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CAGES BEND

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly Pet Friendly
Playground Playground

Available sites

43 total sites

About Cages Bend

Cages Bend Campground is located on the shores of Old Hickory Lake, offering campers the opportunity to enjoy activities with a beautiful scenic backdrop. Water recreation is the major attraction for lake-goers, but with white-tailed deer, migratory song birds and waterfowl abundant in the area, birding and wildlife photography is popular as well.

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - Apr 1 to Oct 28

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Pet friendly Pet friendly
Playground Playground
RV Utilities and Hookups

RV Utilities and Hookups

  • Dump station on site
On Site Services

On Site Services

  • Playground
Pets and Policies

Pets and Policies

  • Pet friendly
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

43 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 01, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 87 ft long
🚐 02, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 105 ft long
🚐 03, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 90 ft long · Gravel
🚐 04, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 90 ft long · Gravel
🚐 05, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 51 ft long · Gravel
🚐 06, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 117 ft long
🚐 07, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 96 ft long
🚐 08, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 87 ft long · Paved
🚐 09, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 75 ft long · Gravel
🚐 10, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 132 ft long
🚐 11, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 54 ft long
🚐 12, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 66 ft long
🚐 13, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 72 ft long
🚐 14, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 63 ft long
🚐 15, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 69 ft long
🚐 16, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 93 ft long
🚐 17, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 38 ft long
🚐 18, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 81 ft long
🚐 19, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 72 ft long
🚐 20, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 81 ft long
🚐 21, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 81 ft long
🚐 22, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 78 ft long · Gravel
🚐 23, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 75 ft long
🚐 24, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 66 ft long · Paved
🚐 25, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 54 ft long
🚐 26, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 66 ft long
🚐 27, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 45 ft long
🚐 28, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 45 ft long
🚐 29, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 42 ft long
🚐 30, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 45 ft long
🚐 31, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 48 ft long
🚐 32, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 60 ft long
🚐 33, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 60 ft long
🚐 34, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 72 ft long
🚐 35, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 57 ft long
🚐 36, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 45 ft long
🚐 37, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 48 ft long
🚐 38, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 45 ft long
🚐 39, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 48 ft long
🚐 40, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 51 ft long
🚐 41, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 81 ft long
🚐 42, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 63 ft long · Paved
🚐 43, Loop: CAGES BEND RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · 63 ft long

Reviews (1096)

What Guests Are Saying

Cages Bend campground offers a beautiful and well-maintained environment, with friendly hosts and clean facilities. Many guests appreciate the shaded sites, scenic views of the lake, and relaxing atmosphere. While some minor issues like drainage and restroom cleanliness were noted, the overall experience is positive, with many visitors eager to return.

Review Summary

4.5
1096 reviews
5
68.3%
749
4
19.3%
211
3
7.8%
85
2
3.5%
38
1
1.2%
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Craig B

Verified

May 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: CAGES BEND

5

Bobby and Tanya Reynolds are absolutely the best people so helpful and always cheerful we love cagesbend and plan to stay there often

Craig B

Verified

May 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: CAGES BEND

5

Bobby and Tanya Reynolds are absolutely the best people so helpful and always cheerful we love cagesbend and plan to stay there often

Jill Duckworth

Jill Duckworth

May 10, 2025

5

Small campground. Quiet. Clean. We were in site 2. Long site with plenary of room for our 38’ 5er and long bed dually truck. Comp hosts were foreland helpful.

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Wanda M

Verified

May 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: CAGES BEND

5

I have been camping at this campground since I was a little girl. I have always loved this campground. Over the years I have stayed on almost every site and there really isn't a bad spot in the park. The bathrooms are always clean, however they are very outdated and it would be nice to have bathrooms like at Cedar Creek that are all separate so the doors can be locked while you shower especially since anyone can access these restrooms from outside the campground. I have never felt unsafe but with times changing it would be nice to have added protection.
There has always been friendly hosts and grounds keepers. My family and I plan to continue camping here for years to come. We have 4 more trips planned this year here at Cages Bend.

Wanda M

Verified

May 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: CAGES BEND

5

I have been camping at this campground since I was a little girl. I have always loved this campground. Over the years I have stayed on almost every site and there really isn't a bad spot in the park. The bathrooms are always clean, however they are very outdated and it would be nice to have bathrooms like at Cedar Creek that are all separate so the doors can be locked while you shower especially since anyone can access these restrooms from outside the campground. I have never felt unsafe but with times changing it would be nice to have added protection.
There has always been friendly hosts and grounds keepers. My family and I plan to continue camping here for years to come. We have 4 more trips planned this year here at Cages Bend.

Troy C

Verified

May 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 40, Loop: CAGES BEND

3

The campground was nice. It was well taken care of however, I had two consecutive stays booked three nights in one spot two nights in another. when I arrived, They told me that I would have to wait three hours from the time that I checked out of my spot until I could check into the next one at 3pm no exceptions, because a cleaning crew needed to clean the site before I could take it. I told them that I didn’t need it cleaned. They told me I still would have to pack all my stuff up and wait three hours from 12pm - 3pm on the boat ramp with my RV to check into the other spot. So I canceled the last two nights and went to another park because if I was going to wait three hours, I may as well drive three hours to another park. Other than that, it was a nice park.

D S

Verified

May 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: CAGES BEND

5

Great place to camp with lots of places to go out to eat.

Troy C

Verified

May 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 40, Loop: CAGES BEND

3

The campground was nice. It was well taken care of however, I had two consecutive stays booked three nights in one spot two nights in another. when I arrived, They told me that I would have to wait three hours from the time that I checked out of my spot until I could check into the next one at 3pm no exceptions, because a cleaning crew needed to clean the site before I could take it. I told them that I didn’t need it cleaned. They told me I still would have to pack all my stuff up and wait three hours from 12pm - 3pm on the boat ramp with my RV to check into the other spot. So I canceled the last two nights and went to another park because if I was going to wait three hours, I may as well drive three hours to another park. Other than that, it was a nice park.

D S

Verified

May 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: CAGES BEND

5

Great place to camp with lots of places to go out to eat.

Jerry C

Verified

June 3, 2025 • Stayed at: 32, Loop: CAGES BEND

5

We always love Cages Bend. A small friendly campground where there is always someone we know.

Location & Directions for Cages Bend

1125 Benders Ferry Road, Gallatin, TN 37066 United States

Elevation: 145 ft

Getting There

From Nashville, TN, travel North on I-65 and take TN-386/Vietnam Veterans Blvd. Continue to exit 12, Big Station Camp Blvd. Turn right onto Big Station Camp Bldvd. Continue staight across Nashville Pike onto Cages Bend Road. Take Cages Bend Road t...

Nearest town

Gallatin, TN - 8.6 mi

About 18 min to downtown

Highway access

Cages Bend is accessible via Benders Ferry Road, which connects to State Route 109 approximately 5 miles to the west, providing access to Interstate 40 about 10 miles to the south.

Policies & Rules

Arrival & departure

  • All campsites require a reservation; walk-ins are not allowed.
  • Check-in time is at 3:00 PM and check-out time is at 12:00 PM.

Cancellation policy

  • Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
  • Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
  • Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
    • Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
    • Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
    • One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
  • Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
  • Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
  • Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.

Fires & fuel

  • Do not move firewood; purchase it locally and burn it on-site to protect forests.

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Last updated: October 20, 2026

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