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    Sharp Springs Natural Area

    5.0 (1 review)
    Open 6:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Poole Knobs Campground - My little home for this week. I like it there's lots of shade trees.

    Poole Knobs Campground

    4.2(10 reviews)
    4.3 mi

    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.

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    Poole Knobs Campground - Beautiful view of the camp spot 34 Great location Water warm Nice staff Clean camp 1000% recommend this place

    Beautiful view of the camp spot 34 Great location Water warm Nice staff Clean camp 1000% recommend this place

    Poole Knobs Campground - There's a lot of trees this campground. I really like that there's lots of shade

    There's a lot of trees this campground. I really like that there's lots of shade

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    Smyrna Outdoor Adventure Center - Kids on level 2 & 3 walls.

    Smyrna Outdoor Adventure Center

    4.0(4 reviews)
    2.2 mi

    We have made the trek out to Smyrna a few times to the Outdoor Adventure Center for kid/friends…read morebirthdays, the pool, and indoor rock climbing. While the heights you can climb are not terribly high, and pale in comparison to places like Climb Nashville, for a kid they're great. Multiple paths labeled with perceived skill level, friendly staff, and an auto-belay device that lets them just let go and float down. For the price, it's great although as Ehren A notes you do have to pay to watch your kids, but a family of 4 gets in and out for less than 1 person at a dedicated climbing establishment. The walls are also rated to 300 pounds so the next time I go I'm climbing as well (although it's $2 more if you want to participate) Some things to note about this place are when you get there you need to go to the left. You'll get to what look like the main doors and it's not the right place... go to the left, there's a door there that says Outdoor Adventure Center. The first time we went we ended up at the locked at the time entrance and it just did not look right. Nope, go left, look for some standing outdoor chimes you can play, it's over there. As a note, included 1 picture here, there's another wall of climbing behind where I was shooting from, and there's a round climbing structure with at least 4 more paths to climb. There's also a 16+ finger grip wall hanger that looks nightmarish and not particularly fun if you're to that level, but you do you. The pool is great for younger kids as I recall, but the outside is in direct sunlight with no shade anywhere. Pool has been shut down due to toddler problems when I was there. They do keep it clean. Not particularly deep if I remember correctly.

    Brought our son to climb the wall for an hour. You have to sign a waiver to be in the building and…read moreeveryone needs to pay just to watch. Yeah, that separated our family. Not going to pay to watch my own family. What a waste.

    Higher Pursuits - Left side waterfall

    Higher Pursuits

    5.0(59 reviews)
    36.4 mi

    Wonderful day in the river. River was beautiful and the staff were great. Looking forward to…read moreusing them again.

    This was my first experience on the Duck River, and it was a great one! Higher Pursuits made…read morebooking online really easy, the pricing was fair, many different options as to what type of boat you wanted for the day, and offered updates on Facebook in regards to weather/closings for the day. The location was really easy to find, once we arrived we checked in and were offered some general information about what to do and the location of changing rooms/restrooms. We were also given instructions about the route we would be floating, the vast collection of mussels we may see, and information about other wildlife we may come across, and safteg information. The launch is a quick drive from the base location. The employees were all very friendly and helpful. They got us all set up and sent us on our way. The water was shallow, but still had some nice current in places. The Duck River was extremely peaceful, and not over crowded (the spacing out between groups from Higher Pursuits helped with that greatly). Getting picked up at the end, and knowing where to stop was also made to be a breeze. Higher Pursuits runs things like a well oiled machine and really has a great system going! Between the ease of everything, the peaceful kayaking location, and the friendly customer service I could not have asked for a better experience!

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    Waterfall from under a rock

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