Nice trails, quiet and clean. Very nice bath house and covered picnic area.read more

Great hiking spot, beautiful landscape and lots of options! We will definitely come back.read more

This is very nice and quiet recreation area. You can go walk or run an 8 mile round trip trail…read more There are picnic tables and there is a biking trail as well. When the lake opens for spring you can go swimming. There is also a family pavilion you can rent and have family reunion

Fun place and relaxing by the water. We go camping here every summer. People are nice and bathrooms…read moreare clean

Review for knobs campground Laverne Tennessee…read more I drove up to Tennessee to work for a couple weeks. I made a weeklong reservation at Poole Knobs campground. They only had one site available for all week so I felt really lucky to get the last one. When I arrived I realized just how lucky I really was. I saw on the USACE website that they had a family of nesting Bald Eagles in the park. They said they had closed several sites to give the Eagles some space. Did you know that if you disturb a Bald or Golden Eagle in any way at all it's $100,000 fine and a year in prison and that's for your FIRST OFFENSE!! I don't even know anybody who can afford $100,000 fine. So I'm staying away from those birds. First day I was here it was OK; I got my tent set up by myself and got things straightened out. I started a little fire but went to bed early. I was pooped The next day (Saturday) I looked at the weather and saw there was a big storm coming in. Oh great. I go to co ER my tent and wouldn't you know it; I had forgotten the top of my tent. I don't know how I did that because I rolled it up last and I always try to roll the top in with the rest of the tent. I had my hammock tarp, poles and a lot of rope in the car so I decided to rig something up. Come out OK and later when the rain started I was pretty pleased to see I didn't have any kind of leaks or blowing or anything like that. I checked the weather this morning; we have thunderstorms both daytime and night time all the way through Thursday afternoon. Friday is supposed to be nice and sunny about 80°. Guess what I'm checking out on Friday. How about that? Anyway the campground is really nice. The sites are pretty private they're not all on top of each other. There are a lot of pull through sites with full hookups. They also have nice tent sites. There is plenty of shade too. Nice on these scorching hot Tennessee summers. This morning I got up at 5:15 AM as usual when every bird in the county started to sing. I don't know how they all know when to start but they do. It's 5:15 AM. I went ahead and got up. Might as well, I was awake by then. I walked over to the fence to look for the Eagles and tried to find their nest. They camp host had told me if I stand by the sign then I'd probably be able to see them. But wouldn't you know it, there are two signs. I tried one and looked and looked but didn't see anything. I went to the other. I looked and looked here too but didn't see anything. The trees are so full of leaves that you really can't see a nest, even though it as big as a bed. Luckily one of the Eagles spread his wings and flapped a couple of times so I saw where the nest is. I couldn't really see the Eagles or the nest but at least I know where it is. I'm going to add a couple photos the Rangers took and shared. Saturday night a big storm blew in and I'll tell you, it scared the pants off me. I have all these big trees over my tent and I was afraid a limb would come down and smash my head. So my chicken butt got in my truck and drove down to the boat ramp parking area. No trees around there to kill me. I sat there for a little while and watched the boats hurrying off the lake. The wind was fierce and the lake was very choppy. A really nice ski boats came up and had to wait for their turn for the ramp. Before long the big waves washed over the back of that nice boat and sunk it. Right there beside the ramp. I called the camp host and told her and she called the TWRA Rangers. Before long a big big boat with 1000 humongous lights all over it came across the lake up to the sunken boat. You never see lights like that on a personal craft. I would not have wanted to be out on that lake in any kind of boat. Two TWRA pick-up trucks also came into the parking lot and went down to help. The big boat maneuvered the sunken boat over to where the trailer was. They got it up on the trailer and then the TWRA pick-up towed their truck and trailer out of the water. I'm guessing being full of water made it too heavy to pull out with one truck. The TWRA truck pulled them out far enough to open the drain and they were finally able to drive away. I was really proud of those TWRA rangers for coming out in that storm to help those people. The wind was raging and it was pouring buckets and there was crazy lightning all around. They are heroes to me. Anyway back to Poole Knobs campground. I can't say enough good things about this place. They have beautiful sites, really nice bath houses with hot running showers and friendly hosts. A lot of the sites sit right on the lake. I hear it is a great place to fish from the bank. If you're looking to camp in this area (near Nashville) you can't really beat this one. But like most great places you'll need to get your reservations in as early as you can.

The gate attendant and self proclaimed guy who "runs this place" came screaming up to our camping…read morespot on a golf cart, ranting and screaming asking if I "was in a hurry." I had just returned from a grocery run. I assured him that actually I was since we were packing out and moving to a different campground a day early. He insisted that I was driving above the 10 mph speed limit even though my Life360 app clocked me anywhere from 3 to 10 mph once I entered the campground. He continued to yell so I finally closed my truck door because it was too much. My husband came over and he tried to "tattle" to him and he told him I didn't stop at the stop sign on the way in. That was not entirely true. I actually saw it late and stopped just beyond it because I missed seeing it due to its placement. He peeled out on his golf cart after not being able to tell me how fast I was going. I asked him a few times and my husband asked how fast I was going and he kept screaming, "that's beside the point!" So - I had told him that unless he had a radar detector he really didn't know my speed. He must have called the park ranger, who was very kind and I explained that I was not speeding, and we had a nice conversation. I told him how incredibly rude and hateful the "person in charge," is. We continued to pack up and the sheriff drove by for the first time in our stay which I doubt was a coincidence. He didn't speak to us or stop, but the boomer in charge was giving him an earful as we were leaving. Also, the spot we were in was nearly impossible to back into because it was so narrow and there were huge drop offs on the road where you couldn't properly maneuver to back in. I am told that you can't leave an honest review on Recreation.gov because they are monitored to buy the people in charge. I will attempt to leave one once I am able, but there is a reason why this campground is rated the lowest in the area. I guarantee you it's because of the "people in charge."

