Openings · last 7 days
54
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 54 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
92
Openings · last 90 days
98
Weekday pattern
Detected openings by day of week · 90dNo strong weekday pattern is evident in the openings Campsite Sniper has detected: 98 openings spread across the week.
Hour-of-day pattern
First detected by hour · local time · last 90 daysThe largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 15:00 and 19:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 27 of 98 detected openings (27.6%). 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 12 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 5–33 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 11 | 11.2% |
| 08 | 8 | 8.2% |
| 33 | 7 | 7.1% |
| 02 | 6 | 6.1% |
| 25 | 6 | 6.1% |
Site 10 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 11. One free watch covers every site here.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18 – Oct 28, 2026 · of 42 monitored sites
Of the 1,722 tracked site-nights (Sep 18 – Oct 28, 2026): 336 open for online reservation · 1,386 reserved.
Where the open windows are
80.5% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 336 of 1,722 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18 – Oct 28, 2026Not open online80.5%
Open site-nights336 / 1,722
Reserved (of online inventory)1,386 / 1,722
Weekday openings287
Weekend openings49
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 287 fall on weekdays and 49 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Oct 2026October holds the most room. 214 of 1,176 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 42 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 38 | 20 |
| 32 | 19 |
| 41 | 17 |
| 29 | 16 |
| 37 | 16 |
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.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateSun · Sep 20
Next open weekendFri · Oct 16
The next bookable night is Sep 20; the first open weekend starts Oct 16. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
336 open site-nights across 42 sites at Cages Bend, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 86 2-night, 65 3-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 20 at site 02.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 35 ft | Yes | 20 | 5 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 12, Oct 13 +8 more |
| 32 | 40 ft | Yes | 19 | 5 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 19 +7 more |
| 41 | 45 ft | Yes | 17 | 5 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 14, Oct 15 +5 more |
| 29 | 25 ft | Yes | 16 | 5 nights | Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22 +4 more |
| 37 | 35 ft | Yes | 16 | 5 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22 +4 more |
| 39 | 38 ft | Yes | 15 | 4 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22 +3 more |
| 02 | 45 ft | Yes | 13 | 5 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27 +1 more |
| 27 | 38 ft | Yes | 13 | 4 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 26, Oct 27 +1 more |
| 40 | 38 ft | Yes | 13 | 4 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Oct 1, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21 +1 more |
| 10 | 50 ft | Yes | 12 | 6 nights | Oct 7, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 |
| 17 | 30 ft | Yes | 12 | 4 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 |
| 25 | 32 ft | Yes | 12 | 4 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 |
| 06 | 45 ft | Yes | 10 | 4 nights | Sep 20, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 19, Oct 22, Oct 28 |
| 26 | 40 ft | Yes | 10 | 4 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 13, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 |
| 09 | 45 ft | Yes | 9 | 5 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 30, Oct 20, Oct 28 |
| 31 | 27 ft | Yes | 9 | 3 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 7, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 28 |
| 05 | 30 ft | Yes | 8 | 4 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 13, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 |
| 19 | 40 ft | Yes | 8 | 4 nights | Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 |
| 22 | 40 ft | Yes | 8 | 4 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 18, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 |
| 24 | 45 ft | Yes | 8 | 4 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 19, Oct 20 |
| 36 | 40 ft | Yes | 8 | 4 nights | Oct 1, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 |
| 42 | 40 ft | Yes | 8 | 4 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4 |
| 03 | 45 ft | Yes | 7 | 3 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 8, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 |
| 07 | 45 ft | Yes | 7 | 3 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Oct 1, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21 |
| 04 | 45 ft | Yes | 6 | 3 nights | Sep 30, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 |
| 18 | 35 ft | Yes | 5 | 4 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 28 |
| 23 | 45 ft | Yes | 5 | 2 nights | Sep 20, Sep 30, Oct 13, Oct 27, Oct 28 |
| 35 | 32 ft | Yes | 5 | 4 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 19 |
| 12 | 38 ft | Yes | 4 | 2 nights | Sep 22, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 19 |
| 13 | 38 ft | Yes | 4 | 2 nights | Sep 20, Oct 7, Oct 23, Oct 24 |
| 21 | 45 ft | Yes | 4 | 2 nights | Sep 24, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13 |
| 43 | 45 ft | Yes | 4 | 3 nights | Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 28 |
| 11 | 32 ft | Yes | 3 | 2 nights | Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 19 |
| 20 | 40 ft | Yes | 3 | 2 nights | Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 28 |
| 28 | 30 ft | Yes | 3 | 2 nights | Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 18 |
| 08 | 45 ft | Yes | 2 | 2 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24 |
| 15 | 35 ft | Yes | 2 | 1 night | Sep 24, Oct 13 |
| 16 | 35 ft | Yes | 2 | 1 night | Sep 24, Oct 28 |
| 30 | 30 ft | Yes | 2 | 1 night | Sep 20, Oct 22 |
| 34 | 45 ft | Yes | 2 | 1 night | Sep 24, Oct 28 |
| 14 | 40 ft | Yes | 1 | 1 night | Sep 29 |
| 33 | 40 ft | Yes | 1 | 1 night | Oct 25 |
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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View on Recreation.gov ↗ Get directions ↗
03 · Field Photos · roll CS-232539 · facility + sites
Photo gallery
Roll CS-232539 · Cages Bend · Gallatin TN12 frames · facility + sites
FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Cages Bend?
Reservations for Cages Bend are made through Recreation.gov. 80.5% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation; 336 of 1,722 remain open. Campsite Sniper has also detected 98 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 Sep 18, 2026 16:19 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 54 site-date openings at Cages Bend in the last 7 days, 92 over 30 days and 98 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Cages Bend?
65 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 20 at site 02. 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?
October 2026, with 214 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 1,176.
How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Cages Bend?
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 12 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 5-33 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
When is the next open date at Cages Bend?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Sun, Sep 20 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Oct 16. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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