Closest first
Every public access within reach of Union City
From TWRA’s own access database, with a directions link on each one. Distances are straight-line from Union City, so the drive is always a bit longer.
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Other water
Fee not listed1 out of 5facilities#10 Watershed8 mi from Union City · Obion Co.Directions and detail →36.49629, -89.16104Fee not listed1 out of 5facilities#4 Watershed8 mi from Union City · Obion Co.Directions and detail →36.41220, -89.20777Fee not listed1 out of 5facilitiesBethel watershed9 mi from Union City · Obion Co.Directions and detail →36.39796, -89.21504Fee not listed1 out of 5facilitiesProteus watershed10 mi from Union City · Obion Co.Directions and detail →36.38631, -89.22075Fee not listed1 out of 5facilities#7 watershed10 mi from Union City · Obion Co.Directions and detail →36.46399, -89.22094Fee not listed1 out of 5facilities#14 Watershed10 mi from Union City · Obion Co.Directions and detail →36.48678, -89.21717Fee not listed1 out of 5facilities#15 Watershed11 mi from Union City · Obion Co.Directions and detail →36.48675, -89.23011Fee not listed1 out of 5facilitiesParks farm watershed11 mi from Union City · Obion Co.Directions and detail →36.42997, -89.25083Fee not listed1 out of 5facilitiesBogus Hollow13 mi from Union City · Obion Co.Directions and detail →36.42078, -89.28819Free3 out of 5facilitiesGooch WMA15 mi from Union City · Obion Co.1 ramp, 2 lanesDirections and detail →36.22923, -89.18735Fee not listed1 out of 5facilitiesSamburg Watershed16 mi from Union City · Obion Co.Directions and detail →36.38206, -89.33686
Gooch Unit E Lake
Obion River
Kingdom Watershed
South Fork of the Obion River
Reelfoot Lake
Fee not listed1 out of 5facilitiesWalnut log15 mi from Union City · Obion Co.Directions and detail →36.46695, -89.31879Free3.5 out of 5facilitiesKirby Pocket16 mi from Union City · Obion Co.From Samburg south on Hwy 22 1.3. miles1 ramp, 2 lanescanoe / kayak landingrestroomsDirections and detail →36.39623, -89.34011Free3 out of 5facilitiesGrassy Island17 mi from Union City · Obion Co.From Samburg south on Hwy 22 5.3 miles to Hwy 157, north approx. 2 miles to Walnut Log Rd 3.4 miles1 ramp, 1 lanefishing piercanoe / kayak landingDirections and detail →36.44320, -89.35220Free3 out of 5facilitiesAirpark17 mi from Union City · Lake Co.From Tiptonville north on Hwy 78 7.2 miles to State Rt 213 1.7 to Gray’s Camp (left) approx..8 mile1 ramp, 1 lanecanoe / kayak landingDirections and detail →36.46650, -89.34870Free3 out of 5facilitiesGray’s Camp17 mi from Union City · Obion Co.HWY 78N, right on SR 213E, approx. 2 miles then right1 ramp, 2 lanescanoe / kayak landingDirections and detail →36.45490, -89.36120Fee not listed1 out of 5facilitiesGrays Camp17 mi from Union City · Lake Co.Directions and detail →36.45476, -89.36131Fee not listed1 out of 5facilitiesSunset18 mi from Union City · Obion Co.Directions and detail →36.37066, -89.37767Free3.5 out of 5facilitiesSunset Court18 mi from Union City · Obion Co.From Samburg north on Hwy 22 0.7 mile to Lake Dr1 ramp, 2 lanescanoe / kayak landingrestroomsDirections and detail →36.37070, -89.37780Free2.5 out of 5facilitiesLong Park21 mi from Union City · Lake Co.From tiptonville, Hwy 21/22 east 3.6 miles1 ramp, 1 lanefishing piercanoe / kayak landingDirections and detail →36.35196, -89.42028Free3 out of 5facilitiesLovell’s Landing21 mi from Union City · Lake Co.From Tiptonville: Hwy 21/22 east 3 miles1 ramp, 2 lanescanoe / kayak landingDirections and detail →36.35612, -89.42797Fee not listed1 out of 5facilitiesWhites Landing22 mi from Union City · Lake Co.Directions and detail →36.37634, -89.43753Fee not listed1 out of 5facilitiesLassiter Corner22 mi from Union City · Lake Co.Directions and detail →36.37969, -89.44249Free2.5 out of 5facilitiesLassiter Landing22 mi from Union City · Lake Co.From Tiptonville, east on HWY 21/22 about 1.4 mi, left on Ray’s Camp Rd1 ramp, 1 laneDirections and detail →36.37974, -89.44257Fee not listed1 out of 5facilitiesChampey Pocket22 mi from Union City · Lake Co.Directions and detail →36.39996, -89.44538Fee not listed2 out of 5facilitiesChampy’s Pocket22 mi from Union City · Lake Co.From Tiptonville, North on HWY 78 for 1.1 mi to Wray Look then 0.8 mi1 ramp, 2 lanescanoe / kayak landingDirections and detail →36.40000, -89.44540Free3.5 out of 5facilitiesKeystone22 mi from Union City · Lake Co.From Tiptonville east on Hwy 21/22; 1.2 mile to Wagon Wheel Loop; 0.1 mile to Keystone Park Dr1 ramp, 2 lanesfishing piercanoe / kayak landingrestroomsDirections and detail →36.38434, -89.44704Free3 out of 5facilitiesWashout22 mi from Union City · Lake Co.from tiptonville 2.9 miles east on Hwy 21 to Magnolia Rd1 ramp, 2 lanescanoe / kayak landingDirections and detail →36.35080, -89.44800
