Description

Located along the shoreline of the nearly 22,500 acre Old Hickory Lake just outside of metropolitan Nashville, TN, and near The Hermitage, which is the historical home of President Andrew Jackson. Shutes Branch Recreation Area offers visitors a variety facilities and outdoor recreation opportunities, including: exceptional bank and boat fishing, recreational boating, reservable group picnic shelter, and boat launch. With numerous species of wildlife residing in and around Old Hickory Lake, visitors can view abundant populations of migratory songbirds, white-tailed deer, wild turkey, squirrels, rabbits, snakes, waterfowl and wading birds, making nature study and photography additional exciting pastimes.