Openings · last 7 days
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Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 4 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-232539
When Cages Bend reopens
Cages Bend's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
131
Openings · last 90 days
317
Weekday pattern
Detected openings by day of week · 90dTuesday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected. 65 of 317 openings detected in the last 90 days occurred on a Tuesday (20.5%), with Monday (47) and Wednesday (47) next in line.
Hour-of-day pattern
First detected by hour · local time · last 90 daysThe largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 11:00 and 13:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 77 of 317 detected openings (24.3%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Central Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Lead-time profile
Days before stay date · percentilesHalf of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 5 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 2–14 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
Highest-churn sites
Most openings · 90d| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 15 | 4.7% |
| 09 | 14 | 4.4% |
| 24 | 13 | 4.1% |
| 30 | 13 | 4.1% |
| 10 | 13 | 4.1% |
Site 29 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 15. One free watch covers every site here.
02 · Availability Outlook · Apr 1 – May 3, 2027 · of 42 monitored sites
Of the 1,386 tracked site-nights (Apr 1 – May 3, 2027): 758 open for online reservation · 628 reserved.
Where the open windows are
45.3% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 758 of 1,386 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Apr 1 – May 3, 2027Not open online45.3%
Open site-nights758 / 1,386
Reserved (of online inventory)628 / 1,386
Weekday openings460
Weekend openings298
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 460 fall on weekdays and 298 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Apr 2027 – May 2027April holds the most room. 664 of 1,260 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 42 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Day | FRI May 28 | 0 | None open |
| SAT May 29 | 0 | None open | |
| SUN May 30 | 0 | None open | |
| MON May 31 | 0 | None open |
Memorial Day: no online availability on any tracked night.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 19 | 33 |
| 35 | 31 |
| 04 | 30 |
| 05 | 30 |
| 07 | 30 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Tracked window
CoverageCampsite Sniper's data for this facility starts Apr 1, 2027. That is about 150 days after the current snapshot was taken, so dates before Apr 1, 2027 are not covered by what Campsite Sniper tracks here — they are not known to be unavailable. The site-nights shown on this page describe Apr 1, 2027 onwards only. Check Recreation.gov for earlier dates.
Stays and site detail
758 open site-nights across 42 sites at Cages Bend, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 77 2-night, 67 3-night, 35 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Apr 1, 2027 at site 19.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 50 ft. 42 sites take 25 ft, 33 sites take 35 ft, 23 sites take 40 ft.
All 42 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 40 ft | Yes | 33 | 33 nights | Apr 1, 2027, Apr 2, 2027, Apr 3, 2027, Apr 4, 2027, Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 8, 2027, Apr 9, 2027, Apr 10, 2027, Apr 11, 2027, Apr 12, 2027 +21 more |
| 35 | 32 ft | Yes | 31 | 30 nights | Apr 1, 2027, Apr 4, 2027, Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 8, 2027, Apr 9, 2027, Apr 10, 2027, Apr 11, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027 +19 more |
| 04 | 45 ft | Yes | 30 | 30 nights | Apr 4, 2027, Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 8, 2027, Apr 9, 2027, Apr 10, 2027, Apr 11, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027 +18 more |
| 05 | 30 ft | Yes | 30 | 30 nights | Apr 4, 2027, Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 8, 2027, Apr 9, 2027, Apr 10, 2027, Apr 11, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027 +18 more |
| 07 | 45 ft | Yes | 30 | 30 nights | Apr 4, 2027, Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 8, 2027, Apr 9, 2027, Apr 10, 2027, Apr 11, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027 +18 more |
| 29 | 25 ft | Yes | 29 | 22 nights | Apr 1, 2027, Apr 2, 2027, Apr 3, 2027, Apr 4, 2027, Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 16, 2027 +17 more |
| 43 | 45 ft | Yes | 28 | 28 nights | Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 8, 2027, Apr 9, 2027, Apr 10, 2027, Apr 11, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 16, 2027, Apr 17, 2027 +16 more |
| 22 | 40 ft | Yes | 27 | 23 nights | Apr 1, 2027, Apr 2, 2027, Apr 3, 2027, Apr 4, 2027, Apr 11, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 16, 2027, Apr 17, 2027, Apr 18, 2027 +15 more |
