Anderson Road Day Use Reservable Shelter

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Anderson Road Day Use

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This is a day-use area only with no overnight camping. Open for day use with a $5.00 per vehicle entrance fee. May close on weekends due to high visitor volume. Pets are not allowed.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 2 at 1:46PM CDT until July 2 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN

1:46 PM — 8:00 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 438 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE BEDFORD CANNON CHEATHAM COFFEE DAVIDSON DICKSON GILES HICKMAN HOUSTON HUMPHREYS LAWRENCE LEWIS MARSHALL MAURY MONTGOMERY PERRY ROBERTSON RUTHERFORD STEWART SUMNER WAYNE WILLIAMSON WILSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND CITY, BRENTWOOD, CENTERVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, CLIFTON, COLLINWOOD, COLUMBIA, DICKSON, DOVER, ERIN, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, GOODLETTSVILLE, HENDERSONVILLE, HOHENWALD, KINGSTON SPRINGS, LA VERGNE, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LEWISBURG, LINDEN, LOBELVILLE, MANCHESTER, MCEWEN, MOUNT JULIET, MURFREESBORO, NASHVILLE, NEW JOHNSONVILLE, PEGRAM, PULASKI, SHELBYVILLE, SMYRNA, SPRINGFIELD, TENNESSEE RIDGE, TULLAHOMA, WAVERLY, WAYNESBORO, AND WOODBURY.

Extreme Heat Warning issued July 2 at 9:43AM CDT until July 3 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN

9:43 AM — July 3rd, 3:00 AM

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions will continue through Independence Day with heat index values peaking in the 105 to 112 range. Overnight conditions will be very uncomfortable with lows in the 70s. * WHERE...Middle Tennessee. * WHEN...For the Extreme Heat Warning, until 8 PM CDT Friday. For the Heat Advisory, from 8 PM Friday to 8 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Heat Advisory issued July 2 at 9:43AM CDT until July 4 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN

9:43 AM — July 3rd, 3:00 AM

About

Anderson Road Day Use provides lakeside recreation at J. Percy Priest Lake in Davidson County, Tennessee. This day-use facility offers a swim beach, picnic areas with tables and grills, a reservable group shelter with electric hookups for events, two playgrounds, restrooms, and a boat launch ramp. The Anderson Road Fitness Trail, a paved path extending just over a mile, winds through the scenic cedar glade ecosystem beside the lake. J. Percy Priest Lake spans 14,200 surface acres with 19,087 acres of surrounding grasslands and woodlands. The Cedar Glades Natural Area hosts diverse wildlife and plant species, including the Tennessee coneflower. Fishing opportunities include largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie, Cherokee bass, catfish, bluegill, and trout. Note: This is a day-use area only with no overnight camping. Overnight campers should look to the separate Anderson Road Campground facility nearby.

Directions

From downtown Nashville, take I-40 east for 5 miles to exit 219. Turn right on Stewarts Ferry Pike and continue straight on Bell Road for 5 miles. Turn left on Smith Springs Road, then left on Anderson Road. Anderson Road dead-ends into the day use area.