Closest first
Every public access within reach of Savannah
From TWRA’s own access database, with a directions link on each one. Distances are straight-line from Savannah, so the drive is always a bit longer.
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Kentucky Lake
Free3 out of 5facilitiesWayne Jerrold’s City Park1 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.HWY 64 in Savannah, turn South on Riverside Drive1 ramp, 2 lanesDirections and detail →35.21950, -88.25840Free3.5 out of 5facilitiesSavannah1 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.HWY 64 West from Savannah, Right on Lemert Rd, Right on Old Ferry Lane1 ramp, 2 lanesaccessible parkingDirections and detail →35.22650, -88.26040Free2.5 out of 5facilitiesRiver Heights4 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.Approximately 1 mile South of HWY 64 in Crump on Riverside Lane1 ramp, 1 laneDirections and detail →35.21480, -88.31040Free2 out of 5facilitiesPerkins Bluff4 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.Ernest Lane from Riverside Lane, Crump, TN1 ramp, >3 lanesDirections and detail →35.21140, -88.31240Free2.5 out of 5facilitiesCravens Landing4 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.North on Cravens Rd, Left on Duck Drive, Right Tennessee River Land1 ramp, 1 laneDirections and detail →35.28720, -88.23630Free2 out of 5facilitiesDickey Landing6 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.Lee Lane off Saltillo Road1 ramp, 1 laneDirections and detail →35.30450, -88.19490Free2.5 out of 5facilitiesRock Pile9 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.Rock Pile Lane1 ramp, 1 laneDirections and detail →35.09530, -88.30090Free2.5 out of 5facilitiesWilkinson Ferry11 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.Wilkinson Ferry Drive, Savannah, Tn1 ramp, 1 laneDirections and detail →35.37280, -88.19770Free1.5 out of 5facilitiesKentucky Lake Dam, north shore11 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.accessible parkingDirections and detail →35.07048, -88.25263Free3.5 out of 5facilitiesSaltillo Landing11 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.End of Main Street in Saltillo2 ramps, 2 lanesaccessible parkingDirections and detail →35.37570, -88.20110Free4 out of 5facilitiesTVA Ramp below Pickwick tail waters11 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.HWY 128 South, Right on Wharf Rd. before crossing Pickwick Dam1 ramp, 2 lanesrestroomsDirections and detail →35.06620, -88.25990Free3 out of 5facilitiesBotel11 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.Warf Rd below Pickwick Dam1 ramp, 1 lanerestroomsDirections and detail →35.06480, -88.26970Free1 out of 5facilitiesKentucky Lake Dam, south shore11 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.Directions and detail →35.06250, -88.25693Free4 out of 5facilitiesRiverstone Marina17 mi from Savannah · Decatur Co.Bradley Lane at HWY 114 Bridge over TN River1 ramp, 2 lanesrestroomsDirections and detail →35.41200, -88.04800Free4.5 out of 5facilitiesClifton Marina18 mi from Savannah · Wayne Co.HWY 128 in Clifton City limits1 ramp, 1 lanefishing pierrestroomsrentalsDirections and detail →35.38610, -88.00660Free3 out of 5facilitiesOld Clifton Ferry18 mi from Savannah · Decatur Co.From Decaturville, take HWY 69/641 S to Old Ferry Rd.1 ramp, 2 lanesDirections and detail →35.39110, -87.99370Free2 out of 5facilitiesGlenkirk Landing20 mi from Savannah · Wayne Co.Glenkirk Landing off HWY 128 NE of Clifton1 ramp, 1 laneDirections and detail →35.40960, -87.96870Free2 out of 5facilitiesBeech Creek Ramp20 mi from Savannah · Wayne Co.Beech Lake Road off HWY 128 N of Clinton1 ramp, 1 laneDirections and detail →35.42130, -87.97970Free4.5 out of 5facilitiesMermaid Marina27 mi from Savannah · Decatur Co.From Decaturville, take HWY 100E to Mt. Carmel Rd, follow signs1 ramp, 2 lanesrestroomsDirections and detail →35.55980, -88.00690Free4 out of 5facilitiesWildlife Cove Village and Marina27 mi from Savannah · Benton Co.9 miles south of Camden, TN on HWY 1911 ramp, 1 lanerestroomsrentalsaccessible parkingDirections and detail →35.56174, -88.00601Free2.5 out of 5facilitiesBeech River, Perryville29 mi from Savannah · Decatur Co.Perryville at HWY 100 bridge across Beech River1 ramp, 1 lanecanoe / kayak landingDirections and detail →35.61720, -88.04511Launch fee4.5 out of 5facilitiesBeech Bend Park29 mi from Savannah · Decatur Co.From Perryville, take Hwy 100 W2 ramps, 2 lanesfishing piercanoe / kayak landingrestroomsDirections and detail →35.61621, -88.03850Free4 out of 5facilitiesPerryville Marina30 mi from Savannah · Decatur Co.412 E from Parsons, TN, Right to Perryville Marina, 0.5 miles before crossing bridge1 ramp, 2 lanescanoe / kayak landingrestroomsrentalsDirections and detail →35.62897, -88.03980
White Oak Canal
Fee not listed1 out of 5facilitiesWhite oak boat ramp8 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.Directions and detail →35.33844, -88.26485Fee not listed1 out of 5facilitiesJones Run9 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.Directions and detail →35.34019, -88.32486
White oak canal
