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Parks in Tennessee

Explore 39 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.

Obed Wild & Scenic River
recreation area
Park

Obed Wild & Scenic River

Tennessee

The Obed Wild and Scenic River looks much the same today as it did when the first white settlers strolled its …

Ohio River - John T. Myers Lock and Dam
recreation area
Park

Ohio River - John T. Myers Lock and Dam

Tennessee

Located on the Ohio River about 3 miles downstream from Uniontown, Kentucky, at mile 846.0 below Pittsburgh, P…

Ohio River - Pool 52
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Ohio River - Pool 52

Tennessee

Locks and Dam No. 52 is located on the Ohio River, near Brookport, IL, at mile 939 below Pittsburgh, Pennsylva…

Ohio River - Smithland Pool
recreation area
Park

Ohio River - Smithland Pool

Tennessee

The Smithland Navigation Project is located on the Ohio River 918.5 River Miles below Point Bridge, Pittsburgh…

Old Hickory Lake
recreation area
Park

Old Hickory Lake

Tennessee

Old Hickory Lake is a popular recreation destination and ranks third in Corps-wide visitation. Lakefront prop…

Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge

Tennessee

Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge was established on August 28, 1941, under the authority of the Migratory Bir…

Rough River Lake
recreation area
Park

Rough River Lake

Tennessee

The 5,100 acre Rough River Lake provides a wide variety of outdoor recreational opportunities. The U.S. Army …

Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge
Park

Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge

Tennessee

Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge, known as Blowing Wind Cave NWR until 1999, lies just above the Sauty Cree…

Shiloh National Military Park
National Military Park
Park

Shiloh National Military Park

Tennessee

Visit the sites of the most epic struggle in the Western Theater of the Civil War. Nearly 110,000 American tro…

Shiloh National Military Park
recreation area
Park

Shiloh National Military Park

Tennessee

Visit the sites of the most epic struggle in the Western Theater of the Civil War. Nearly 110,000 American tro…

Stones River National Battlefield
National Battlefield
Park

Stones River National Battlefield

Tennessee

The Battle of Stones River began on the last day of 1862 and was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Civil W…

Stones River National Battlefield
recreation area
Park

Stones River National Battlefield

Tennessee

The Battle of Stones River began on the last day of 1862 and became one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Civi…

Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area
recreation area
Park

Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area

Tennessee

Experience the powerful stories of military conflict in a divided state, the demands of the homefront and occu…

Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge

Tennessee

Located on and around Kentucky Lake in Northwest Tennessee, the refuge’s three units, Big Sandy, Duck River, a…

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Nat'l Recreation Area
Park

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

Tennessee

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge was established on July 7, 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a refug…