Defeated Creek Park

140 Marina Lane, Carthage, Tennessee, United States
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Defeated Creek Entrance Booth
Bear Wheels Biking Trail
Visitor information
Bear Waller Gap Hiking Trail
Defeated Creek Park Fish Cleaning Station

Featured amenities

Picnic Table Picnic Table
Restrooms Restrooms
River Access River Access
Showers Showers
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Available sites

148 total sites
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About Defeated Creek Park

Defeated Creek Park Campground sits along the banks of Cordell Hull Lake on the Cumberland River System, just seven miles from Carthage, Tennessee. The lake was named after Cordell Hull, a politician that was born in the foothills of the Cumberland Mountains. Hull is best known for being the longest running secretary of state in American history, serving for 11 years. Click here for a virtual tour of the Cordell Hull Lake facilities.

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - Mar 18 to Nov 8

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Picnic Table Picnic Table
Restrooms Restrooms
River Access River Access
Showers Showers
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Restrooms
  • Showers
Cooking and Fire

Cooking and Fire

  • Picnic Table
Water Access

Water Access

  • Lake Access
  • River Access
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Rates, Sites & Availability

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148 Sites Available

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🚐 002, Loop: HILL RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 60 × 20 ft
🚐 003, Loop: HILL RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 195 × 16 ft
🚐 004, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 10 ft wide
🚐 005, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 85 × 15 ft
🚐 006, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 94 × 16 ft
🚐 007, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 81 × 18 ft
🚐 008, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 85 × 20 ft
🚐 009, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 85 × 16 ft
🚐 010, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 55 × 23 ft
🚐 011, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 62 × 16 ft
🚐 012, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 88 × 16 ft
🚐 013, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 53 × 20 ft
🚐 014, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 81 × 17 ft
🚐 015, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 60 × 22 ft
🚐 016, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 80 × 17 ft
🚐 017, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 82 × 15 ft
🚐 018, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 105 × 18 ft
🚐 019, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 80 × 14 ft
🚐 020, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 82 × 15 ft
🚐 021, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 90 × 15 ft
🚐 022, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 72 × 15 ft
🚐 023, Loop: HILL RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 170 × 15 ft
🚐 024, Loop: HILL RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 62 × 18 ft
🚐 025, Loop: HILL RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 026, Loop: HILL RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 92 × 17 ft
🚐 027, Loop: HILL RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 145 × 16 ft
🚐 028, Loop: HILL RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 79 × 18 ft
🚐 029, Loop: HILL RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 89 ft long
🚐 030, Loop: HILL RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 186 × 19 ft
🚐 031, Loop: HILL RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 97 × 14 ft
🚐 032, Loop: HILL RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 87 × 17 ft
🚐 033, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 92 × 15 ft
🚐 034, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 198 × 17 ft
🚐 035, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 78 × 17 ft · Gravel
🚐 036, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 037, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 77 × 22 ft
🚐 038, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 039, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 040, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 041, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 30 amp
🚐 042, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 30 amp
🚐 043, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 044, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 045, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 046, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 30 amp
🚐 047, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 048, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 049, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 050, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 71 × 15 ft
🚐 051, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 99 × 16 ft
🚐 053, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 78 × 18 ft
🚐 054, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 66 × 17 ft
🚐 055, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 056, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 72 × 20 ft
🚐 057, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 058, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 059, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 060, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 85 × 18 ft
🚐 061, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 062, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 180 × 14 ft
🚐 063, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 72 × 17 ft
🚐 064, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 065, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 066, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 067, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 175 × 12 ft
🚐 068, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 069, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 070, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 82 × 20 ft
🚐 071, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 072, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 65 × 18 ft
🚐 073, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 190 × 16 ft
🚐 074, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 100 × 19 ft
🚐 075, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 206 × 13 ft
🚐 076, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 165 × 16 ft
🚐 077, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 176 × 14 ft
🚐 078, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 83 × 12 ft
🚐 079, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 68 × 16 ft
🚐 080, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 166 × 14 ft
🚐 081, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 83 × 17 ft
🚐 082, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 148 × 18 ft
🚐 084, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 66 × 16 ft · Gravel
🚐 085, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 100 × 20 ft
🚐 086, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 162 × 13 ft
🚐 087, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 80 × 18 ft
🚐 088, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 30 amp
🚐 089, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 30 amp
🚐 090, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 108 × 16 ft
🚐 091, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 67 × 16 ft
🚐 092, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 64 × 17 ft
🚐 093, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 30 amp
🚐 094, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 095, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 096, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 84 × 17 ft
🚐 097, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 146 × 16 ft
🚐 098, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 099, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 100, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 75 × 17 ft
🚐 101, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 94 × 15 ft
🚐 102, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 78 × 18 ft
🚐 103, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 82 × 17 ft
🚐 104, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 105, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 90 × 22 ft
🚐 106, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 72 × 17 ft
🚐 107, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 159 × 15 ft
🚐 108, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 109, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 110, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 111, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 113, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 91 × 18 ft
🚐 114, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 98 × 18 ft
🚐 115, Loop: LAKE RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · 152 × 17 ft
🚐 116, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 78 × 16 ft · Gravel
🚐 117, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 81 × 17 ft
🚐 118, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 76 × 14 ft
🚐 119, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 178 × 12 ft · Gravel
🚐 120, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 116 × 17 ft
🚐 121, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 100 × 14 ft
🚐 122, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 133 × 13 ft · Gravel
🚐 123, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 107 × 14 ft
🚐 124, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 135 × 14 ft · Gravel
🚐 125, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 74 × 15 ft
🚐 126, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 68 × 14 ft
🚐 127, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 134 × 15 ft · Gravel
🚐 128, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 143 × 14 ft · Gravel
🚐 129, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 148 × 11 ft · Gravel
🚐 130, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 46 × 15 ft · Gravel
🚐 131, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 101 × 36 ft
🚐 132, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 82 × 17 ft
🚐 133, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 79 × 13 ft
🚐 134, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 84 × 10 ft
🚐 135, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 98 × 11 ft
🚐 136, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 74 × 13 ft
🚐 137, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 87 × 11 ft
🚐 138, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 90 × 14 ft
🚐 139, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 96 × 14 ft
🚐 140, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 105 × 13 ft
🚐 142, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 30 amp
🚐 145, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 146, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 66 × 16 ft
🚐 147, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 85 × 15 ft
🚐 148, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 149, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 100 × 18 ft
🚐 150, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 50 amp
🚐 151, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 30 amp
🚐 152, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 112 × 17 ft
🚐 153, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 30 amp
🚐 154, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · Full hookups · 155 × 12 ft
🚐 155, Loop: HONE RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 89 × 23 ft

