I love this place. Probably my favorite lake area near Nashville so far. Water always feels great, plenty of shore to walk if you want to get your own space. Woods are nice too, enjoy walking through them. People seem to do a good job of cleaning after themselves which is nice. Overall a great place to spend the day with family or friends.

Some wonderful trails and scenery are waiting for you here. Just be careful and stay on the trails, because some of the woods can be quite overgrown.**My son and I came here to find a Geocache, and most of our trek was through the overgrown areas. Im sure if we had started on a trail we would have been fine, but at least I learned that my son only likes the forest when there is a trail.

I visited with place with my brother while looking for housing in the area. We loved this space so much that he is dead set on buying in the area so that he can use it onna regular basis. It is just $5 to park for a day and there is and endless amount of fun to be had here near the lake. It does get a bit crowded, which can be uncomfortable especially during this pandemic which is why I dropped one star. Otherwise, super fun and am excited to play here with my family in the future!

This place is terrible, you should never come here!JK....its wonderful. Not crowded on weekdays at least. Its a great place to take your kids to get them out of the house and let them play and have lunch. It also has a boat ramp, plenty of parking, and a fishing pond.No bathroom, so make sure you go before you come. And make sure to bring a bag to take your trash with you too.Its a lovely quiet place. So like ...dont come all at once guys!

Love being able to sit on the rock wall so I can just turn my head to watch him in the water or at the playground. Shout out to the little fish that helped me out with some dead skin on my heels. Lol very relaxing in the warm water with little aquatic pedicurists tickle my feet, feeling the warmth of the sun on my face, and listening to the calming waves.

Just bought a house that is being built in the area and visited Cook Public Use Area for the first time a few weeks ago! It’s got beautiful views and a boat ramp. Once the house is finished, I see myself visiting this peaceful little area regularly!

Love this spot. Entrance fees waived temporarily while COVID is here. Some reviews say be alert as area is not safe but I didnt get that impression at all. Grassy area with water access on one side and beach area on the other. Only down side is bathroom is a short walk away.

Go early to avoid the crowds! Peaceful spots can be found past the main beach

Cool and nice relaxing

Friendly staff keeping watch over the entire area via golf cart. Play at the beach, launch your boat, picnic in the park, hike, or fish. Its even got a playground for the kids or adults who think theyre kids haha.

Great nature to spend a weekend with family and friends.

Its a great place to have fun,swimming,fishing etc..with family, friends and your furbabies too.

Really cute little beach in our landlocked state. Theres a playground (obviously closed right now for covid) and its more sandy than rocky which was nice!

Nice day use area - very relaxing! Proably busy on weekends - better to enjoy during the week..

Love this place. Gets crowded on weekends and holidays. Go early and be safe.

Nice sandy Beach. Plenty of parking and easy to access. Good times.

The park was clean, the people were friendly and there are public grill areas for a cookout (be sure to bring your own charcoal).

This is a great park. Good swim area and play area.

Beautiful place..just down the street from my house

I love this place it’s so pretty and always fun to come here with family !

Great place to swim and picnic!

Very calm place to relax with friends. The sunset over the lake was especially beautiful.

One of the best lake spots with plenty of privacy in the woods and rocky shores for swimming

Very peaceful. Great scenery. Great for photos

I have been coming here since I was a kid...30+ years. Cooks has a roped swimming area, sandy beach, and plenty of picnic tables with grills. Right now, they are not charging the $5 per vehicle entrance fee due to covid!!!

Excellent place to bring the kids swimming, however it gets crowded early and you may not have a parking place. Dont park on the grass or your vehicle will be towed

Looks like a nice beach and you cant beat the price this year... Free.99!

Great Beach in a beautiful area moderately close to downtown Nashville, very clean, child friendly, great price! As of Summer 2017 price is $5.00 per vehicle!

Nice shady picnic area- swim area- room to walk and access to drop a boat into Percy Priest Lake.

Nice place to take the kids

Clean and family friendly. But also a good place for adults as well.

