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Cheatham Dam Campground Boat Ramp

Cheatham Lake · Ashland City, Cheatham County

Cheatham Dam Campground is a concrete trailer boat ramp on Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tennessee, with a fee or pass required and restrooms. It is managed by US Army Corps of Engineers.

Launch
Trailer launch
Lanes
1
Surface
Concrete
Fees
Launch: usually $5 a day (Standard Corps of Engineers day-use launch fee per vehicle. A few lakes charge a different amount)
Annual pass: $40 (Corps of Engineers annual day-use pass, good at Corps ramps and beaches nationwide)
Trailer parking
11-24 spaces
Restroom
Yes
Nearest town
18 mi from Clarksville

Managed by US Army Corps of Engineers · 615-792-3715

Directions: From Ashland City, Tennessee, take US 12 and go eight miles west to Cheap Hill. Turn left on Cheatham Dam Road traveling west four miles. Turn left into the campground.

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Fish in Cheatham Lake

Also recorded:

Tennessee state records for these fish
FishRecordYearCaught in
Channel Catfish41 lb1982Fall Creek Falls Lake
Rainbow Trout18 lb 8 oz2016Pond (Polk County)
Smallmouth Bass11 lb 15 oz1955Dale Hollow Reservoir
Bluegill3 lb1987Farm Pond, Bledsoe Co.
Yellow Bass2 lb 9 oz1998Duck River (near Waverly, TN)
Rock Bass2 lb 8 oz1958Stones River
Warmouth1 lb 12 oz1984Nolichucky River
Green Sunfish1 lb 4 oz1991North Cross Creek
Longear Sunfish13 oz1985Pond, Overton Co.

From official Tennessee record lists: source

Species recorded here since 1990 (GBIF). Check state regulations for seasons and limits.

Before you launch in Tennessee

Tennessee boating laws: education, age limits and life jackets

Links go to official Tennessee agency pages.

All 11 ramps on Cheatham Lake · All ramps in Cheatham County

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Page updated Oct 27, 2026. Ramp details from official Tennessee agency records.