DEFEATED CREEK PARK

Address 140 Marina Lane, CARTHAGE, TN, 37030
StateTN
Reservable Yes — reservable on recreation.gov
Phone615-774-3141

Amenities

🐾 Pets Allowed
🚰 Water Hookup
📌 LAUNDRY FACILITIES
📌 PLAYGROUND
🚰 WATER HOOKUPS
📌 WATER SPIGOT
🔥 Campfire Allowed
📌 PAVED ROADS
🕒 Checkin Time: 3:00 PM, 6:00 AM
👥 Max Num of People: 8–50
🌳 Shade: Full, No, Yes
📌 Electricity Hookup: 20, 20/30/50, 30, 50
🚶 Site Access: Drive-In
🕒 Checkout Time: 2:00 PM, 9:00 PM
🚗 Driveway Length: 20–80
🚗 Driveway Entry: Back-In, Back-in, N/A, Pull-Through, Pull-through
📌 Site Length: 46–206
📌 Site Height/Overhead Clearance: 13–30
🚙 Max Vehicle Length: 0–99
📌 Site Width: 10–36
🧺 Picnic Table: Y
📌 Fire Pit: Y
🚙 Max Num of Vehicles: 1–20
🚗 Driveway Surface: Gravel, Paved
👥 Min Num of People: 1
🚗 Driveway Grade: Moderate, N/A, Severe, Slight
📌 Proximity to Water: Lakefront
Condition Rating: Basic, N/A, Prime, Standard
📌 Full Hookup: 30–50
🔧 Sewer Hookup: Y, Yes
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Group Allowed: Y
🚙 Min Num of Vehicles: 1
📌 Location Rating: Good
📌 Num of Rooms: 0
📌 Hike In Distance to Site: 0
📅 Reservable Sites: 150 of 158
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Overview

Defeated Creek Park Campground sits along the banks of Cordell Hull Lake on the Cumberland River System, just seven miles from Carthage, Tennessee.

The lake was named after Cordell Hull, a politician that was born in the foothills of the Cumberland Mountains. Hull is best known for being the longest running secretary of state in American history, serving for 11 years. Click here for a virtual tour of the Cordell Hull Lake facilities.

Recreation

The 12,000-acre lak

Data updated: 2026-08-23 11:59 (UTC) · Source: RIDB (recreation.gov)