| 32 | 40 ft | Yes | 27 | 23 nights | Apr 1, 2027, Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 11, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 16, 2027, Apr 17, 2027, Apr 18, 2027 +15 more |
| 38 | 35 ft | Yes | 27 | 23 nights | Apr 4, 2027, Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 11, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 16, 2027, Apr 17, 2027, Apr 18, 2027 +15 more |
| 39 | 38 ft | Yes | 26 | 22 nights | Apr 4, 2027, Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 16, 2027, Apr 17, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027 +14 more |
| 40 | 38 ft | Yes | 26 | 22 nights | Apr 4, 2027, Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 16, 2027, Apr 17, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027 +14 more |
| 03 | 45 ft | Yes | 25 | 22 nights | Apr 4, 2027, Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 16, 2027, Apr 17, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027 +13 more |
| 37 | 35 ft | Yes | 25 | 11 nights | Apr 1, 2027, Apr 4, 2027, Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 16, 2027, Apr 17, 2027, Apr 18, 2027 +13 more |
| 02 | 45 ft | Yes | 23 | 23 nights | Apr 11, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 16, 2027, Apr 17, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 21, 2027, Apr 22, 2027 +11 more |
| 27 | 38 ft | Yes | 23 | 11 nights | Apr 4, 2027, Apr 9, 2027, Apr 10, 2027, Apr 11, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 16, 2027, Apr 17, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027 +11 more |
| 10 | 50 ft | Yes | 22 | 11 nights | Apr 4, 2027, Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 8, 2027, Apr 9, 2027, Apr 10, 2027, Apr 11, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 19, 2027 +10 more |
| 36 | 40 ft | Yes | 21 | 9 nights | Apr 4, 2027, Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 8, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 21, 2027, Apr 22, 2027 +9 more |
| 17 | 30 ft | Yes | 20 | 16 nights | Apr 1, 2027, Apr 2, 2027, Apr 3, 2027, Apr 4, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 21, 2027, Apr 22, 2027, Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027 +8 more |
| 06 | 45 ft | Yes | 19 | 19 nights | Apr 15, 2027, Apr 16, 2027, Apr 17, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 21, 2027, Apr 22, 2027, Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027 +7 more |
| 09 | 45 ft | Yes | 19 | 8 nights | Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 11, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 21, 2027, Apr 26, 2027 +7 more |
| 23 | 45 ft | Yes | 19 | 16 nights | Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 21, 2027, Apr 22, 2027, Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027 +7 more |
| 08 | 45 ft | Yes | 18 | 7 nights | Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 8, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 16, 2027, Apr 17, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 21, 2027, Apr 27, 2027 +6 more |
| 25 | 32 ft | Yes | 17 | 11 nights | Apr 1, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 16, 2027, Apr 17, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027 +5 more |
| 42 | 40 ft | Yes | 16 | 16 nights | Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 21, 2027, Apr 22, 2027, Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027 +4 more |
| 34 | 45 ft | Yes | 15 | 7 nights | Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 11, 2027, Apr 16, 2027, Apr 17, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 21, 2027, Apr 22, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027 +3 more |
| 11 | 32 ft | Yes | 14 | 8 nights | Apr 6, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 21, 2027, Apr 22, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027 +2 more |
| 18 | 35 ft | Yes | 14 | 9 nights | Apr 1, 2027, Apr 4, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027 +2 more |
| 26 | 40 ft | Yes | 13 | 4 nights | Apr 1, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 21, 2027, Apr 22, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, May 2, 2027 +1 more |
| 28 | 30 ft | Yes | 12 | 7 nights | Apr 1, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 23, 2027, Apr 24, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 41 | 45 ft | Yes | 12 | 7 nights | Apr 8, 2027, Apr 9, 2027, Apr 10, 2027, Apr 11, 2027, Apr 12, 2027, Apr 13, 2027, Apr 14, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, Apr 30, 2027, May 1, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 13 | 38 ft | Yes | 10 | 5 nights | Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 21, 2027, Apr 22, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027 |
