Floating Mill Park
Floating Mill Park 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.
This large campground provides a wide variety of campsites, most of which have electric and water hookups. Several tent-only sites are provided, several of which are beautiful lakefront sites.
A day-use group picnic area is available for reservations. It can accommodate up to 125 guests, with a large shelter and picnic tables. Water and 30-amp electric hookups are included.
Amenities like flush toilets, showers and drinking water are provided, creating a comfortable camping experience for guests. A boat ramp, fish cleaning station, playground and hiking trail are all conveniently located within the campground.
Notifications and Alerts
- There will be a Halloween Campsite Decorating Contest on Saturday, October 26, 2024. All votes must be cast with the Park Attendants by 5:00 pm on Saturday. Be the best decorator this Halloween season in your campground and receive a free night on us (refunded)!
Need to Know
- Sites 60-77, 81-98 are tent only sites. Site is only accessible through the use of steps. No camping units can be placed on it.
- Only two tents allowed per site. Tents must be placed on campsite pads. Only one wheeled camping unit allowed to each site. one wheeled camping unit and one tent is allowed.
- Pets are prohibited in the day-use area and beach area in campground. As well as all restroom facilities.
- No alcohol permitted.
- Church services are held Sundays at 9 a.m. from Memorial Day weekend though the last Sunday in the season.
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by using heat-treated firewood. Non-certified heat-treated firewood is prohibited. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
- Payments will be limited to credit card transactions only.
- All camping equipment (including vehicles, boats, and trailers) must be kept on your site(s). Parking on the asphalt at the boat ramp in the campground is prohibited. Campers will also not be allowed to leave their boats and trailers in the day use area. Anyone parking in a non-designated area, will be subject to a citation and/or being towed.
- Only licensed vehicles are permitted. Each campsite is provided for two pre-paid vehicle entry. Additional vehicles, or visitors to campers are charged $3 fee per vehicle. The $3 fee will be charged only one time and hang tag is good for the entire reservation.
- We need your help to maintain our campsites. Please dispose of all trash and litter along with extinguishing any fire and dispose of ashes in the fire ring upon departure. If sites are left trashed, you may be cited by Title 36 Code of Federal Regulation 327.9 Sanitation part (d). “Campers, picknickers, and all other persons using a water resources development project shall keep their sites free of trash and litter during the period of occupancy and shall remove all personal equipment and clean their sites upon departure”.
Natural Features
Center Hill Lake is surrounded by lush mixed hardwood forests in the hilly Highland Rim region. Whitetail deer, wild turkey, squirrels and rabbits roam the wooded hills around the lake.
Floating Mill Park is surrounded by the lake on three sides, providing sweeping waterfront views.
Nearby Attractions
Edgar Evins State Park, about 25 minutes from Floating Mill, sits on the shores of the lake. An observation tower at the Visitor Center offers a spectacular view of Center Hill Lake and the surrounding hillsides.
Burgess Falls State Park is a 35-minute drive from the campground. Here, the Falling Water River drops approximately 250 feet, creating numerous breathtaking waterfalls. Hiking trails and overlooks help visitors enjoy the scenery. The large Native Butterfly Garden is a popular attraction within the park.
Recreation
Boating, waterskiing, canoeing and fishing are popular activities on the water.
Anglers will find bream, walleye, smallmouth bass, crappie, catfish and white bass. Below the dam, the Caney Fork River is one of the most productive trout fisheries in the state.
Nine miles of hiking trails meander around the lake. The Lost Springs Trail loops for two miles above the campground and Hurricane Marina.
Contact Information
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430 Floating Mill Lane SILVER POINT TN 38582
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 931-858-4845
Rental Options
Driving Directions
From I-40, take exit 273. Merge onto US-56 south and continue for 3.5 miles to Floating Mill Road. After about a mile, turn right to stay on Floating Mill Road, and follow signs into the campground.
Available Campsites
- Site 086, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 026, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 050, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 015, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 013, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 040, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 092, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 105, Loop FMIP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 079, Loop FMIP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 085, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 080, Loop FMIP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 012, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site P-1, Loop FMIP, Type Group Picnic Area
- Site 008, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 017, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 020, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 090, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 038, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 027, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 041, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 075, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 048, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 074, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 106, Loop FMIP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 082, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 081, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 018, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 101, Loop FMIP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 049, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 084, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 025, Loop TCLP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 067, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 052, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 060, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 087, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 036, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 099, Loop FMIP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 032, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 089, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 073, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 044, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 028, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 024, Loop TCLP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 071, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 069, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 102, Loop FMIP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 094, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 065, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 031, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 005, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 037, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 070, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 068, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 091, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 011, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 045, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 009, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 097, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 107, Loop FMIP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 096, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 001, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 030, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 063, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 016, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 019, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 078, Loop FMIP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 083, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 077, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 076, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 022, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 039, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 042, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 021, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 104, Loop FMIP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 064, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 051, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 004, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 103, Loop FMIP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 093, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 010, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 006, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 002, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 043, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 061, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 007, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 047, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 066, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 095, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 098, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 033, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 029, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 062, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 034, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 003, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 035, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 023, Loop TCLP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 072, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 046, Loop TCLP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 014, Loop TCLP, Type Rv Electric
- Site 100, Loop FMIP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 088, Loop FMIP, Type Tent Only Electric
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