Open
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.
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.
