Editors' picks across 8categories — the dock with the deepest channel, the winery with the view, the restaurant with the right wine list, the trail nobody's on at sunrise.
A family-owned bar and grill at Elm Hill Marina — burgers, wings, and comfort food with cold beer and cocktails, a locals-and-visitors favorite for a lake lunch.
Visit ↗A family-owned barbecue joint and live-music venue at the Nashville Shores marina — hickory-smoked barbecue and homemade sides, with live music nightly from 6pm until close.
Visit ↗The restaurant at Fate Sanders Marina, right on the docks — breakfast sandwiches through seafood baskets, burgers, nachos, and draft beer.
Dockside dining at Four Corners Resort and Marina — burgers, wings, and sandwiches on a spacious patio overlooking the water.
Visit ↗The lake's social hub, on Bell Road just twelve miles from downtown Nashville — pontoon rentals from 24 to 30 feet with swim ladders and gas grills, covered and uncovered slips, a fuel dock, and weekend live entertainment.
Visit ↗A marina on Bell Road with wet boat slips featuring patios, power, and water, adjacent to the Nashville Shores waterpark and home to Papa Turney's BBQ.
Visit ↗A marina on Weakley Lane between Nashville and Murfreesboro, open 360 days a year — 16-foot fishing boats and 20- and 30-foot pontoons, home to Hoppy's Harbor Grill.
Visit ↗A resort and marina about twenty miles from downtown Nashville — boat storage, boat rentals, a tackle shop, and a fuel station, home to Scoreboard Bar & Grill.
Visit ↗An Army Corps of Engineers dam on the Stones River, built 1963–1967 and named for U.S. Congressman James Percy Priest — flood control plus a 28-megawatt hydroelectric plant, operated by the Corps' Nashville District.
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