Gooch WMA
Obion River at Bogota
Garrett Lake
Gibson Co Lake
Gibson County Lake
Mississippi River
Forked Deer River
What to bring
What to bring fishing near Union City
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RodUgly Stik GX2 7 ft medium-heavy casting rodStiff enough to set a hook in grass, tough enough to live in a truck bed.Shop on Amazon →Why it is on the list
ReelAbu Garcia Black Max baitcasting reelAn inexpensive baitcaster that casts cleanly once the brakes are set.Shop on Amazon →Why it is on the list
Soft plasticZoom Trick WormThe Tennessee standard on a Texas rig or weightless along docks and grass edges.Shop on Amazon →Why it is on the list
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What it looks like
The water around Union City
Photographs of the lakes and rivers on this page. Drag or swipe for more. Every picture opens that water’s own page.
Reelfoot LakeOpen the Reelfoot Lake page →User:JeremyA / CC BY-SA 2.5
Obion RiverOpen the Obion River page →David.k.hochreiter / CC BY-SA 3.0
Mississippi RiverOpen the Mississippi River page →Ceptember / CC BY-SA 4.0
Forked Deer RiverOpen the Forked Deer River page →Malepheasant at en.wikipedia / Public domain
Reelfoot LakeOpen the Reelfoot Lake page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 4.0
Obion RiverOpen the Obion River page →David.k.hochreiter / CC BY-SA 3.0No boat
Bank fishing near Union City
5 public fishing piers within reach of Union City. No boat needed for any of them.
Free3 out of 5facilitiesGrassy IslandReelfoot Lake · 17 mi from Union CityFrom Samburg south on Hwy 22 5.3 miles to Hwy 157, north approx. 2 miles to Walnut Log Rd 3.4 miles1 ramp, 1 lanefishing piercanoe / kayak landingDirections and detail →36.44320, -89.35220Free2.5 out of 5facilitiesLong ParkReelfoot Lake · 21 mi from Union CityFrom tiptonville, Hwy 21/22 east 3.6 miles1 ramp, 1 lanefishing piercanoe / kayak landingDirections and detail →36.35196, -89.42028Free3.5 out of 5facilitiesKeystoneReelfoot Lake · 22 mi from Union CityFrom Tiptonville east on Hwy 21/22; 1.2 mile to Wagon Wheel Loop; 0.1 mile to Keystone Park Dr1 ramp, 2 lanesfishing piercanoe / kayak landingrestroomsDirections and detail →36.38434, -89.44704Free4 out of 5facilitiesGarrett LakeGarrett Lake · 29 mi from Union CityApproximately 7 miles east of Dresden off State Highway 54. Take State Highway 190 north off Highway 54. Right at split and follow directional signs to lake.1 ramp, 1 lanefishing pieraccessible parkingDirections and detail →36.33008, -88.55057Launch fee5 out of 5facilitiesGibson County LakeGibson County Lake · 32 mi from Union CityOff Vaughns Grove Rd, 5 miles northeast of Trenton, TN1 ramp, 2 lanesfishing piercanoe / kayak landingrestroomsrentalsaccessible parkingDirections and detail →35.99077, -88.87143
Shoreline access in Obion County
Reelfoot Lake State Park units around the Obion shore (the park is 280 acres split into ten separate sections ringing the lake); the Walnut Log area; roadside cypress-line access along SR 21 and SR 22; Gooch WMA levees; Obion River WMA bank on the river itself. Reelfoot has roughly 200 picnic sites across its park units, many of them on the water.
22 public boat launches in Obion County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.
Towns near here
Towns near Union City
The nearest towns to Union City with pages of their own. If nothing near Union City suits, one of these usually does.
Fishing near MartinReelfoot Lake, South Fork of the Obion RiverSee the spots →Fishing near TiptonvilleReelfoot Lake, Mississippi RiverSee the spots →Fishing near DyersburgReelfoot Lake, Obion RiverSee the spots →Fishing near ParisKentucky Lake, Garrett LakeSee the spots →Fishing near JacksonHatchie River, Pine LakeSee the spots →
Union City water holds largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, yellow bass.