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2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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- Showers
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- Playground
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Reviews (511)
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
Gunner S
VerifiedJuly 19, 2026 • Stayed at: 43, Loop: LOCK A
We absolutely loved it, our son had a blast and even made some new friends during our stay! We will be back again soon!
Joey H
VerifiedJuly 19, 2026 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: LOCK A
Lock A is one of our most favorite COE parks for camping. It probably has about 40 RV sites plus several tent sites located as close to the Cumberland River that you can get! It has boat ramps, barge locks, day picnic areas, and swimming pool all within walking distance. I spent 22 years unloading and loading river barges in Nashville, enjoy sharing information about tow boats and barges, and rules of the river to folks that are enamored with the 15 barge tows traversing the river! I tell folks that being involved with the river system, I enjoyed it so much that I never worked a day in my 22 years on the river!
There are several outstanding eating establishments you must try. Riverview Catfish Restaurant on the South side of the river is just outside Ashland City. A little further out is the Manor Restaurant in Dickson, which is a Southern food buffet that will blow you away! For dessert, you cannot miss Golly G's in Pleasant View for the most delicious ice cream you will ever eat! A dressed out banana split will feed a couple with leftovers!
For safety sake, you need to be aware of the road going from Cheap Hill down to the campground. It is quite curvy, and very steep when going down to the river bottom campground. This road is paved very good, and driving slowly and cautiously will get you there safely! If you love the water, boats, barges, and very spacious clean campsites, you will love Lock A! As a footnote: There are new camp hosts that are super super nice and helpful folks. You will love them also.
Dave D
VerifiedJuly 19, 2026 • Stayed at: 34, Loop: LOCK A
Locke A never fails to provide a unique experience with tugs and barrages passing daily! Campground is maintuvery well and new camp house great’. Will be back next year!
Edward T
VerifiedJuly 19, 2026 • Stayed at: 29, Loop: LOCK A
Beautiful COE campground on the Cumberland River. Our site (29) was large with water and electric hookups. Dump station was available. Showers were clean, but a little dated and in need of maintenance, however.
Barbara F
VerifiedJuly 18, 2026 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: LOCK A
Awesome, quiet. clean
Robert D
VerifiedJuly 15, 2026 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: LOCK A
Mrs Pam was very kind and helpful. She makes sure everyone has a good experience. The campground was clean and well kept. We'll be coming back!
diane n
VerifiedJuly 13, 2026 • Stayed at: 33, Loop: LOCK A
Camphost Connie was very helpful and friendly answering all of our questions.
Richard B
VerifiedJuly 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 33, Loop: LOCK A
Widely spaced sites with great amenities. Bathrooms were clean. Great views of the lake
Jill S
VerifiedJuly 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: LOCK A
It’s usually really nice and quiet. This time there was a couple of campsites that was playing there music really loud.
Stephen O
VerifiedJuly 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: LOCK A
Great camp ground and very friendly host..
Location & Directions for Lock a
1798 Cheatham Dam Road, Ashland City, TN 37015-9805 United States
Elevation: 130 ft
Getting There
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.
Highway access
The campground is accessible via US Highway 12, located approximately eight miles east of the campground.
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: October 19, 2026
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