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Tennessee · Recreation.gov

Long Branch (Center Hill Lake) Campground

36.0999° N / 85.8320° W · Data Sep 18 2026, checked hourly
Next open date Sep 18Next open weekend Sep 18104 detected openings this week56 monitored sites

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Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 104 site openings here in the last 7 days
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01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-232630

When Long Branch (Center Hill Lake) reopens

Long Branch (Center Hill Lake)'s openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 7 days
104
Openings · last 30 days
177
Openings · last 90 days
180

Weekday pattern

Detected openings by day of week · 90d
0102030405029442442161114MONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUNOPENINGS RECORDED · LAST 90 DAYS · N = 180

No strong weekday pattern is evident in the openings Campsite Sniper has detected: 180 openings spread across the week.

Hour-of-day pattern

First detected by hour · local time · last 90 days
0102030231516192826000408121620HOUR OF DAY (24H) · CT · LAST 90 DAYS

The largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 21:00 and 23:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 54 of 180 detected openings (30.0%). 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 · percentiles
P25 · 8DMEDIAN · 15 DAYS OUTP75 · 25D0306090120150180DAYS BEFORE STAY DATE

Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 15 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 8–25 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.

Highest-churn sites

Most openings · 90d
SiteOpeningsShare of all openings
09  1910.6%
31  137.2%
01  126.7%
24  105.6%
50  84.4%

Site 09 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 19. One free watch covers every site here.

02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18 – Oct 31, 2026 · of 56 monitored sites

Of the 2,464 tracked site-dates (Sep 18 – Oct 31, 2026): 1,041 open for online reservation · 1,327 reserved · 96 closed.

Where the open windows are

57.8% of tracked site-dates are not currently open for online reservation. 1,041 of 2,464 remain open; here is where they are.

Load status

Sep 18 – Oct 31, 2026
Not open online57.8%
Open site-dates1,041 / 2,464
Reserved (of online inventory)1,327 / 2,368
Weekday openings721
Weekend openings278

Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 721 fall on weekdays and 278 on weekends (Fri–Sun). The split covers the 999 open site-nights on mapped sites; 1,041 site-dates are open across all monitored inventory.

Open dates by month

Sep 2026 – Oct 2026
04008001,2001,6002,000329712SEPOCTSOLID = OPEN SITE-DATES · DASHED OUTLINE = TOTAL BOOKABLE

October holds the most room. 712 of 1,736 site-dates are still open there.

Holiday windows

Sites open per night · of 55 sites
WindowNightSites openStatus
Labor DaySAT Sep 50None open
SUN Sep 60None open
MON Sep 70None open

Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night.

Holiday windows — day use

Units open per date · of 1 day-use unit
WindowDateUnits openStatus
Labor DaySAT Sep 50None open
SUN Sep 60None open
MON Sep 70None open

Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked date.

Best-availability sites

Most open site-nights · tracked window
SiteOpen site-nights
31  30
35  30
36  29
39  29
41  29

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.

Availability by day-use unit

Most open reservation dates · tracked window
UnitOpen reservation dates
P-1  42

This day-use unit currently has 42 reservation dates available.

Next windows

As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshot
Next open dateFri · Sep 18
Next open weekendFri · Sep 18

The next bookable night is Sep 18; the first open weekend starts Sep 18. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.

Stays and site detail

999 open site-nights across 55 sites at Long Branch (Center Hill Lake), from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.

55 overnight sites and 1 day-use unit are represented in the current inventory. Day-use inventory is excluded from every night-based figure on this page — site-nights, longest runs, multi-night stays, holiday stays and RV fit; its reservation dates are listed separately below.

Multi-night stays. 196 2-night, 176 3-night, 31 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 20 at site 07.

RV length. Longest recorded site here is 156 ft. 55 sites take 25 ft, 55 sites take 35 ft, 55 sites take 40 ft.

