Defeated Creek camp ground (ccw ok?)

[Guest LetZrock]

It operated by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is it ok to bring my handgun(ccw). Is this different from a state park?

[Guest bkelm18]

It appears to be a Recreation Area, not a State Park. Not sure what the laws are regarding them.

[Fallguy]

Actually according the Corps webpage, it is not managed by them. Corps Lakes Gateway: Tennessee - Cordell Hull Dam and Reservoir

The first three results from a Google search don't mentiong the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or any restrictions.

All that being said....I don't know for sure. I thought that Corp property was off-limits.

[busted knuckles]

We go there often. It is patrolled by COE Rangers and Smith County Sheriff's Office. I've been meaning to stop one and ask them about legal carry. I keep mine in the nightstand in the camper and will probably continue to.

[JayC]

State managed recreational areas are covered under the same law as state parks... Call the State Parks number in Nashville and ask them who manages the campgrounds, they'll know or can find out for you.

[Guest LetZrock]

We go there often. It is patrolled by COE Rangers and Smith County Sheriff's Office. I've been meaning to stop one and ask them about legal carry. I keep mine in the nightstand in the camper and will probably continue to.

Is it legal as long as it stays in my camper?

[busted knuckles]

Is it legal as long as it stays in my camper?

Not sure if it's legal, but that's where mine will be next weekend.

[Guest LetZrock]

Ill be there the 8th through the 11th site 138 and 139

[busted knuckles]

I'll be sure to ask an officer whether it's legal to carry with an HCP or not. I'll let you know what they say. If I had to bet, I'd say they probably won't know for sure.

[Guest flagumbrak]

Sorry to post on an old thread but did you ever get an answer on this one busted knuckles?

[gregintenn]

I've been there many times and have yet to see a posting.

[Guest BEARMAN]

Corps of Engineers is a federal entity, however, if it's not posted then I would say iffy at best.

But then again it's sitting on federal land, simply because the Cumberland river is a navigable waterway and was purchased by T.V.A. for flood management (we seen how that went, last May, right)...So, when you check-in for camping, the wording on the site map say's..."no weapons allowed"....So, I'm going with....no weapons allowed.

[busted knuckles]

I just seen this and should have replied sooner. The campground rules they hand out do say NO WEAPONS. I stopped a Sheriffs office car on patrol to ask him about it, turns out it was the Sheriff, who has since been replaced. He told me that he believed in a man's right to protect his home, and while your camping the camper is your home. He told me that as long as he didn't see it, he wouldn't look for it. Seemed like a good guy. I'd a voted for him if I was a resident.