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Floating Mill Park

7 mi northeast of Smithville, TN · Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype
115sites
Reservablebooking
Apr–May & Sep–Octbest months

About Floating Mill Park

Floating Mill Park is located on the shores of the scenic Center Hill Lake on central Tennessee's Highland Rim. The lake stretches 64 miles up the Caney Fork River, where visitors come to enjoy boating, fishing and water sports. The 415 miles of forested shoreline provide excellent hiking, hunting and camping opportunities. **2025 Events:** The annual Halloween event will be held Saturday, October 25, 2025. Boating, waterskiing, canoeing and fishing are popular activities on the water. Anglers will find bream, walleye, smallmouth bass, crappie, catfish and white bass. Below the dam, the Caney Fork River is one of the most productive trout fisheries in the state. Nine miles of hiking trails meander around the lake. The Lost Springs Trail loops for two miles above the campground and Hurricane Marina. This large campground provides a wide variety of campsites, most of which have electric…

  • Fees: Fee
  • Managed by: Center Hill Lake, USACE
  • Where: 7 mi northeast of Smithville, TN · 36.04489, -85.76347

Things to do:

FishingHikingBoating & paddlingSwimmingHunting

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

48°
28°Jan
52°
31°Feb
61°
38°Mar
71°
45°Apr
79°
55°May
86°
63°Jun
89°
67°Jul
88°
65°Aug
83°
58°Sep
72°
46°Oct
61°
36°Nov
51°
31°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–May & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.

See Floating Mill Park from above

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Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Rural edge

The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.

Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 0.1 mi
Water fill-up: 2.1 mi
Propane: 9.9 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.