So many things to do.

Good place to cookout and relax.

Very quiet and relaxing place to go and enjoy time with family

Great place for a get together with friends and family and kids. Wow its beautiful and theres a lot of area to use, there were only two sheltered areas to use. The fact that you have to pay $5 to park sucks as well. I guess they have to make money for the upkeep somehow. I would definitely go back here again for a get together.

Great place to chill with family and friends

Love this swimming spot.

I have been going here for many years now and have great memories. Great place to go for swimming in the lake. Picnic tables with lots of shade in the summer. Closed in winter but you can walk in with pup.

Nice swimming area fees waived through 2020

This off the beaten path, lakeside rec area has concrete picnic areas, an enclosed swimming area, a playground (slide and monkey bars), shaded and sunny areas, and nice bathrooms for a public park. The parking is right next to the picnic areas. Good spot!

Great spot. Smooth

Always is a good plan, clean and beautiful for family,m..!!

Well maintained. The caretakers are great. New restroom facilities that are clean and well kept. Play area for the kids. Sand beach. Swimming area well marked.

Boat ramp with Dolphin lots of parking. Good for dogs to run around and swim. Fishing from the bank is okay but dont expect to catch your PB.

Went on Fathers Day 2020. Shelter 2 was like being in a topical breeze!

Great place for family. Its like you can relate to anyone who goes just because you are all having a great time.

Great ace to picnic, have family and kids play and has a swim area with steps leading safely into water.

Parking was easy and park is clean

Great serene spot. With several areas for fishing.

My Favorite place to go to get away

The beach and playground are great and clean. But for some reason every time we go there is a new rule or such. It changes constantly!We have put our kayak in many times and then walked over to the beach but yesterday was told absolutely NO. And supposedly that had been the rule for 5 years. So not sure why last summer us and our friends all kayaked 4 different times and never had a problem.Also it does NOT close at 7 like the site says. The beach closes at 6:30 and you gotta be out by 6:45 .

Great place to picnic and swim.

Very good place for a day picnic.there atr Bbq stands and we can prepare our own BBQ . Make sure you have ample of BBQ material. Lake is small but safe.

Handy. not overcrowded.

Family outings with the lake to have fun with for kids .. Pay $5 for entrance.. Nice place

Too many people in one area and a very Rocky entrance, but I love it here.

Our favorite summer hangout

Love this park nice and clean, toilets just too far from picnic areas.

Beautiful area. Be sure to give yourself enough time to get out. No joking there about the firm time of locking gate. We were asked to leave 30 minutes prior to posted close time.

This place is beautiful! The pavilion acts as a breezeway, so that even though it was 90°+, it felt cool, and was a very comfortable place for our group to enjoy ourselves. The views from the pavilion are stunning, giving the whole scene a very peaceful experience. NOTE: if you want the pavilion, you will need to get someone there very early to stake a claim. Its first come first served. We had someone there at 6 a.m.

Peaceful

Great place to spend on a warm day. Spent a couple hours there, very rocky getting in but once you get past them you’re good.

Great atmosphere and clean!

So pretty and serene

Wonderful lake for swimming and a little cliff diving!

Great park to go swimming and fishing and just have a great day at the lake

Very easy to get to and launch our kayaks. Clean.

Beautiful clean lake excellent swimming picnicking just a quiet perfect spot.

Very nice lake, beach area is clean and well maintained. We didnt see any life gaurds while we were there. You pay $5 to use the beach area.Restroom are clean and well maintained, however it smells not sure why.There is kids play area, a lot of walking trail around. There is also boat and kayak rental available. Its a good weekend getaway if you are looking to spend 4-6 hrs - use beach area, picnic time and relax near the lake.

I love there because its quite there but the only problem with that place is they dont have a bathroom there or even a booth bathroom, that the only problem with that place, so if you have kids be ready for that.

Great place!!

Awesome little swimming area with grills and a small Sandy area for being by the water.

