Reviews: Sun Life Marinas Clarksville, Clarksville Marina TN

Reviewed by: Michael Gribble , This Is What, on Jun 16, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 47'
Draft: 3.8'

Rating: 5

Great marina. We have been here twice in the last month. The staff here are great and very helpful.

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Reviewed by: Gary Wetherald , Watermelon Trawl, on May 16, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

Wonderful stay over. Well kept marina facilities and Tim and his crew exceeded our expectations.

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Reviewed by: Roger Taylor on Jan 12, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 36'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

Pump-out is available for transients. One of the cleaner and newer marinas. Good Security, protected from wind and current. Small store, but access to many restaurants and stores. Close to downtown. Cleanest Bathroom, Wifi, Laundry, showers, Nice Dog park and walking park. Diesel and gasoline above $5.09 currently

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Reviewed by: Rick Vicars on Oct 5, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 45'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 4

8-27-23 Very nice protected marina. Barkley lake level was 357.3 with no less than 12 ft depth into the marina. We favored starboard side entering the channel. Very friendly staff and the local restaurant next to the marina has excellent food and pricing. The downside is access to Clarksville, which is great place to visit. A very busy highway separates the marina from access to town without any crosswalks. We rode electric bikes and scooters to town but traffic, even during the week, is heavy.

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Reviewed by: Dick Heusinkveld on Sep 19, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 44'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 5

Depths 11 feet at transient dock, but as low as below 7 feet coming through the entrance at winter pool. Help with docking, security gate. Wide floating docks with good cleats. Transient dock has a pump out at each slip, it's slow but works. Water is inconveniently located across the transient dock. Showers excellent and very clean. Several restaurants nearby, and the marina is located in a very nice, extensive park.

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Reviewed by: Pete Washburn , Spring Fling, on Sep 18, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 42'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

Well run, clean, friendly marina. Diesel on 9/14/23 was $4.80/gal.

Good stop. 2 restaurants, ice cream, hardware, auto parts, local small pharmacy, dollar store all within walking distance. Enterprise 1 1/2 miles away. Nice biking/walking trails.

Earlier reviews are good.

We were dealing with electrical issues, so have been here for 5 days so far. Parts UPS'd to the marina. Rented a car and did day trips over to Nashville. About 1 hour drive.

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Reviewed by: Roger Taylor on May 20, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 36'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

Diesel at 3.92

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Reviewed by: John N on May 1, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 53'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 5

Great Resturant on the hill! Wi-Fi works great! Diesel is cheap comparatively! Seems to be great marina but we only spent 1 night.

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Reviewed by: John N on May 1, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 37'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

Great Resturant on the hill! Wi-Fi works great! Diesel is cheap! Seems to be great marina!

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Reviewed by: Karen Ratte on Nov 2, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 49'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 5

Great stay, very nice facilities and staff. Located in a really nice park. Easiest way into the nice downtown area was to dinghy down to the city dock about a mile down river. Nice bike path also. Lots of restaurants in town.

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Reviewed by: Patricia And Steven Stanley , Calypso, on Oct 29, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

This was our 2nd visit to Clarksville Marina. They have friendly and efficient staff who caught our lines. The price is nice and they give a BoatUS discount. They have ample floating wood docks, fuel, free pumpout, clean bathrooms and one shower per gender. A coin laundromat is nearby. We took a short walk to town and had a delicious Mexican lunch with $1.99 Margaritas - can't beat that!

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Reviewed by: Jeff French on Oct 24, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 3.8'

Rating: 5

Well run, clean and reasonable. Town right there so everything needed is within walking.

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Reviewed by: Gert Grohmann on Oct 17, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 32'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

Excellent marina, navigation alert is no longer valid, floating fountain head has been removed. But entrance is shallow, keep to the Red nuns in the entry challenge, that is the deepest part of the channel. I never got shallower than 5 feet with river 5 feet below reference pool level. Also, listing is incorrect, there is a laundry on site. Showers were great, staff was very helpful and Boat US discounts are available for dockage and fuel. Great Mexican restaurant right next store.

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Reviewed by: Patricia And Steven Stanley , Calypso, on Oct 2, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

Clarksville Marina has one long cement transient floating dock. It has fuel, free dockside pump out, wifi, a few bathrooms and only 1 shower per gender. You can take a short walk to a laundromat, Dollar General, Hardware Store and Restaurants. We enjoyed $1.99 Margaritas at the local Mexican restaurant.

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Reviewed by: Linda McCormick on Sep 9, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 4

Nicely maintained marina. Fuel, washrooms, showers. Room for 5-6 transient with water, power and complimentary dockside pump-out. Ramp to shore is steep at low water but great dog walking space, path to park and downtown. Restaurant nearby is family style with everything prepared from scratch. We didn't provision here so can't comment on accessibility.

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Reviewed by: Sarah Waldemar , Noah Genda, on Oct 26, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

This place is clean, the staff tremendously helpful, secure and close to a couple of restaurants. Lyft and Uber are also available so I was able to get to the post office and pick up prescriptions. Be careful coming in due to some shoal in on the left side and stay close to the broken fountain on your starboard when entering. It is well marked and folks on the docks are friendly.. A great place to stay.

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Reviewed by: David Merchberger , Slo Pace, on Oct 6, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.8'

Rating: 5

Great location near town and in the middle of a large park area with lots of trails and open space for the doggies. Docks and facilities clean and in great shape.

Word of caution when entering/exiting basin. Be sure to 'square off' the turn from the river. When entering, pass the out of service floating fountain head CLOSE to starboard for best depth. Fountain head is unmarked and easy to mistake for floating trash. Do not attempt this at night! When we visited on 10/3, saw nothing less than 7 foot at the entrance bar. Go slow and use caution, but once inside the basin 12+ foot everywhere.

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Reviewed by: Bruce Stewart on Sep 21, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 42'
Draft: 3.3'

Rating: 5

Marina monitors Ch#16, In slip pump out avalible. Cafe 100 yrds from Marina is great (and the price is right)

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Reviewed by: Russell Daniels on Aug 15, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 5

Just an excellent marina. Everything is in great shape, there's adequate depth, it's well-protected, there are several restaurants within easy walking distance, and the surrounding park makes for great walking/running. Staff is friendly, as are the local boaters. Inexpensive docking, more so if you're a BoatUS member. Multiple pump outs. Fuel isn't cheap but if you need it they have it.

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Reviewed by: Tasha Mann on Jun 27, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

Nice, clean marina adjacent to city river front park. Diesel, gas, pumpout, WiFi, security gates, laundry, showers, and bathrooms. Several restaurants within walking distance. Goose droppings in adjacent city park detracts from walking anywhere. Be alert at up river side of entry to marina, large floating metal plate, not marked. Appears to be a fountain but was not in operation. Could ruin your day.

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Reviewed by: Sue & Phil on Dec 4, 2018
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 32'
Draft: 2.0'

Rating: 5

Great location from Nashville. Great laundry, showers. Gas and pump out. Shortened hours after Labor Day. Accomodating for late arrivals.

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Reviewed by: Sue & Phil on Dec 4, 2018
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 32'
Draft: 2.0'

Rating: 5

We arrived after hours and received docking assist by AGLCA members. Got gas and pump out assist at 9 AM. Security good, easy walk to town, laundry and shower great. Good discounts.

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