| 16 | 35 ft | Yes | 10 | 5 nights | Apr 1, 2027, Apr 4, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 20 | 40 ft | Yes | 9 | 4 nights | Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 12 | 38 ft | Yes | 7 | 4 nights | Apr 1, 2027, Apr 15, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 21, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 15 | 35 ft | Yes | 7 | 4 nights | Apr 1, 2027, Apr 4, 2027, Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 21, 2027, Apr 25, 2027 |
| 31 | 27 ft | Yes | 6 | 5 nights | Apr 1, 2027, Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027 |
| 33 | 40 ft | Yes | 6 | 5 nights | Apr 25, 2027, Apr 26, 2027, Apr 27, 2027, Apr 28, 2027, Apr 29, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 14 | 40 ft | Yes | 4 | 4 nights | Apr 18, 2027, Apr 19, 2027, Apr 20, 2027, Apr 21, 2027 |
| 24 | 45 ft | Yes | 4 | 3 nights | Apr 5, 2027, Apr 6, 2027, Apr 7, 2027, Apr 25, 2027 |
| 21 | 45 ft | Yes | 2 | 2 nights | May 2, 2027, May 3, 2027 |
| 30 | 30 ft | Yes | 2 | 1 night | Apr 1, 2027, Apr 11, 2027 |
About Cages Bend
Overview
Cages Bend Campground is located on the shores of Old Hickory Lake, offering campers the opportunity to enjoy activities with a beautiful scenic backdrop. Water recreation is the major attraction for lake-goers, but with white-tailed deer, migratory song birds and waterfowl abundant in the area, birding and wildlife photography is popular as well.
Recreation
Swimming and sailing are popular ways to enjoy the lake, and anglers can find exceptional bank and boat fishing for catfish, crappie and bass.
Facilities
The campground offers a playground for families, a boat ramp for easy lake access, showers for comfort and a group picnic shelter for convenient entertaining. All sites have electric and water hookups and four sites meet accessibility standards. Laundry facilities are also onsite. Two docks are also available for fishing only, one is located inside the campground and the other is beside the boat ramp.
Natural Features
Old Hickory Lake is a 22,500 acre reservoir just northeast of the Nashville metropolitan area.
Fed by the Cumberland River, it stretches for 97 miles, offering an ideal home for several birds and animals in its woodland habitat.
Nearby Attractions
Downtown Nashville, known as "the music city," is just over a thirty minute drive from the campground.
Visitors looking for more pier fishing opportunities can explore nearby piers at Rockland, Sanders Ferry, Shutes Branch and Bledsoe Creek State Park.
History buffs will appreciate a day trip to the Hermitage, an impressive National Historic Landmark where the seventh U.S. President, Andrew Jackson lived.
42 monitored sitesRVs up to 50 ft42 with hookups31 shadedWaterfrontLakefrontPets OKFire pitsMax party 6
Getting there
From Nashville, TN, travel North on I-65 and take TN-386/Vietnam Veterans Blvd. Continue to exit 12, Big Station Camp Blvd. Turn right onto Big Station Camp Bldvd. Continue staight across Nashville Pike onto Cages Bend Road. Take Cages Bend Road to Benders Ferry Road. The recreation area will be ahead on the left.
1125 Benders Ferry Road, Gallatin, TN 37066615-824-4989
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Cages Bend?
Reservations for Cages Bend are made through Recreation.gov. 758 of 1,386 tracked site-nights are currently open (54.7%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 317 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Nov 2, 2026 18:20 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Cages Bend?
Campsite Sniper detected 4 site-date openings at Cages Bend in the last 7 days, 131 over 30 days and 317 over the last 90.
Which day of the week had the most detected openings at Cages Bend?
Tuesday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected in the last 90 days: 65 of 317 (20.5%). Days reflect when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, not when the change occurred upstream.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Cages Bend?
67 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Apr 1, 2027 at site 19. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Cages Bend fit a 35-foot RV?
33 of the 42 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 50 ft.
Which month has the most availability at Cages Bend?
April 2027, with 664 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 1,260.
How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Cages Bend?
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 5 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 2-14 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
When is the next open date at Cages Bend?
Campsite Sniper cannot answer that from the current snapshot. The availability data held for Cages Bend begins Apr 1, 2027 — about 150 days after this snapshot was taken, so any earlier dates are outside what Campsite Sniper is tracking here rather than known to be unavailable. Check Recreation.gov for dates before Apr 1, 2027.
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