Lebanon Pond
Middleton
Pickwick Lake
Free3.5 out of 5facilitiesBruton Branch State Park11 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.Branun Cemetery Road, Savannah, TN1 ramp, 1 lanerestroomsDirections and detail →35.06910, -88.19110Free5 out of 5facilitiesPickwick State Park Ramp #112 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.Pickwick State Park, State Park Road1 ramp, More Than 3 lanesfishing pierrestroomsrentalsaccessible parkingDirections and detail →35.05700, -88.23240Fee not listed1 out of 5facilitiesPickwick Landing State Park Marina12 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.Directions and detail →35.05277, -88.23397Free4.5 out of 5facilitiesPicwick Landing State Park Ramp #212 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.State Park Lane, right on Marina Drive, then left1 ramp, 3 lanesrestroomsrentalsDirections and detail →35.05227, -88.23725Free2 out of 5facilitiesTVA State Line Island14 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.McKelvey Hollow Road to Hitchcock Lane1 ramp, >3 lanesDirections and detail →35.02740, -88.18120Free2.5 out of 5facilitiesWinn Springs15 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.Dockside Drive, Counce, TN1 ramp, 1 laneDirections and detail →35.01440, -88.21490Free4 out of 5facilitiesYellow Creek16 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.HWY 57 West, South of Pickwick, Left on Magnolia Lane2 ramps, 2 lanesaccessible parkingDirections and detail →34.99610, -88.25060Free4 out of 5facilitiesState Line Ramp16 mi from Savannah · Hardin Co.HWY 57 at TN / MS state line3 ramps, >3 lanesfishing pieraccessible parkingDirections and detail →34.99580, -88.24990
Kentucky
Sycamore Lake
Pine Lake
Launch fee1.5 out of 5facilitiesPine Lake Boat Launch25 mi from Savannah · Henderson Co.canoe / kayak landingDirections and detail →35.55805, -88.42068Free5 out of 5facilitiesPine Lake25 mi from Savannah · Henderson Co.Pine Lake Rd, Lexington, TN1 ramp, 2 lanesfishing pierrestroomsaccessible parkingDirections and detail →35.56650, -88.41020
What to bring
What to bring fishing near Savannah
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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 Savannah
Photographs of the lakes and rivers on this page. Drag or swipe for more. Every picture opens that water’s own page.
Kentucky LakeOpen the Kentucky Lake page →George Green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Public domain
Pickwick LakeOpen the Pickwick Lake page →Kbh3rd / CC BY-SA 3.0
Kentucky LakeOpen the Kentucky Lake page →Thomas R Machnitzki / CC BY-SA 3.0
Kentucky LakeOpen the Kentucky Lake page →Thomas R Machnitzki / CC BY-SA 3.0
Kentucky LakeOpen the Kentucky Lake page →Thomas R Machnitzki / CC BY-SA 3.0No boat
Bank fishing near Savannah
6 public fishing piers within reach of Savannah. No boat needed for any of them.
Free5 out of 5facilitiesPickwick State Park Ramp #1Pickwick Lake · 12 mi from SavannahPickwick State Park, State Park Road1 ramp, More Than 3 lanesfishing pierrestroomsrentalsaccessible parkingDirections and detail →35.05700, -88.23240Free4 out of 5facilitiesState Line RampPickwick Lake · 16 mi from SavannahHWY 57 at TN / MS state line3 ramps, >3 lanesfishing pieraccessible parkingDirections and detail →34.99580, -88.24990Free4.5 out of 5facilitiesClifton MarinaKentucky Lake · 18 mi from SavannahHWY 128 in Clifton City limits1 ramp, 1 lanefishing pierrestroomsrentalsDirections and detail →35.38610, -88.00660Free3.5 out of 5facilitiesSycamore LakeSycamore Lake · 24 mi from SavannahSycamore Lake Rd, Lexington, TN1 ramp, 1 lanefishing pierDirections and detail →35.56360, -88.37850Free5 out of 5facilitiesPine LakePine Lake · 25 mi from SavannahPine Lake Rd, Lexington, TN1 ramp, 2 lanesfishing pierrestroomsaccessible parkingDirections and detail →35.56650, -88.41020Launch fee4.5 out of 5facilitiesBeech Bend ParkKentucky Lake · 29 mi from SavannahFrom Perryville, take Hwy 100 W2 ramps, 2 lanesfishing piercanoe / kayak landingrestroomsDirections and detail →35.61621, -88.03850
Shoreline access in Hardin County
Kentucky Lake Dam north shore and south shore, both TWRA-designated fishing sites on TVA land at the dam itself, and the county’s prime bank water, especially in winter for sauger; Pickwick State Park Ramp #1 fishing pier; State Line Ramp fishing pier; Wayne Jerrolds City Park on Riverside Drive in Savannah; the TVA ramp area below the tailwater at river mile 208; Bruton Branch shoreline.
23 public boat launches in Hardin County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.
Towns near here
Towns near Savannah
The nearest towns to Savannah with pages of their own. If nothing near Savannah suits, one of these usually does.
Fishing near JacksonHatchie River, Pine LakeSee the spots →Fishing near LawrenceburgDuck River, Richland CreekSee the spots →Fishing near BrownsvilleHatchie River, Forked Deer RiverSee the spots →Fishing near ColumbiaDuck River, Harpeth RiverSee the spots →Fishing near ParisKentucky Lake, Garrett LakeSee the spots →
Savannah water holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, crappie.