Hurricane Bridge
- 1
- sites
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- best months
- 1 site for group campingReservable on Recreation.gov
- At 707 ft
- Near SmithvilleCenter Hill Recreation Area
Hurricane Bridge Recreation Area 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.
Floating Mill ParkCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain1.4 mi- Center Hill LakeLake fishing3.1 mi
Ragland BottomCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain3.9 mi
Merritt Ridge TrailHikingPhoto: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)5 mi
Jack Clayborn Millennium Trail LoopHikingPhoto: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)5.4 mi
Highland Rim Nature TrailHikingPhoto: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)5.4 mi
Long BranchCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain6.8 mi- Window Cliffs TrailHiking7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Floating Mill ParkCamping · ~2 min drive
- Ragland BottomCamping · ~7 min drive
- Long BranchCamping · ~12 min drive
- Floating Mill CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
- Center Hill Lake Primitive Camping AreasCamping · ~12 min drive
- Granville Recreation Area / Indian Creek CampgroundCamping · ~25 min drive
- Old Mill CampgroundCamping · ~32 min drive
- Ebenerez AcresCamping · ~34 min drive
- Salt Lick CampgroundCamping · ~35 min drive
- Tailwater Rec AreaCamping · ~35 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Center Hill LakeLake fishing · ~5 min drive
Merritt Ridge TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Burgess FallsWaterfall · ~14 min drivePhoto: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Clear Fork CreekCanoeing · ~26 min drive
Best time to visit Hurricane Bridge
Best months: March–May and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
48° / 29°
Feb
52° / 31°
Mar
61° / 38°
Apr
71° / 47°
May
79° / 57°
Jun
86° / 65°
Jul
89° / 68°
Aug
88° / 67°
Sep
83° / 61°
Oct
72° / 50°
Nov
61° / 40°
Dec
51° / 33°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lancaster Edgar Evins Marina, TN, 5.8 mi away at 630 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Hurricane Bridge
1 site for group camping