Starting this week, I will be posting a series called “Access Points
On the Harpeth River”. The city of Franklin and the state of Tennessee have been
doing an amazing job of constructing new access points for its citizens and
visitors who enjoy paddling and fishing. The Harpeth River is over 125 miles
and has 1,000 miles of tributaries. It truly is one of our state’s great
resources.
Fifteen miles of the Harpeth river flows through the city of
Franklin, with numerous access points along the way. The Tennessee State Park’s
Department has made another 40 miles of the Harpeth River a linear park with
most of it being part of the State Scenic Waterway. It also has many access
points.
As I describe each access point I will
give you details on each of the following:
Availability
of parking at the access point.
Distance
to the river.
Number
of Steps from the river bank to the water.
Is
it easy to access the water from the bank?
How
busy is the access point (do local outfitters use the access?)
Are public restrooms and other
amenities available at the location?
When planning a paddle trip, it is nice to have all the available
information you can gather. It can be a struggle to get to a take-out location
and to find out you must hike 200-yards with all your gear to the river’s edge.
I will include lots of pictures, so the paddlers can get a feel for the
location. Please note that locations change over time, so I will try my best to
keep up.
Currently the Harpeth River has 16 access points between Franklin
and Cheatham County. There are an additional 10 that are in the process of
being built or in the plans. Flooding and other natural occurrences can play
havoc with wood structure, so remember the way it looked last year may not be
the same this year. Two resources for maps are the
following links:
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