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Cordell Hull Lake

Recreation and wildlife records connected to Cordell Hull Lake.

Roaring River and Wartrace Creek are both checked as dawn-to-dusk, day-use places with no overnight camping and a $5 vehicle fee. Salt Lick Creek is campground-oriented. The wildlife management area adds hunting-season considerations.

Sources checked:4 operator or government records from Recreation.gov, State of Tennessee. Every place links to its official planning source.

The overnight line

Day-use parks are not campground substitutes

  1. Choose Roaring River for a listed mix of swimming, fishing, paddling, boating, picnicking, and a playground. Wartrace adds biking and horseback use to a similar water-access list.
  2. Salt Lick Creek lists camping and a wider activity mix, but its base campsite price was not captured; the checked fee note covers additional vehicles and no-shows.
  3. Cordell Hull Wildlife Management Area is open during daylight hours year-round, with some areas affected by hunting seasons. Check TWRA rules close to the visit.

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Cordell Hull Lake

Roaring River Park

Dawn to dusk. No camping. Water activities, picnicking, a playground, and a $5 vehicle fee near Gainesboro.

  • Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee
  • Uses: swimming, fishing
  • 6 details to check
Open place

Cordell Hull Lake

Wartrace Creek Recreation Area

Daylight only, with no overnight camping. Eight checked activities and a $5 vehicle fee near Gainesboro.

  • Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee
  • Uses: swimming, fishing
  • 6 details to check
Open place

Cordell Hull Lake

Salt Lick Creek Recreation Area and Campground

Ten listed activities near Gainesboro, from camping to paddling; confirm the base campsite price before booking.

  • Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee
  • Uses: camping, swimming
  • 7 details to check
Open place
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander piloting a boat on Cordell Hull Lake.
Representative regional view — not the named facilityPhoto by USACE photo by Joanne Mann, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsSource and licence

Cordell Hull Lake

Cordell Hull Wildlife Management Area

Fish, boat, camp, or watch wildlife near Gainesboro; daylight access and hunting seasons set the boundaries.

  • Gainesboro, Jackson County, Tennessee
  • Uses: fishing, boating
  • 7 details to check
Open place