About Lock a
Number of accommodations: 44
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
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Showers
Playground
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Showers
On Site Services
- Playground
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Reviews (427)
What Guests Are Saying
Lock A is a beautifully maintained campground with spacious sites and a friendly staff, making it a favorite for many visitors. The campground offers a peaceful atmosphere, scenic views of the Cumberland River, and various activities like biking and fishing. While some facilities, like the bathhouse, could use updates, the overall experience is highly regarded, with guests eager to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Lock A is a beautifully maintained campground with spacious sites and a friendly staff, making it a favorite for many visitors. The campground offers a peaceful atmosphere, scenic views of the Cumberland River, and various activities like biking and fishing. While some facilities, like the bathhouse, could use updates, the overall experience is highly regarded, with guests eager to return.
Review Summary
Rodney R
VerifiedMay 20, 2024 • Stayed at: 40, Loop: LOCK A
Campsite #40: Along the river tent site with electric. Very quiet camp in early season - April 25, 2024. Nice restrooms with clean showers. Be sure to visit the lock at the other end of the road in the day use area.
Will and Bev G
VerifiedMay 20, 2024 • Stayed at: 04, Loop: LOCK A
Bathrooms are in desperate need of updating and are located very inaccessible to most campers. Far too many people running around on golf carts. People allowed to use sidewalk chalk on virtually every available paved surface. No trail maps at the VC. Campers for the most part were respectful but noisy up to quiet hours. Just far too many people allowed to stay in campground that wasn’t designed for the volume of traffic it received.
Barbara P
VerifiedMay 20, 2024 • Stayed at: 29, Loop: LOCK A
Loved our site, good views great hosts
John G
VerifiedMay 15, 2024 • Stayed at: 03, Loop: LOCK A
Great park and has a few sites friendly for oversize rigs (76 ft.). Hosts are very accommodating and great to share with. Do wish the tennis / basketball court had been kept up. Site was clean and mostly picked up. Great rail to trail trail to walk on property. Enjoyed being close to river and fun to see tow boats and barges coming through locks. Trees were trimmed and roads were in good shape. Would recommend this park to my fellow oversize full time RV'rs.
Don K
VerifiedMay 15, 2024 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: LOCK A
Great small campground . We have camped here for a number of years and still are awestruck by the barge traffic and the skill of the boat crews. Kayaking is very good with little boat traffic and lots of coves and backwater to explore. Rails to trails offer shady biking and hiking. The paved riverbank sites are our favorites , lots of shade no quaterdown gravel which is a huge pain when wet. Happy to note some of our other favorite campgrounds are now using a larger gravel mix. We camp here twice each season.
Glenn F
VerifiedMay 14, 2024 • Stayed at: 25, Loop: LOCK A
The experience was excellent. Really enjoyed the easy check in and the site was clean and exceptional.
William Y
VerifiedMay 11, 2024 • Stayed at: 32, Loop: LOCK A
Great place to camp, friendly host, clean campground.
Orion R
VerifiedApril 28, 2024 • Stayed at: 35, Loop: LOCK A
Great park and the attendants were great. 50 apm breaker would not work but was replaced fast.
James S
VerifiedApril 23, 2024 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: LOCK A
Love this quaint campground. Beautiful views of river and the grounds are very clean and neat . We bring grandkids and they love the playground.
Jarry W
VerifiedApril 19, 2024 • Stayed at: 08, Loop: LOCK A
A bit of a drive but rewarded with a nice, clean campground. Barge traffic is interesting to see going up and down the river. It is a long waterway road from the campground to the lock that will enable bike riding or walking for miles. Some walking trails around the area which will give a birds eye view of the river. It gets busy on the weekends so make reservations early. Less than an hour drive from Nashville.
Location Lock a
Address:
1798 Cheatham Dam Road
Ashland City, TN, 37015-9805
United States
From Ashland City, Tennessee, take US 12 and go eight miles west to Cheap Hill. Turn
left on Cheatham Dam Road traveling west four miles. Turn left into
the campground.
The campground is accessible via US Highway 12, located approximately eight miles east of the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 36.3158 / -87.1869
Elevation: 130 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check out time
2PM
General
- Please be aware that falling branches are a natural hazard at this campground
- Motorized, including electric vehicles: Golf carts, Scooters & ATV’s are permitted on roadways in Corps operated recreation areas. However, these type of vehicles shall be operated in accordance with applicable Federal, state and local laws, which shall be regulated by authorized enforcement officials. Must be 16 years or older to drive motorized vehicle. Prohibited items include: battery operated scooters/cars, hover-boards, non compliant golf carts and ATV's.
- 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.
- However, if you're arrving late, we highly recommend you call the campground to notify the Park Attendant. If arrival does not occur before check-out time on the day following the arrival date, the reservation will be canceled.
- Two tents or one tent and one RV are permitted per campsite.
- Lock A campground has reservable sites only. No walk-up sites.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