This was a nice option to have for us now that many of the parks and pools are closed during the week. Its a small beach, and they have childrens life vests available for use. Underwater is nice and sandy with few rocks and such to contend with.

Nice place to take a peaceful walk

Our family love the park!!!

Always clean the employees are friendly and its never two full.

Secluded swimming area with playground, beautiful surroundings, and picnic tables.

Nice walking trails by Percy lake

Beautiful family oriented park. Tried fishing but no luck. Just was great to get outdoors. Being Im from Louisiana!

Its a really nice park. Very clean and family friendly. Designated beach areas, picnic shelters, two bathrooms, and loaner life jackets if youre little one needs one and you forgot yours.

Spent a lot of time here.

Nice sandy swimming beach area, and we even loaded in our inflatable kayak as well. Great spot for family fun. Community grills and picnic tables available. $5 per visit or $40 for an annual pass. Definitely worth it.

Children, children, everywhere!If you like family / kid friendly public use areas, this one is pretty decent. Good access to a beautiful lake, and if you know where to go, there are quieter areas for a more relaxed experience.The parking attendants, in my experience, are either over-zealous or lazy, as we got shunted off to the overflow area after paying our $5 when we could see parking spaces available in the main area.

Cook public use area is one of my favorite spots to visit early on a nice weekend day before it gets busy. It is typically quiet and peaceful before 8:00 in the morning on the weekends. There is a small beach area with sand, it does however get rocky near the waters edge, so plan accordingly. There is a charge per carload for access, or you can buy a yearly pass that gets you into all Army Corps Of Engineers recreation areas. There are also shelters, picnic areas/tables, grilles, playground equipment, a boat ramp, and public restrooms available.

Beautiful place

Many spots with grills, very clean and easy access to the beach

It was good

Suprisingly awesome park. Went there because it was close to my house in May. Lovely scenery and tight trail. Several picnic benches and grills.Old man that runs the park seemed incredibly sweet and nice when I answered him with sir as you should. He informed me that the park would close in 45 minutes. Which was fine by me. The problem was every 10 minutes after that he would come by and his golf cart and remind me of the time. This distracted me from the enjoyment, excitement, and peace provided by nature – which was the entire reason I was going to the park after working several 18 hour days.I have previously worked as a park ranger and was going to ask the sweet old man if I could volunteer here to help clean up trash and other mismanaged items - having recently relocated to Nashville. After the encounters, I have since rethought my opinion.In my opinion its clear the old man has just had a tough life and likely been through at least one war. Either way the vibe he gives off is distracting and detracts from my experience as a park guest.

Good food, great bartenders, music on the weekends and fun people

Awesome, me and my wife Shalinda had a ball

Beautiful animals welcome and great trails

Nice, small little beach for swimming. Usually not too busy. Good spots for walking/fishing near Percy Priest Lake. Small playgrounds near beach and picnic areas. Bathrooms and walking trails available. Supervised during the summer (no lifeguards, but loaner life jackets available). Vehicle entrance fee, with annual passes available to all Army Corp of Engineers parks for less than $50 /year.Awesome spot to bring the kids during the summer! We went weekly last year when we lived nearby.

Serene quiet open and nature!!!

Theres a sand beach for the swimmers and public grills next to picnic tables. Is the sand as white as the beaches of the redneck rivieras, nope. However, Ive seen smaller waves on the beaches of the Gulf Coast than the wakes that are created from the boats at the lake here.Bring youre bathing suits, charcoal and $5 to park. Oh, and dont drive on the grass or the ranger will scold you!

Definitely one of the nicer beach areas in Nashville

Relaxing and beautiful

Very beautiful spot to have fun with you family or friends. Quiet and peaceful

We were having so much fun until our inflatables boat died . Fortunately for us a nice group of people in a boat help us back to the shore

Good location to put in. Unfortunately seems to be some gang activity. Kids jumping off the dock having issues putting in and out. Also not good for jet skis. Due to the amount of weeds. Its kinda hit or miss here

Beautiful public park on the lake.