Bumpus Mills in TN -- Campground & RV Camping

Bumpus Mills Campground rests among wooded rolling hills on an upstream section of Lake Barkley along the Cumberland River. This small facility offers 15 campsites equipped with water and electric hookups. On-site amenities feature hot showers, a dump station, a boat ramp, and a public marina. The surrounding lake and timberlands host wild turkey, white-tailed deer, and bald eagles. Fort Donelson National Battlefield sits just to the east, and the Bear Creek Waterfowl Management Unit is a short drive south.

Getting there: Physical Address: 764 Forest Trail, Bumpus Mills, TN 37028 From Nashville, Tenn: Take I-24 west to Clarksville, TN. Follow Highway 79 South for 20 mi. to Highway 120. Follow Highway 120 for 10 mi. to Bumpus Mills, turn left onto Tobaccoport Road (Hwy. 1830) for 2.8 mi., turn left onto Oak Hill Road for . 9 mi., turn left onto Forest Trail then turn right into the campground.From I-24 East Cadiz KY: Take 68 west for 6.2mi., turn left on to HWY. 139 south for 15.3mi., continue on to TN. HWY 120 for 2.7 mi. Turn left onto Tobaccoport Road, Hwy 1830 for 2.8 mi., thurn left onto Oak Hill Road for .9 mi., turn left onto Forest Trail then into the campground.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 15-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• The Lake Barkley shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Most sites here have an electric hookup, with most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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