What to bring
Tackle for Pinkerton Park
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How to get there
Getting to Pinkerton Park
Pinkerton Park is a public access point on Harpeth River in Williamson County, Tennessee.
TWRA holds no written directions for Pinkerton Park. Use the coordinates below, which come straight from the state’s access record and drop you on the access point itself rather than on the nearest town.
Pinkerton Park is in Franklin. The closest other public access is Harpeth River Fishing Access, 0.9 miles to the south on the same water. For bait, Cumberland Transit in Nashville is about 16 miles away.
Coordinates 35.92195, -86.86251
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Pinkerton Park
Harpeth River holds these, according to the county research behind this site and TWRA’s own species notes.
The Harpeth is one of the only substantially undammed rivers in Tennessee and became the state’s second-longest unimpeded stream after a dam removal in Franklin; it’s the county’s entire fishery and it’s a wade-and-float smallmouth river, not a lake substitute.
What you can keep
Fishing limits at Pinkerton Park
What you can keep from Harpeth River at Pinkerton Park. Harpeth River has no limits of its own, so the statewide limits apply. These are the ones for the fish it holds.
| Fish | Daily limit | Length | Where or when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | 5 black bass combined | No minimum | Statewide |
| Smallmouth bass | 5 black bass combined | No minimum | Statewide |
| Crappie | 15 | 10 in minimum | Statewide |
| Bluegill | No limit | No minimum | Statewide |
| Rock bass | 20 | No minimum | Statewide |
| Channel catfish | No limit under 34 in | Only one over 34 in | Statewide |
From the 2026–27 Tennessee Fishing Guide (TWRA), in effect 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027, checked 25 September 2026. Rules change, so check the guide before you keep a fish.
Pinkerton Park water holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill.
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More Harpeth River access near Pinkerton Park
The closest other public access points on Harpeth River, measured straight line from Pinkerton Park. Each one opens its own page with directions.
Other water close by
Other fishing near Pinkerton Park
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Pinkerton Park, including Cumberland River, Cheatham Lake and J. Percy Priest Lake. Handy when the wind is wrong on Harpeth River or the ramp is busy.
Statewide limits: 5 black bass, 15 crappie at 10 inches, 2 stripers at 15 inches, 7 trout.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near Pinkerton Park
The closest shops to Pinkerton Park that this site has checked. Cumberland Transit in Nashville is nearest, about 16 miles away. Call ahead in winter, when smaller shops cut their hours.
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Around Pinkerton Park
Pinkerton Park is one access point. These pages cover the rest of the water and the rest of the county.