• Franklin, Tennessee, was named after one of our nation's Founding Fathers.A lot of Franklins image by Nikolay Okhitin from Fotolia.com
  
  Named after Benjamin Franklin, this small town in northern Tennessee offers residents a home with a rich historic past dating to the Battle of Franklin during the Civil War. Along with this character come the nearby forests and fields that provide camping opportunities for residents and visitors. Whether you're looking for primitive sites or campgrounds with hook-ups, campsites near Franklin, Tennessee, offer families, couples and groups recreational activities such as fishing, horseback riding and hiking.
  
  

Poole Knobs Campgrounds

• Campgrounds near Franklin, Tennessee offer good bass-fishing spots.fishing image by Zbigniew Nowak from Fotolia.com
  
  Poole Knobs Campgrounds features 88 lakeshore campsites with water and electricity hook-ups as well as showers, restrooms and laundry facilities. A boat ramp offers easy access to J. Percy Priest Lake for boating or fishing. The most popular catches in the 14,000 acres of water include largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie, striped bass, Cherokee bass, white bass, catfish, bluegill and trout. Guests who wish to stay on land can explore the nearby hiking trails or go hunting in the undeveloped woodlands.
  
  Poole Knobs Campgrounds
  493 Jones Mill Road
  Lavergne TN 37086
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Anderson Road Campgrounds

• Anderson Road Campgrounds provide wilderness hiking trails.hiking with friend image by sarssa from Fotolia.com
  
  Anderson Road Campgrounds offer 37 campsites with hot showers, restrooms, picnic shelters, a boat launch, potable water and public telephones. Campers staying at this facility take pleasure in swimming along the shores of the J. Percy Priest Lake or playing in the sand with their kids. Other popular activities are boating, fishing and hiking the Anderson Road Fitness Trail in the cedar glade area near the lake. Families can also go picnicking or visit the playground area.
  
  Anderson Road Campgrounds
  4010 Anderson Road
  Nashville TN 37217
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Seven Points Campgrounds

• Seven Points Campgrounds, one of the most visited sites along J. Percy Priest Lake, has 60 campsites, all with water and electric hook-ups. Amenities include hot showers, restrooms, a boat launch, a dump station and laundry facilities. Seven Points features one of the three beach facilities on the lake run by the Corps of Engineers. Guests enjoy boating, fishing and hiking nature trails.
  
  Seven Points Campgrounds
  1810 Stewarts Ferry Pike
  Hermitage TN 37076
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