Caney Hollow is located on the west bank of Pickwick Lake just north of the Mississippi and Alabama borders.

It sits along the banks of the Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake.

Each is on the northern shore of Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River.

Civil War history and excellent antiquing draw visitors, as does Pickwick Lake, which is famous for its catfish fishing.

Pickwick Lake is a popular location for water sports such as waterskiing and wakeboarding.

Pickwick Lake has excellent sportfishing areas, including the Wilson Dam tailwater at the upper end of the reservoir, noted for record-size smallmouth bass and catfish.

Pickwick Lake is the north end of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, which provides a water transportation route to the Gulf of Mexico.

Situated along Pickwick Lake, the park is also used by fishermen, boaters, and swimmers.

The site is close to the tripoint of Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, on a peninsula surrounded by Pickwick Lake.

Today most of the town is flooded by the waters of Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River.