Smith Springs Recreation Area

3060 Smith Springs Road, Antioch, TN 37013

Percy Priest Lake is federally owned, and named after a Tennessee Congressman. It was authorized by the federal Congress in 1946. The lake is 42 miles long, and has 213 miles of shoreline. Surrounding the lake is three campgrounds, eleven recreation areas, twelve boat launch ramps, and six marinas, all of which are federally owned and managed by the U.S Army Corps of Engineers. In the '80's, here was talk of using this recreation area for a campground for the YMCA, but it never came to fruition. Today, here at Smith Springs Recreation Area, there's a giant pavilion that will fit 50 people available for rent at recreation.gov, grills, and plenty of access to the lake for boating, camping, fishing, and swimming.

If you're wanting to make an day of everything Percy Priest Lake has to offer, the other sites include:

J. Percy Priest Dam Site, Visitor Center and Overlook – 3737 Bell Road, Nashville, TN 37214

Anderson Road Recreation Area – 4060 Anderson Road, Nashville, TN 37217

Cook Recreation Area – 12230 Old Hickory Blvd, Hermitage, TN 37076

Seven Points Recreation Area – 1900 Stewart’s Ferry Pike, Hermitage, TN 37076

Fate Sanders Recreation Area – 3398 Weakley Lane, Smyrna, TN 37167

Stewart Creek Recreation Area - 1301 Weakley Lane, Smyrna, TN 37167

Jefferson Springs Recreation Area – 7660 W. Jefferson Pike, Smyrna, TN 37167

East Fork Recreation Area - 5798 Central Valley Road, Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Nice's Mill Recreation Area - 5398 Sulphur Springs Road, Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Poole Knobs – 493 Jones Mill Road, LaVergne, TN 37086