5. Seven Points Campground Beach
Seven Points Campground is 16 miles from downtown Nashville yet feels a world away from the hustle and bustle of city life and bright lights. Even if not a camper at Seven Points, you’re welcome to share the beach and the facilities with other visitors in this park-like setting by paying a day-use fee. It’s worth every penny.
The beach at Seven Points is a protected gem along the shores of Percy Priest Lake. After you’ve enjoyed resting on the sand, explore the sandstone shelves nearby that jut out into the water. Keep an eye out for marine birds, including ducks and herons. Take a walk in the grassy meadow—a place where you will likely see resident deer.
In addition to beach time, you may have come to Seven Points to launch your boat from the boat ramp to go trolling for fish or engage friends and family in hours of tubing. Whatever your pleasure on the open water, the tranquil sandy beach will be waiting for you back on shore at Seven Points.
Address: 1810 Stewart’s Ferry Pike, Hermitage, Tennessee
6. Cedar Creek Beach
Cedar Creek Recreational Area on Old Hickory Lake has a sandy swimming beach with shade protection from the sun during summer afternoons. Day trippers from Nashville are only 24 miles northeast from this cottage country landscape that draws families to the water with beach blankets, beach balls, and sandcastle-making kits.
Beach lovers will find their happy place in the white sand of Cedar Creek Beach. Swimming in Old Hickory Lake is encouraged with a safety zone cordoned off from boating traffic. The grassy meadow beside the beach features a deluxe children’s playground. Don’t forget to bring your energy, skills, and ball to play a game or two of beach volleyball—a single court is waiting for you and your gang.
Boaters can satisfy their thirst for aquatic adventure by launching boats at the concrete launch. A small dock is handy when you want to tie up your craft and head back to the beach. Access to the covered picnic shelter and modern restrooms is included with payment of a day-use fee. The 60-site campground adjacent to the beach might motivate you to stay overnight or longer in this idyllic setting for summertime R&R.
Address: 9264 Saundersville Road, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
