Old Hickory Lake · Tennessee
Overview Shutes Branch is located on the popular Old Hickory Lake, just a short drive outside of Nashville. There's plenty of opportunities for boating, biking, swimming and fishing, as well as sailing. Recreation Bikers of all skills levels will enjoy the Shutes Branch Mountain Biking Trail, accessed from the picnic area.
Sites at Shutes Branch are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 1 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Group, Shelter |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Location | Old Hickory, TN |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Shutes Branch around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
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| Cages Bend | Cancellation alerts available |
| Rockland Recreation Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lone Branch | Cancellation alerts available |
| Avondale | Cancellation alerts available |
| Laguardo | Cancellation alerts available |
| Nat Caldwell Park | Cancellation alerts available |
| Old Hickory Beach | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Shutes Branch; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.