RV Park Rating – Seven Points (J. Percy Priest Lake, Nashville, TN)

A very nice Army Corps of Engineers campground near Nashville, TN

Link to campground here: Seven Points Campground
Link to map here: Seven Points Campground

  

1. Site Quality = 4/5
   Very decent site quality here. The sites are paved, long and decent size with a very nice sitting area on the side with picnic table and fire-pit/grill. The water-front sites are definitely prime with a gorgeous view of the lake right from your RV. Back sites are nicely private, shaded and separated, but no water views. The only ding is that a few of the sites are not quite flat. Sites have electric (selection of 30 & 50 AMP) and water.
2. Facilities = 3.5/5
   The facilities are decent, but with a few dings. There’s flush toilets and hot showers, but the shower-room becomes a ice-skating rink when it’s wet and there’s quite a few bugs in the facilities. On the bonus side, the campground has on-site dump station, swimming beach and boat launch, plus there’s nice access to the lake all along the water-front. There’s one laundry machine on-site.
3. Location = 4/5
   The location is very good. It’s a lake campground and nicely quiet, yet you’re only 7 miles from Nashville. So, you have the bonus of relaxing surroundings with the city right at your fingertips. The only reason it doesn’t get a 5 is because there’s no real hiking directly from the campground, plus (unfortunately) the lake-front has a bit of trash & glass on it. But, there are nice areas and hiking within short driving distance.
4. Pet Friendliness = 5/5
   Great doggie campground. Lots of space to hang out in the sites, plus water access around the lake.

Overall Rating = 4.1
BONUS ALERT = Secluded lake-side campground within 7 miles of Nashville 

Summary: This is a great campground to visit Nashville and the surrounding area. It’s beautifully located right next to J. Percy Priest Lake in a very quiet wooded area, yet it’s only 7 miles from the city. The water-front sites are lovely with long, paved sites, electricity & water and a “manicured” sitting area with views of the lake. The back sites are also nice and private although without the views. The campground itself has a nice selection of amenities with a swimming beach, boat launch and direct access to the lake. It gets a few dings in the facilities, a bit of trash the lakefront and the fact there’s no hiking trails, but overall this was a lovely stay for exploring the area. 

 Extra Info:  Both AT&T phones and Verizon wireless worked. Reservable electric/water sites with selection of either 30AMP or 50AMP. Sites are $24/night for 50AMP electric/water. Central dump and potable water. Laundry. 

Typical site view

View along back road of campground (we're on the back left site#51)

View down one of the (very long) water-front sites

The cute sitting area on one of the water-front sites

View to swim-beach area

Playing with Polly on the lake

Sequins, Show and Country Music – Welcome to Nashville!

Nashville at night....all music and lights.

 There’s something about Nashville that speaks to the thespian in me. How can you not love a town where tassels are considered a manly accessory, big hair is beautiful and sequins are appropriate decoration for all? Combine it all with a cowboy hat and a southern twang and you’ve just immersed yourself in the Country music capital of the world. It’s the thrill of the show, a flash of brilliant costumes and a good story all wrapped up in a hometown song. Welcome to Nashville! 

We entered this town on a steaming Tennessee weekend looking to be carried away by guitar tunes and southern BBQ, and we found both. The Country Music Hall of Fame was our first stop. This gorgeous museum traces country back to its roots. From the fiddle-tunes of European settlers, to the five-string banjo of african-americans, you can hear how tunes developed from the first recordings in 1920′s to bluegrass and honky-tonk in the 1930′s and 40′s to the rockabilly greats of Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash in the late 1950′s and beyond. Dolly Parton, Hank Williams, Lester Flatt, Roy Rogers…all the greats have passed through here, and you can’t help coming out with a smile and a hint of two-step in your boots (you did wear boots, right?) 

With our history in line we spiffed up our outfits, puffed our hair and went out for a night on the town. A full plate of smoked ribs at Jacks and a walk down Broadway gave us the perfect combo. Here you can hear the modern beat of Country Music live in the bars, take a ride in a horse-drawn carriage or rock it out to street-players looking for the big break. As Charley Pride so beautifully said “there’s enough room in country music for everyone”, and in Nashville you’ll get the show to boot.

Hank Williams' guitar. He led a short life, but left a long legacy of music.

Webb Pierce's "silver dollar" convertible at the Country Music Hall of Fame

All the country greats are here

The history of country music roots with early fiddlers and banjo players