Day Use Fees for Non Pass Holders

The areas on Cordell Hull Lake charging these fees are Defeated Creek Day Use, Wartrace Creek Day Use, and Roaring River Day Use. These three areas offer sand swimming beaches, playgrounds, launching ramps, bathrooms, picnic sites and picnic shelters. These areas offer some or all of the following: playgrounds, boat launching ramps, bathrooms, picnic sites and reservable picnic shelters. The day-use fees are $5.00, credit card only.   

Day Use Fees for Campers

A paid camping permit from a Corps operated campground will entitle the holder to use any designated day use facility without paying the day user fee on the day for which the camping permit is valid.

USACE Annual Pass Holders

Corps of Engineers Day Use Annual Passes are available for sale year round at the Cordell Hull Resource Manager's Office.  An Annual Pass costs $40.00.

Interagency Annual Pass Holders

The Interagency Annual Pass is available for $80 and provides entrance to more than 2,000 recreation fee areas from the date of issue.  This pass is accepted by the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA Forest Service, National Park Service, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  This pass is sold at our Resource Manager's Office Monday through Friday.

America the Beautiful Senior Pass Holders

The Lifetime Senior Pass can be purchased for $80 and possibly less when you turn in any previously purchased Annual Senior Passes.  It allows entrance to the five federal agencies recreation areas as well as a half priced site at a U.S. Army Corps of Engineer campground.  This pass is sold at our Resource Manager's Office Monday through Friday.

​The Annual Senior Pass is available through the America the Beautiful program for $20 and to U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are 62 or older. 

America the Beautiful Access Pass Holders

The Access pass through USGS America the Beautiful program is available free of charge for applicants who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents of any age that have been medically determined to have a permanent disability. It allows entrance to the five federal agencies recreation areas as well as a half priced site at a U.S. Army Corps of Engineer campground.  This pass is sold at our Resource Manager's Office Monday through Friday.  This pass is sold at our Resource Manager's Office Monday through Friday.

Military America the Beautiful Annual Pass

Military Annual pass is offered to current U.S. military members and dependents for free. This pass is sold at our Resource Manager's Office Monday through Friday.

Every Kid in a Park Pass Holders

Every Kid in a Park Pass is an annual pass available free of charge with a paper voucher from the Every Kid in a Park website.  You can even have a Park Ranger come to your 4th grade class and give them a brief career talk and explore some parks!

Every Kid in the Park Pass covers entrance fees to recreation areas.  This pass is can be obtained at our Resource Manager's Office Monday through Friday.

Note: Not all recreational facilities on Cordell Hull Lake are operated by the Corps of Engineers and thus the recreational fees charged, if any, are not necessarily compatible. 

Entry Information

Payment of the fee will permit the use of similar day use facilities at any Corps project on the date of payment. A paid camping permit from a Corps operated campground will entitle the holder to use any designated day use facility without paying the day user fee on the day for which the camping permit is valid.