Tennessee / Old Hickory Lake /
Drakes Creek Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Old Hickory Lake · near Hendersonville · Tennessee
Zebra mussels (latest report 1993) reported in Old Hickory Lake 3.7 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 5-10 trailer spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- 24 hours
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 36.29681, -86.61341
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Old Hickory Lock and Dam Headwater · USACE
Lake level: Old Hickory Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Old Hickory Lock and Dam Headwater), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Old Hickory Lake
Lake in Tennessee. All launches on Old Hickory Lake.
Community
Where people who use Old Hickory Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Mallard Point Park · 0.6 mi · Old Hickory Lake
- Lock 3 Access · 1.7 mi · Old Hickory Lake
- Rockland Recreation Area Boat Ramp · 1.9 mi · Old Hickory Lake
- Rockland Park · 2.1 mi · Old Hickory Lake
- Stark Knob · 2.4 mi · Old Hickory Lake
- Metro Beach Boat Ramp · 2.5 mi · Old Hickory Lake
Sources
- Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Boating and Fishing Access Sites record 027b9ef8-48ad-4b3c-8f08-57db65890ec4 · Public data (TWRA GIS), disclaimer only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Boating and Fishing Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.