The gate attendant was the rudest woman I've met she wouldn't let us go in and view sites we have…read morebeen camping for many years this is the first time we have ever encountered this I wouldn't stay there if they offered it free

I've always wanted to stay at a Corp of Engineers campground. There aren't many in Virginia but we…read morewere able to get a reservation at Cages Bend. We wanted to get a spot on the water so we had to book exactly 6 months out. That is when the reservations open. The campground is about 35 minutes outside of Nashville. It sits on Old Hickory Lake which is a decent sized lake for watersports and fishing. There is grocery and shopping near by. We were able to take in the sights in Nashville before they closed down. Camping at Cages Bend allows for social distancing. We did not use the facilities, but they are available as is a dump station. All sites are water and electric only.

FYI- The park/beach area is the first entrance on right (as you're heading down Swinging Bridge Rd)read more

Bathrooms are closed and it's April 23rd! Sign on door says "bathrooms closed for winter season"…read moreIMHO why should they be closed at all? People fish at this lock, all year any day about 50 people are fishing here kids and adults alike. Open the bathrooms!!!

2 Stars - We Love Four Corners, But This Stay Was Extremely Disappointing…read more We stayed at Four Corners RV Resort in April and returned in August. We have family here, love the location, enjoy the camper life, and this has become a yearly tradition for us. We will be back, which is why I'm leaving an honest review. We want this to remain a place our family looks forward to visiting. Unfortunately, our August stay was extremely disappointing, especially considering we spent around $1,500 for the week. I do want to say that management did make an effort to address some of the problems we experienced. The pool: The pool was dirty, with so much dirt and so many dead bugs floating around that my daughter and I actually picked up the net and tried to clean it ourselves. There was simply too much debris, and we didn't want to spend our pool time cleaning instead of enjoying the stay we paid for. The camper: When we arrived, the camper was insanely hot. We did check in about an hour early, but we booked back in April for an August stay, so it was surprising that it hadn't been cooled down before our arrival. The camper also wasn't very clean--it hadn't been swept, there were crumbs everywhere, and there was a terrible smell. Several things that worked during our April stay were now broken or not functioning properly. The cable TV worked last time but didn't this time, the furniture was torn up, and the bathroom door in the bunk room wouldn't close properly and had to be latched. The mattresses were extremely hard and uncomfortable, and the bedding was very thin and torn. It honestly seemed like quite a few things had been damaged between our April and August stays without being repaired or replaced. The refrigerator: I notified management at the beginning of our stay that the refrigerator wasn't working properly. We were offered free bags of ice, which helped temporarily. Unfortunately, by the end of the week it was even warmer, and we lost all of our food two days before we were scheduled to leave. Management reimbursed us for the food and offered ice again, which I appreciate. When I checked out Sunday, Jessica told me she was ordering a new refrigerator, so hopefully that happens. The beach/swimming area: This was probably our biggest health and cleanliness concern. The small beach area was absolutely disgusting. Geese, ducks and turkey vultures were all over the tiny swimming area, despite the plastic wolf-looking deterrent that was apparently supposed to keep them away. You couldn't walk six inches without encountering bird poop, and we didn't allow our kids to swim there. I understand this is an outdoor lake environment and wildlife will be around, but the amount of bird waste in such a small swimming area was excessive. If it can't be kept sanitary, I think eliminating the swimming area would be safer. The playground: Our kids were very disappointed. We noticed spider webs and general lack of maintenance when we stayed in April, but assumed it was because it was still the off-season. Unfortunately, it looked essentially the same in August. This was especially disappointing because our kids were looking forward to the playground. The kayaks: The kayaks were dirty, and the life jackets definitely need to be replaced. They looked worn enough that I wasn't comfortable having my kids use them. Bedding/customer service: My daughter had a nosebleed in the middle of the night that got on her bedding. Obviously, this wasn't intentional. I went to the office, explained what happened, and even offered to try to get the blood out myself, which I did for the most part. Unfortunately, Jessica's demeanor made me feel like I was bothering her. When I asked for a comforter for my youngest because she didn't have one, she rolled her eyes, huffed, and said, "yeah, give me a minute." I wasn't trying to be difficult; I simply needed bedding for my child. Accidents happen, and I felt the situation could have been handled with more understanding. The laundry was also expensive, and I don't feel like our clothes came out particularly clean. We really wanted to enjoy our stay and give Four Corners another chance because we had a good experience in April. That's what makes this visit so disappointing. It honestly felt like the property and camper had declined significantly between our two stays. That said, we are not giving up on Four Corners. We have family here, love the location, genuinely enjoy staying here, and this is a yearly tradition for our family. We will absolutely be back. This review is meant as constructive criticism because Four Corners has a beautiful location and so much potential. We would love to see more attention given to cleanliness, maintenance, the pool, playground, beach area, kayaks and overall condition of the campers. We had a much better experience in April, so we know Four Corners can do better. We hope these things are addressed before our next visit because we want to keep coming back for years

The management and staff are exceptional. The View phenomenal..The pool is clean and folks are…read morefriendly. Bath houses clean and HUGE! Laundry facilities with great equipment. Trash pick up too! Concierge type services. We looked at many "resorts" and could not find a place like this within the greater Nashville radius. This truly is a "resort". Stay here you won't regret it. S.Black .