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Hey all we're heading back to the farm after two year hiatus and have a question. Does anyone know of a place within driving distance (ie 30 miles) where there's a decent place to jump in some cold clean water? I figure with so many people at the Roo there has to be some place people go but maybe that's not even possible in the flatlands of central TN. Lake or river doesn't matter, just cold clean water.
I found this Normandy Lake about 30 minutes away, but don't know if it's kosher to go swimming there. Map from Roo: g.co/maps/qdmpt
If anyone has info on this topic please share. Cheers.
The cold hole in Murfreesboro is a good spot. It's a natural spring with underground caves in it. It is on private property though, but people go there all the time. Pretty cool place. They have found wooly mammoth and mastodon remains in the cave systems of it.
Oh, I can't remember the name of where we were, but I will ask tomorrow. This place was AMAZING!!! It was super close to Roo!! We went post Roo in '10. I hope I can make it to Roo this year. I would love to visit this spot again!! It will be my little brother's and my SIXTH Roo in a row!!
If you don't jump into a lake after Roo, you're not doin' it right.
Definitely agree on the Rock Island recommendation. It's a post-Roo tradition for me! Judging by that pic Lonely Lily, looks like you were at Rock Island too!
I would also recommend Long Hunter State Park. While Rock Island is a beautiful setting, the swimming area is more of a river, whereas Long Hunter State Park has a swimming area at Bryant Grove that is a HUGE ASS lake. So beautiful, and so refreshing.
I'm only doing this because inforoo'ers are so cool and would never do anything to destroy a good thing.
This place is about, hmm, 7 - 8 miles from the Bonnaroo site....I only know of the place because I went to High School there, although I no longer live in the area.
All of this is on PRIVATE LAND, but the owners are so cool they built a small parking lot and allow people to enjoy the area freely, only asking that you respect their privacy and leave it as you found it, or better if you can pick up some trash while in there.
Search for "Rutledge Falls"....the water is crystal clear and cold enough to support a permanent rainbow trout population...the stream is fed from an underground spring....and will cool you off like nothing else....it's COLD.
Enjoy.
Happy roo
PS: Normandy lake is fine for swimming....clean enough for the local communities to draw their drinking water from the lake (of course treated before sending out).
There is also a State Park (Old Stone Fort) on the other side of Manchester from the Bonnaroo site, with both Duck river and Little Duck river winding through old indian ceremonial grounds. Not free, but also a nice place to swim.
I'm only doing this because inforoo'ers are so cool and would never do anything to destroy a good thing.
This place is about, hmm, 7 - 8 miles from the Bonnaroo site....I only know of the place because I went to High School there, although I no longer live in the area.
All of this is on PRIVATE LAND, but the owners are so cool they built a small parking lot and allow people to enjoy the area freely, only asking that you respect their privacy and leave it as you found it, or better if you can pick up some trash while in there.
Search for "Rutledge Falls"....the water is crystal clear and cold enough to support a permanent rainbow trout population...the stream is fed from an underground spring....and will cool you off like nothing else....it's COLD.
Enjoy.
Happy roo
PS: Normandy lake is fine for swimming....clean enough for the local communities to draw their drinking water from the lake (of course treated before sending out).
There is also a State Park (Old Stone Fort) on the other side of Manchester from the Bonnaroo site, with both Duck river and Little Duck river winding through old indian ceremonial grounds. Not free, but also a nice place to swim.
That's where I was talking about! Good call. It is cold but so refreshing!