Reviews (816)

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What Guests Are Saying

Defeated Creek Park is a beautiful and well-maintained campground, appreciated for its stunning views, friendly hosts, and ample outdoor activities, including biking, hiking, and water sports. Many visitors enjoyed their stay, highlighting the spacious, shaded sites and the park's family-friendly atmosphere. However, the park lacks reliable cell service and WiFi, which some guests found inconvenient, and there are occasional cleanliness issues that management is encouraged to address.

Review Summary

4.6
816 reviews
5
73.8%
602
4
17.0%
139
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6.0%
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2.5%
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Whitney H

Verified

June 28, 2026 • Stayed at: 065, Loop: LAKE

5

Our favorite place to camp in Tennessee!

Carolyn B

Verified

June 28, 2026 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: LAKE

5

We had lot #15 great spot to just set and look out over the water.
We put our Kayaks in just a few feet from campsite.
Very peaceful camping trip.

Seth W

Verified

June 27, 2026 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: LAKE

5

Great campground that’s kept in really good condition. Tons to do for kids and campers of all ages.

James A

Verified

June 26, 2026 • Stayed at: 118, Loop: HONE

5

Great place

Rick T

Verified

June 26, 2026 • Stayed at: 040, Loop: LAKE

5

Fabulous place, very relaxing. No phone service, no Internet. Great place to get away. I will bring my boat next time.

Edward M

Verified

June 26, 2026 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: LAKE

5

No WiFi. Verizon cell service is horrendous.
WiFi at rest room horrible.

Park is very clean. Check in and out excellent.

David H

Verified

June 24, 2026 • Stayed at: 035, Loop: LAKE

5

We camp at Defeated Creek a lot (my very favorite). We were on site 35, and it was so beautiful. There was always a cool breeze blowing, and plenty of shade too. We enjoyed the lake and feeding the fish at the marina. The only downside was that the internet at our site was "iffy", but that was okay. We LOVE Defeated Creek.

Roger M

Verified

June 23, 2026 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: LAKE

5

Wonderful Thank you

Robert R

Verified

June 23, 2026 • Stayed at: 084, Loop: LAKE

1

Your park is out of control. The local's have taken over your park. They know how to play the system, so they can spend the summer in your park. My little dog was attacked twice by dogs not on a leash. Very young kids running loose in the roads. To fix this problem you need to use licence plates on camper's instead of people names to rent a site. The local 's rent under, the wife name/sister/daughter etc: to spend the summer.This park needs change, as so do others under the COA.

Charlene A

Verified

June 21, 2026 • Stayed at: 057, Loop: LAKE

5

Views were beautiful, staff were friendly!

Location & Directions for Defeated Creek Park

140 Marina Lane, Carthage, TN 37030 United States

Elevation: 161 ft

Nearest town

Carthage, TN - 9.4 mi

About 17 min to downtown

Highway access

Defeated Creek Park is accessible via US Highway 70, which is approximately 10 miles to the north. Additionally, Interstate 40 is about 15 miles to the south, providing further connectivity.

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