Parks in Tennessee
Explore 39 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.
Allatoona Lake
Tennessee
Allatoona Lake is one of the most frequently visited U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lakes in the nation. Located…
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
Tennessee
Andrew Johnson's complex presidency (1865-69) illustrates the Constitution at work following the Civil War. As…
Barkley Lake
Tennessee
Lake Barkley was named for former Vice-President Alben Barkley. Land Between the Lakes (US Forest Service) an…
Barren River Lake
Tennessee
The Barren River was the historic route for westward traveling pioneers. They would travel down the Barren Riv…
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
Tennessee
Encompassing 125,000 acres of the Cumberland Plateau, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area protec…
Cheatham Lock and Dam
Tennessee
Visitors to Cheatham Lake come to enjoy its many recreational opportunities. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources…
Cherokee National Forest
Tennessee
The largest tract of public land in Tennessee, Cherokee National Forest encompasses over 655,000 acres flankin…
Cherokee National Forest
Tennessee
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Tennessee
In 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought for control of Chattanooga - a gateway to the Confederacy. The Co…
Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge
Tennessee
In 1998, Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge became the 549th National Wildlife Refuge in the Country. Locat…
Cordell Hull Lake
Tennessee
Visitors to Cordell Hull Lake enjoy a wide variety of recreational activities. The Tennessee Wildlife Resourc…
Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge
Tennessee
Established on Nov. 9, 1962, Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge lies within the floodplain of the Cumberlan…
Dale Hollow Lake
Tennessee
Dale Hollow Lake is a vacation destination that borders the Tennessee-Kentucky state line. Dale Hollow Dam an…
Fall Creek Falls State Park
Tennessee
Fall Creek Falls features the highest free-fall waterfall east of the Mississippi at 256 feet. The park offers…
Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge
Tennessee
Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1981, consists of 199 acres of forested hillside underlain …
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Tennessee
"Fort Donelson will hereafter be marked in Capitals on the maps of our United Country..." Brigadier General Ul…
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Tennessee
Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant was becoming quite famous as he wrote these words following the surrender o…
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Tennessee
Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains …
Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge
Tennessee
Established in 1964, Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge is located along 23 miles of the Hatchie River in Haywoo…
J Percy Priest Lake
Tennessee
The Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers welcomes you to J. Percy Priest Lake. The lake provides a…
Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge
Tennessee
Key Cave NWR was established in 1997 under the authority of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, the Endangered …
Little River Canyon National Preserve
Tennessee
Little River is unique because it flows for most of its length atop Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama. For…
Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area
Tennessee
The Tennessee River brought the early Native Americans and then the European settlers. For years, it frustrate…
Nolin River Lake
Tennessee
Nolin River Lake has an average annual visitation of over two million and maintains one of the lowest drowning…