About Shutes Branch
Shutes Branch is located on the popular Old Hickory Lake, just a short drive outside of Nashville. There's plenty of opportunities for boating, biking, swimming and fishing, as well as sailing. Bikers of all skills levels will enjoy the Shutes Branch Mountain Biking Trail, accessed from the picnic area. The first part of the trail is ideal for beginners, while the second portion will challenge more experienced cyclists with rockier terrain, ledges and tight turns. With its close vicinity to the water, Fishing and swimming are consistently popular activities at Shutes Branch. Shutes Branch offers various picnic sites, a boat launch and fishing platform. The reservable group picnic shelter holds 50 guests and comes with electric hookups. Old Hickory Lake is a 22,500 acre reservoir created by the Old Hickory Lock and Dam on the Cumberland River. The lake is named after former president…
- Managed by: Old Hickory Lake, USACE
- Where: in Green Hill, TN · 36.24768, -86.57027
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Weather by month
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.
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Good to know
Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows only on the best nights, if at all.
Class 6 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 8.1 mi
Water fill-up: 17.7 mi
Propane: 1.9 mi
Camps nearby
- Lone Branch 4.7 mi
- Cages Bend 4.9 mi
- Rockland Recreation Area 5.7 mi
- Old Hickory Beach 5.8 mi
- Nashville Shores 6.3 mi
- Cubworld Site 7 7 mi