Paddleboats available April-October at Cane Creek Park
COOKEVILLE – The paddleboats at Cane Creek Park will soon be filled with people enjoying the sights of spring from the lake.
The boats will be available to rent April 1, when the concession stand opens for the season, through the last weekend of October.
“It’s a great way to enjoy the sunshine and scenery and get some exercise,” Dennis Woolbright, park manager, said.
Paddleboats are $3 for a two-seater or $4 for a four-seater per half hour. Renters must be at least 18 years old, and children 12 years and under must be accompanied by an adult. Life jackets are required and provided.
Also available to rent at the concession stand are fishing poles, basketballs, volleyballs and golf discs. All rentals are cash-only.
Concession stand hours are Saturday from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday from 1-6 p.m. through Memorial Day. During the summer, hours are Monday through Saturday from noon-7 p.m. and Sunday from 1-7 p.m. Then, from the time Putnam County schools are back in session through October, hours are Saturday from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday from 1-7 p.m.
The 262-acre Cane Creek Park is one of 10 parks maintained by Cookeville Leisure Services. It is open 7 a.m.-9 p.m. through Memorial Day at 201 C C Camp Road. During the summer, it’s open until 10 p.m. After Labor Day, it goes back to closing at 9 p.m. until Oct. 30. Then it’s open until 6 p.m. through Daylight Saving Time.
Cane Creek Park also includes several walking trails, a mountain bike trail, disc golf course, basketball and volleyball courts, picnic shelters and play equipment.
The 56-acre lake offers a variety of catches, including rainbow trout, large-mouth bass, bluegill, crappie, carp, brim and catfish. Fishermen may try their luck from the bank, two fishing piers or a boat with a trolling motor or paddles. Children 12 and under may fish without a license.
For more information about the park or to reserve a picnic shelter, call Leisure Services at 931-520-4386 or visit www.cookeville-tn.gov/ls.
Photo: Park Manager Dennis Woolbright
