Camping near Nashville

RV parks on Music Valley Drive, if that's what you mean by campground. I like the KOA at the northern end, have stayed there three times.

For actual campgrounds, the nearest is at Percy Priest Lake, as noted by SpeakEasy. There is not much difference in the commute from either place to downtown.

SpeakEasy wrote:
We camped at Seven Points Campground on Percy Priest Lake back in 2013. I really tend to like the Corps of Engineers campgrounds. IIRC, it's about 15 minutes or so from Nashville, depending, of course, on traffic.

-Speak

Agree, nice campground.

Where ever you choose to stay your will be dealing with stop and go rush hour traffic on all expressway routes, in the morning and evening, so depending on the times you need to be in town plan enough time for the nightmare commute. As for the campgrounds I have stayed at Yogi Bear on Music Valley Drive and it has pull thrus and is well suited for big rigs. Spacing between sites is not generous but there is enough so you don't feel like you're in someone else's trailer. I like it there. Close enough to Opry Land Mall for the wife and quiet enough to just hang out if she prefers. Lots of good food in town so take her out a few times and enjoy what Nashville has to offer. Great town.

K3WE
You will find that most of the campgrounds in Nashville are close to Opra Land. You will also find that reasonable is not an option. However it is a great city with a lot to do. I would recommend staying on Music Row. I know that there has been a lot of positive feedback on the KOA but it did not work for us. It was the worst experience in our camping lives. Granted we were not in the premium paved sites but we were in a $65 pull through close to the pool. Our spot was not mowed as the grass on our awning side was about six inches high and it was a foot high around our hook ups. There were holes hidden in the high grass which caused me to twist my ankle. We also had a receipt for a free breakfast from when we booked the stay which they did not honor. We even had a problem with our 50 AMP current which burnt out a campers electrical system close to us. Thank goodness our Surge Guard kicked out saving us. They did call out an electrician but we did not have power for a good part of the day. While there we talked with the staff and were ignored and ended up taking to the GM who basically told us that it was as good as it was going to get. In the week that we were there we could not even talk them into cutting our grass. Next trip we are going to try Yogi Bear down the street.

There is/was a shuttle from KOA and possibly Yogi Bear to downtown Nashville.
Middle of day, in my vehicle, I would go back to the intersection and get on Briley Pkw west and back down I65 into Nashville. Shorter than going back to I40 or I24 and traffic is horrific just about all day. Into or out of Nashville to Briley Pkwy to get back to Music Drive in the evening or early am is truly horrible either route.

If you want to be squeezed in like sardines and pay alot, stay at one of the private campgrounds. If you want lots of room between sites in a nice setting by a lake and pay $26 a night,then 7 Points is the place. And if you're 62 or over and have the America the Bueatiful pass, it's half price.

If you enjoy a libation and want to visit the bars downtown, stay at one of the three campgrounds on Music Valley Drive and take the Downtown Shuttle. No worries about parking and one can have an alcoholic beverage and not worry about the consequences when driving. We prefer the KOA. The COE would be great if we did not plan to go downtown since we love COE campgrounds.

Keep in mind that when most people ask about a campground near a large attraction like Nashville, they typically are looking for a place where you can make a reservation. Giving them locations that are first come first serve doesn't work well for people travelling across the nation.

I Snowbirded for several years and stayed at the KOA in Nashville on the way south and again on the way back up North. I never made a reservation!