With a guide
Guides and charters near Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area
Captains who run Nashville lakes and the Cumberland, with their own phone numbers. You call and book with them directly.
Nashville Fishing Charters
Stripers, hybrids, crappie, largemouth, smallmouthCall 615-812-2091nashvillefishingcharters.com
Fish Nashville
Striper, hybrid, catfish, crappie, bass, troutCall 615-200-0618fishnashville.com
Crappie Guide Service
White and black crappieCall 615-542-9800crappieguideservice.com
What to bring
Tackle for Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area
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How to get there
Getting to Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area
Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area is a public access point on Harpeth River in Davidson County, Tennessee, run by Other.
I-40 to McCrory Lane exit, head toward Pegram on left
Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area is 14 miles west of Brentwood, the nearest town with its own page here. The county seat, Nashville, is 15 miles to the east. The closest other public access is Harpeth State Park, Newsom’s Mill, 1.7 miles to the east on the same water. For bait, Cumberland Transit in Nashville is about 13 miles away.
Coordinates 36.08803, -87.02456
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area
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 Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area
What you can keep from Harpeth River at Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area. 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.
21 public boat launches in Davidson County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.
What it looks like
Harpeth River around Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area
What the water at Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area actually looks like. Drag or swipe through. Every picture opens that water’s own page.
J. Percy Priest LakeOpen the J. Percy Priest Lake page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0
Cumberland RiverOpen the Cumberland River page →U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not s / Public domain
J. Percy Priest LakeOpen the J. Percy Priest Lake page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0
Cumberland RiverOpen the Cumberland River page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0
J. Percy Priest LakeOpen the J. Percy Priest Lake page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0
Cumberland RiverOpen the Cumberland River page →Pub. by Southern Latex Co., Nashville, Tenn. “Ti / Public domainNext one along
More Harpeth River access near Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area
The closest other public access points on Harpeth River, measured straight line from Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area. Each one opens its own page with directions.
Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area water holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill.
Other water close by
Other fishing near Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area, including Cumberland River, Turnbull Creek and Cheatham Lake. Handy when the wind is wrong on Harpeth River or the ramp is busy.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area
The closest shops to Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area that this site has checked. Cumberland Transit in Nashville is nearest, about 13 miles away. Call ahead in winter, when smaller shops cut their hours.
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Around Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area
Harpeth State Park, Hidden Lake Access Area is one access point. These pages cover the rest of the water and the rest of the county.