Thu · May 14
Gallatin to Dayton—and straight onto the water
The travel day records 248.2 mixed miles, including the road through Middle Tennessee and a long first Chickamauga movement block.
Trip log · Chickamauga Lake · May 14–17, 2026
Dayton: Four Days on Chickamauga
A four-adult Dayton basecamp, long Chickamauga movement blocks, and a public route through Blythe Ferry, Real Deal Tackle, and Monkey Town Brewing.Tracked movement621.7 miRoad + on-water activity
Lodging$1,326.673 nights · verified
Crew4 adults≈$331.67 each
BasecampDaytonPrivate address withheld
Day-by-day evidence
What the track and camera can prove.
Fri · May 15
The hundred-mile lake day
Timeline records 135.6 mixed miles around Dayton and Chickamauga, followed by public local stops.
Sat · May 16
Shorter track, full fishing window
The day records 25.7 miles across early and midday fishing movement, with the private basecamp retained only as evidence.
Sun · May 17
One more run, then home
The final fishing and return route record 212.2 miles through the trip’s return to Gallatin.
Distance confidence
Useful numbers. Honest labels.
Google recorded 621.7 miles between the first trip movement and the return to Gallatin. Passenger-vehicle labels cover both truck and boat segments, so only the combined number is presented as authoritative.Location privacy
The lake section is public. The dot is not.
Blythe Ferry and other public stops may link to Crook’d Hook’r place details. The lodging address and exact fishing tracks remain private.Trip photo archive
Every frame from this trip.
The strongest story photos appear above. The complete published trip gallery stays together here.Photo archive not published yet.The trip story stays live while timestamped photos are matched to this specific trip.