One thing I might mention, if you are camping in the park itself there is no charge for admission. Another thing we found out, is a few miles north of Nashville on Rt 46 is a park called the Yellowood Forest, also run by the State and there is no charge. It doesn't have the fancy lodge, but if you want to get out in nature it is a very nice area.
I can't say enough about Slats Klug and Friends and their performance on Saturday night. The name of the show, and their latest album was "My Brown County Home". The songs were all written by members of the group and focused their attention on events that occurred in the area in times gone by. Kara wasn't a regular with the group but was just filling in. However, everyone was great. Bob and I both love Bluegrass and Country music and this was both and more. They had a gal that was their lead singer name of Lauren Robert that gave a "sassy" performance according to many of the people around us. She wore a man's hat and played the washboard, along with singing with an extremely powerful voice. Bob told me it's the first time he's ever seen a sexy washboard performer. In addition to the performance the audience was filled with a lot of the locals; artists, craftspeople, and some of us tourist-type. The audience was almost as interesting as the performers. There were some that looked almost as though they had come down out of the hills. I wanted to check for shoes (just kidding). It was a wonderful evening, even to the part where the performance over, the performers bowed to the audience, thanked everyone and left the stage. Well, the audience wasn't having any of that. We all started clapping and cheering until the group came back on the stage. You could tell that they had not anticipated having to do an encore, because they were up there conferring on what the heck to do now. They played two more impromptu songs, with Kara hanging in there until the end, and did a great job. They were selling t-shirts and cd's, of which I bought both. They had a great song they do called "Blood Alley Women". It has reference to a local street in town called "Blood Alley". It seems that the local women were tired of their men goofing off on the liars' benches in front of the Courthouse and decided to teach them a lesson. Wow, be careful guys.
While looking around for things to do and see I came across a book called Our Brown County. It listed the usual information about shops, and restaurants, along with shows to see and places to go. But interspersed with all this was a country-type of humor. In addition to the local shows there is one theater that features "well-known" country artists that come through on their yearly circuit. It is a much more up-close-and-personal view at the artists than you get in the really big cities with large auditoriums.
I know that Bob had some real apprehensions coming to Nashville as he is highly allergic to shopping in short bursts let alone in any concentrated amounts. But guys, let me tell you that Nashville is a whole lot more than just shopping. If you look around there is entertainment galore and just slow down long enough to sit down and talk with the locals. They are delightful people, very proud of their rich country heritage.

Good Luck! Have Fun! and Stay Safe!

Laura