All 55 sites with current availability
SiteMax RVHookupsOpen site-nightsLongest runDates
3172 ftYes3017 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +18 more
3569 ftYes3012 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +18 more
3681 ftYes2917 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +17 more
3975 ftYes2913 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +17 more
4163 ftYes2912 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +17 more
4951 ftYes2912 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +17 more
4284 ftYes2811 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +16 more
5787 ftYes2716 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +15 more
4669 ftYes2614 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +14 more
5363 ftYes268 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +14 more
5051 ftYes2510 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 11 +13 more
3478 ftYes2412 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +12 more
3763 ftYes2410 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +12 more
4075 ftYes2411 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +12 more
5263 ftYes248 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 11 +12 more
5445 ftYes244 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +12 more
1575 ftYes236 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 6, Oct 7 +11 more
1786 ftYes235 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +11 more
3360 ftYes239 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 11 +11 more
4363 ftYes2311 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +11 more
2687 ftYes229 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +10 more
3878 ftYes216 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 18 +9 more
4787 ftYes217 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 11 +9 more
5151 ftYes215 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +9 more
3090 ftYes206 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 15 +8 more
4490 ftYes205 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +8 more
0596 ftYes197 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 11 +7 more
0667 ftYes196 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +7 more
3284 ftYes196 nightsOct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20 +7 more
2851 ftYes186 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +6 more
4863 ftYes187 nightsSep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 11, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 25 +6 more
2978 ftYes174 nightsSep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19 +5 more
0796 ftYes167 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +4 more
0886 ftYes164 nightsSep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 20, Oct 21 +4 more
0267 ftYes155 nightsSep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 8, Oct 13, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21 +3 more
0984 ftYes158 nightsSep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25 +3 more
4572 ftYes1514 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +3 more
5672 ftYes154 nightsSep 21, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +3 more
1490 ftYes135 nightsSep 20, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 17, Oct 18 +1 more
2780 ftYes138 nightsOct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20 +1 more
1153 ftYes127 nightsSep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 13, Oct 29
1376 ftYes125 nightsSep 21, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 18, Oct 24, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27
5865 ftYes125 nightsSep 20, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17
1890 ftYes114 nightsSep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 7, Oct 11, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 30, Oct 31
2265 ftYes114 nightsSep 20, Oct 4, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28
2065 ftYes103 nightsSep 20, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 11, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 23, Oct 24
21103 ftYes105 nightsOct 8, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29
5548 ftYes104 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21
0375 ftYes94 nightsSep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 3, Oct 16, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28
0160 ftYes84 nightsSep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 30
2466 ftYes84 nightsOct 8, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27
1092 ftYes64 nightsOct 1, Oct 21, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28
23156 ftYes43 nightsSep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 17
2560 ftYes21 nightOct 12, Oct 25
1976 ftYes11 nightOct 8

Day-use inventory

42 available reservation dates across 1 day-use unit. Day-use inventory is reserved by the date, so it carries no stay length.
All 1 day-use unit with current availability
UnitOpen reservation datesConsecutive datesDates
P-14221 datesSep 18, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 +30 more

About Long Branch (Center Hill Lake)

Overview

Long Branch Campground is located below Center Hill Dam on the scenic Caney Fork River in central Tennessee's Highland Rim.

Above the dam, the lake stretches 64 miles up the river, where visitors come to enjoy boating, fishing and water sports. The 415 miles of forested shoreline provide excellent hiking, hunting and camping opportunities.

2025 Events: The annual Halloween event will be held Saturday, October 25, 2025.

Recreation

Fishermen come to Long Branch to experience trophy trout fishing on the river, which is stocked with rainbow and brown trout. Fly fishers and spin fishers alike enjoy this beautiful river and its abundant fish. Canoeing and kayaking on the Caney Fork River has become a favorite pastime for campers and sightseers alike. The Buffalo Valley Nature Trail is located just across the river from the campground. It provides access to the Caney Fork and is a very popular area for trout fishermen. The area has great wildlife viewing opportunities. Boating, water skiing and canoeing are popular activities above the dam on Center Hill Lake.

Facilities

The campground offers 60 campsites with water and 50-amp electric hookups. A large, day-use group picnic shelter is also available, with water and electric hookup. Amenities like flush toilets, showers and drinking water are provided, creating a comfortable camping experience for guests. A boat ramp, fish cleaning station and playground are all conveniently located within the campground.

Natural Features

Long Branch is surrounded by the lush mixed hardwood forests of the hilly Highland Rim region. Whitetail deer, wild turkey, squirrels and rabbits roam the wooded hills in the area.

Nearby Attractions

The Center Hill Lake Resource Managers Office is located across the river next to the Buffalo Valley Recreation Area. Edgar Evins State Park sits on the lake shore about 5 minutes from Long Branch. An observation tower at the Visitor Center offers a spectacular view of Center Hill Lake and the surrounding hillsides.

56 monitored sitesRVs up to 156 ft55 with hookups40 shadedWaterfrontRiverfrontSpringsPets OKFire pitsMax party 8

Getting there

From I-40, take exit 268 and merge onto US-96 west. Continue for 5 miles to the end of Center Hill Dam, then turn right on SR-141. Follow signs into campground.

478 Lancaster Rd., Lancaster, TN 38569615-548-8002
BoatingCampingCanoeingFishingKayaking

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FAQ

How do I get a reservation at Long Branch (Center Hill Lake)?

Reservations for Long Branch (Center Hill Lake) are made through Recreation.gov. 1,041 of 2,464 tracked site-dates are currently open (42.2%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 180 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site or unit 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 facility 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 Long Branch (Center Hill Lake)?

Campsite Sniper detected 104 site-date openings at Long Branch (Center Hill Lake) in the last 7 days, 177 over 30 days and 180 over the last 90.

Can I get a multi-night stay at Long Branch (Center Hill Lake)?

176 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 07. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.

Which sites at Long Branch (Center Hill Lake) fit a 35-foot RV?

55 of the 55 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 156 ft.

Which month has the most availability at Long Branch (Center Hill Lake)?

October 2026, with 712 open site-dates in the current snapshot of 1,736.

How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Long Branch (Center Hill Lake)?

Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 15 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 8-25 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.

When is the next open date at Long Branch (Center Hill Lake)?

As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Fri, Sep 18 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 18. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.

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