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Average nightly rates44 total sites
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37 sites
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7 sites
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 (487)
What Guests Are Saying
Lock A campground is well-maintained and offers beautiful river views, spacious sites, and friendly hosts, making it an enjoyable place for camping. Visitors appreciated the cleanliness of the facilities, good connectivity, and access to water activities like kayaking. While the narrow and steep road to the campground and some dated bathroom facilities were mentioned as drawbacks, overall experiences were positive, with many guests eager to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Lock A campground is well-maintained and offers beautiful river views, spacious sites, and friendly hosts, making it an enjoyable place for camping. Visitors appreciated the cleanliness of the facilities, good connectivity, and access to water activities like kayaking. While the narrow and steep road to the campground and some dated bathroom facilities were mentioned as drawbacks, overall experiences were positive, with many guests eager to return.
Review Summary
Josh T
VerifiedJune 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 27, Loop: LOCK A
Great place to come and unwind. Perfect get away. Park host is awesome!
Mark & Merry W
VerifiedJune 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 33, Loop: LOCK A
The only recommendation I can think of to improve this excellent campground is to identify the campgrounds site numbers more clearly. They are very hard to see.
Daniel C
VerifiedJune 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 35, Loop: LOCK A
the nicest and most well maintained corps park we’ve ever stayed and we’ve stayed at several. the grounds were closely mowed, sites were level, spotless and roomy, bathrooms were spotless! whoever maintains the park does an outstanding job. one end of the park to the other is about 3 mi and completely flat w a nice asphalt road where we rode our bikes along the beautiful river every day. our site (35) was about 150’ from the river where we fished. watched the barges and boats go by. extremely relaxing and tranquil. town was about 20 minutes away if u need supplies.
Joseph S
VerifiedJune 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 04, Loop: LOCK A
shower and restroom facilities need upgrading. The basketball court/tennis/court needs repair The campsites are clean and very well maintained and have scheduled trash pickup. Overall the campground is a great place to stay and the staff is very helpful
TIM D
VerifiedJune 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 38, Loop: LOCK A
None
john m
VerifiedJune 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: LOCK A
great
Thomas L
VerifiedJune 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 33, Loop: LOCK A
Pleasant stay
Penny M
VerifiedJune 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 27, Loop: LOCK A
I came for a Sunday night in mid-June. My lot was an electric & water hookup waterfront site - clean concrete pad, spacious with picnic table & fire pit. Beach was a short walk and there’s a longer walking trail along the waterfront. For $28/night this was a great find!
Violet B
VerifiedJune 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: LOCK A
Very nice
Robert B
VerifiedJune 27, 2025 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: LOCK A
Nice park on the river. Enjoyed watching the barges travel through the lock. Well space sites and camp host very considerate making many rounds of the park daily. She made sure that we were aware that thunderstorms would be moving through alter that night. All around a very nice COE park. Don’t use the bath/shower so can’t comment.
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.
Elevation: 130 feet
11 mi drive to downtown Ashland City (about 18 min)
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: September 4, 2026
