Salt Lick Creek Campground, Gainesboro, TN

Salt Lick Creek Campground in Jackson county is located 48 min northwest of Cookeville, TN with an elevation of 568 feet. There are a total of 143 campsites including 143 boat sites. The campground is normally open from mid April to the beginning of October. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 20 and 149 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. All sites have electric and water hookups. Fees range from $16.00 to $28.00. Some amenities include shower, dump station, laundry facility, playground, boat ramp, swimming, flush toilets. Activities include boating, fishing, floating sports.

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(931) 678-4718 (Information)
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$16 - $28

Campsite Reviews (357)

4.5 out of 5

5 star		67%
4 star		22%
3 star		5%
2 star		3%
1 star		1%

@RickR6656788 · Camped on Sep 30, 2024 at Campsite #86

Salt Lick is the only campground we stay at. Lizzy Chambers does an excellent job. She has helped us as well as friends change campsite if our camper and truck does not fit. If we need something if breaker box not working correctly, etc etc. Some things that need to be looked at are picnic table repair or replacement. Can't sit on them without getting splinters or damaged clothing. With all the electrical box replacement, water line replacement and culvert replacement it has become extremely muddy around sites. Roots from the trees are bad too. Gravel would help a bunch.

@AaronG8445754 · Camped on Sep 27, 2024 at Campsite #95

Beautiful park despite the rain . Need wifi so I can at least text , need to boost the signals at the campground or bath stations.

@KenM8869751 · Camped on Sep 19, 2024 at Campsite #6

The accessibility of site with our 32 camper made backing into the site from the road very difficult. Also upon departure the angle of the driveway to the road caused minor damage to my camper

@JeanT2574130 · Camped on Sep 19, 2024 at Campsite #82

This is our favorite place to camp. So beautiful and relaxing.

@markc1361143 · Camped on Sep 8, 2024 at Campsite #22

Nice well kept campground, clean restrooms. We enjoyed oirnstay.

@jeremyg1254575 · Camped on Sep 6, 2024 at Campsite #143

Loved our stay! Beautiful environment! We will be back for sure!

@GenaCB0B46582B · Camped on Sep 5, 2024 at Campsite #13

We had a great time, only complaint was poor phone cell service. A signal booster would have been nice through the camp ground.

@TerryJ7595844 · Camped on Sep 2, 2024 at Campsite #12

We always enjoy our stays at Salt Lick. Its quiet & relaxing, let alone, beautiful. Always kept up & clean. Thank You COE, for your hard work.

@BarryD1874890 · Camped on Aug 29, 2024 at Campsite #126

Campsite #126 needs work. There was not even enough space for the picnic table to be level.

@EdwardW7454945 · Camped on Aug 18, 2024 at Campsite #19

Salt Lick continues to be a wonderful place to come camping. The Corps continues to make improvements, even though those efforts were vandelized by someone . The Corps personnel also came out to trim back branches that were touching our camper's roof top. All in all, we did enjoy relaxing playing games , fishing (too hot to catch anything :-(), boating on the water, and eating out at the local restaurants. Will be back!!

@JacobB1049072 · Camped on Aug 16, 2024 at Campsite #76

Love Salt Lick Creek. Just wish wish they had a longer camping season. Wish we could camp here all the way I to Mid November and see the colors of the leaves, and all the deer running around! But hands down one of my favorite places to camp

@johnnieg56CF7C · Camped on Aug 16, 2024 at Campsite #135

very nice campsite

@KelleyR39402FF · Camped on Aug 9, 2024 at Campsite #139

Very nice campground. Lots of wildlife. Terrible internet connection.

@RickyS5497024 · Camped on Aug 2, 2024 at Campsite #19

Great place to camp

@MeganMCAD777F7 · Camped on Jul 27, 2024 at Campsite #83

Our very favorite campground. We stayed in a new site and fell in love even more. No cell service which was nice!

@JacobB1049072 · Camped on Jul 26, 2024 at Campsite #149

Love Salt Lick Creek, the staff are always nice, and friendly. The showers are always hot, they do need a little TLC but for camping they work well. Sites are always well maintained and clean when we arrive. The lake front spots are hands down beautiful, especially with sun rise and sunsets. Just wish they were open into Mid November so we can see the leaves as they change colors

@SheilaH211BFF6 · Camped on Jul 26, 2024 at Campsite #45

We been coming to salt lick creek for years. We love this camping area. We notice some areas needs some attention. We would love to see new tables on camp site & more sewer hook ups in more spots also good hanging pole for trash bags. We did notice bath house on hill going out .That water was backing up wouldn't drain good after taking a shower . Let's work together to keep this a great camping site. Beautiful spot of property in Jackson County.

@MelindaD188889 · Camped on Jul 23, 2024 at Campsite #29

We love this park. It is beautiful and close to home.

@NorvalBA1A83B1 · Camped on Jul 19, 2024 at Campsite #61

great campground. Beautiful beach. Really quiet. People next to us had a really big group and left some trash but other than that a great experience.

@SteveA2172208 · Camped on Jul 18, 2024 at Campsite #68

Very clean, but need the internet to work at all the bath house area

@MichelleC42331 · Camped on Jul 11, 2024 at Campsite #4

Everything is wonderful except the lack of cell service/wifi. If there was an emergency, we would have no way of calling for help.

@GeraldL044399E · Camped on Jul 7, 2024 at Campsite #40

Site and campground was very clean and maintained. site was perfectly level and a breeze to set the trailer. Fabulous waterfront site with plenty of grass to enjoy. direct access to the water to launch kayaks was great. Swim area was very nice. Only issue was poor cell service.

@ParriciaWBE4FD · Camped on Jul 1, 2024 at Campsite #115

All I know is for the first time we went this last week . We enjoyed the place clean family friendly would visit again. Thank you

@StaceyB7525024 · Camped on Jun 30, 2024 at Campsite #141

Site 141 We enjoyed our stay here. The staff is very friendly and courteous. We did have quite a bit of foot traffic on our site as well as the sites closest to us, as people used it as a short cut to the restrooms, even though the sites around us were also occupied. This site was very shady which is lovely in the hot weather. Cell phone reception is very poor. We have Starlink and were able to position it around the trees enough to get a bit of coverage to message the outside world if necessary. We could even stream some TV shows. I wouldn't rely on it if necessary for your employment. We have a 37 ft travel trailer and it was tight trying to maneuver into the site.

@MelonyG04C6B1B · Camped on Jun 30, 2024 at Campsite #56

Wonderful campground! The only problem would be no cell service.

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