Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
Accessible Fishing Accessible Restroom Boat Launch Ramp Flush Toilet	Interpretive Trails Playground Potable Water Swimming

Cook Day Use is subject to closing on busy weekends and holidays. Visitors leaving the area can expect long waits to re-enter the area. *Pets are not allowed in Cook Day Use Area including the shelters* Each vehicle entering the park must pay a day use fee. Cook Day Use picnic shelter reservations must be made at least 4 days in advance. The shelter is available for reservation from April 01 - October 30, excluding major holidays and Sundays between May 23 and July 19, 2009. The cost is $40 a day for up to 100 people. No more than 100 people may use the shelter at Cook. The reservation fee is for the reservation of the shelter only. All shelter users must pay the day use fee of $4.00 per vehicle when entering the park. Alcohol and pets are prohibited in the Day Use Area, which includes the Picnic Shelter. Items such as public address systems and amusement rides are not allowed. Activities other than picnicking activities must be approved by the Resource Manager and may require a Special Event Permit. The day use area, which includes the picnic shelter, will close at 7 p.m. Cook does not give rain checks nor do they give refunds for inclement weather. More information about this area may be obtained by calling (615) 889-1096 or (615) 889-1975.

Getting There:

Cook Day Use Area (TN)
12230 HICKORY BLVD.
Hermitage TN 37076

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
36.13667, -86.59583

From downtown Nashville, TN, take I-40 E 7 mi to Exit 221B, right on Old Hickory Blvd., left on Bell Road, right on New Hope Road 1 MI , right on Stewarts Ferry Pike, left on Old Hickory Blvd 1 mi. Campground on left. From downtown Nashville, TN, take I-40 E 7 mi to Exit 221B, right on Old Hickory Blvd., left on Bell Road, right on New Hope Road 1 mi, right on Stewarts Ferry Pike, left on Old Hickory Blvd 1 mi. Day Use Area with Picnic Shelters on right.

Phone Park for More Information:

Information: (615)889-1096