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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
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- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Showers
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- 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
Scott P
VerifiedOctober 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 39, Loop: LOCK A
We had a great time and this spot in particular was great for us as tent campers with stairs down to the water.
Richard B
VerifiedOctober 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 35, Loop: LOCK A
It's a beautiful, quiet campground right next to the Cumberland River. The staff was very friendly. We would definitely return.
Joseph S
VerifiedNovember 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: LOCK A
If you like country music Nashville close by the fall foliage creates a nice scenic drive and the campsites are very nice and clean.
Scott M
VerifiedNovember 6, 2025 • Stayed at: 45, Loop: LOCK A
I had three nights reserved at my favorite site and had a great setup including a new canopy I had purchased to cover the table (a definite plus), and the first night was rainy and chilly, but some sun broke out a few minutes during the second day. The weather was pretty blustery, but I was prepared to stay the second night until a late afternoon weather app (Ventusky) check predicted a concerning pattern: It was going to rain, then rain some more, then pour down for hours with 100% chance of rain. I'm a retired old guy and I agonized for an hour or so about it, but finally decided to bail, primarily because it increasingly looked like if I stayed, I would be breaking down my tent camp in pouring rain. Not an attractive option. I went ahead and broke things down and packed them up, then sat in a camp chair by the fire until the increasingly heavy drizzle had doused it. Glad for the decision but missed the rest of the trip, and of course look back to the next one. The place is a magical one, the resident management is personable and helpful but not at all intrusive, and it's quiet and clean. My favorite pastime there is to sit in my camp chair and watch the light change on the surroundings, including a lazy section of the mighty Cumberland River. The adjacent trail is closed for bridge repairs and I look foward to its return to accessibility for hikes!
Chris M
VerifiedNovember 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 30, Loop: LOCK A
Love the shaded, level campsites! Fantastic campground for bike riding and just relaxing. Short distance for us from home and offers a chance to get away from the noise and unwind.
Marvin F
VerifiedDecember 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 30, Loop: LOCK A
Nice quiet campground. Good views of river. Good bost ramp.
Charles J
VerifiedDecember 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: LOCK A
Lock A is very well kept and has a very friendly staff.
Kenneth B
VerifiedDecember 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 37, Loop: LOCK A
Beautiful park, always highly recommend.
Cindy F
VerifiedApril 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: LOCK A
Wonderful place to ride bicycles. Very friendly workers. Very clean campground beautiful view, even if you’re not on the water side. Would give the bathhouse an 6 out of 10- they are clean, hot water, just outdated and would need to be careful if balance was a concern.
James (Kevin) B
VerifiedApril 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: LOCK A
Enjoyed our stay—no problems with our site. Had a armadillo living in the drainage pipe underneath the site—he was not a problem and we only saw him at night…
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
