List of Tennessee state parks
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This is a list of state park
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of Tennessee
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State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
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U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
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- Bicentennial Mall State ParkBicentennial Mall State ParkBicentennial Mall State Park is an urban state park located in the shadow of the State Capitol in downtown Nashville, Tennessee.The 19 acre park, designed to complement the Tennessee Capitol Building, gives visitors a taste of Tennessee's history and natural wonder...
(Historic Park) - Big Cypress Tree State ParkBig Cypress Tree State ParkBig Cypress Tree State Park is a state park in Weakley County, Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States. The park is named after a large bald cypress tree that once stood on the park's grounds...
(Natural Area) - Big Hill Pond State ParkBig Hill Pond State ParkBig Hill Pond State Park is a state park in the southwestern part of McNairy County in southwestern Tennessee.The park has an area of approximately 5,000 acres and is forested with timberland and hardwood bottomland. Cypress Creek and the Tuscumbia River border the property. The park's central...
- Big Ridge State ParkBig Ridge State ParkBig Ridge State Park is a state park in Union County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park consists of on the southern shore of the Norris Reservoir, an impoundment of the Clinch River created by the completion of Norris Dam in 1936...
- Bledsoe Creek State ParkBledsoe Creek State ParkBledsoe Creek State Park is a state park in Sumner County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park consists of managed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The park spans much of the west shore of the Bledsoe Creek embayment of Old Hickory Lake, an...
- Booker T. Washington State ParkBooker T. Washington State ParkBooker T. Washington State Park is a situated on the shores of Chickamauga Lake near Chattanooga, Tennessee.-External links:*...
- Burgess Falls State ParkBurgess Falls State ParkBurgess Falls State Park is a state park and state natural area in Putnam County and White County, Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States...
(Natural Area) - Cedars of Lebanon State ParkCedars of Lebanon State ParkCedars of Lebanon State Park is a state park in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. It consists of situated amidst the Cedars of Lebanon State Forest...
- Chickasaw State ParkChickasaw State Park (Tennessee)Chickasaw State Park is a state park located in Chester County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. The park consists of 1,280 acres amidst a 14,384 acres state forest, and includes Lake Placid and some of West Tennessee's highest areas.-External links:*...
- Cordell Hull Birthplace State ParkCordell Hull Birthplace State ParkCordell Hull Birthplace State Park is a state park in Pickett County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. Cordell Hull served as U.S...
(Historic Park) - Cove Lake State ParkCove Lake State ParkCove Lake State Park is a state park in Campbell County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park consists of situated around Cove Lake, an impoundment of Cove Creek created by the completion of Caryville Dam in 1936...
- Cumberland Mountain State ParkCumberland Mountain State ParkCumberland Mountain State Park is a state park in Cumberland County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park consists of situated around Byrd Lake, a man-made lake created by the impoundment of Byrd Creek in the 1930s...
- David Crockett State Park
- Davy Crockett Birthplace State ParkDavy Crockett Birthplace State ParkDavy Crockett Birthplace State Park is a state park in Greene County, Tennessee. Situated along the Nolichucky River, the park consists of centered around the traditional birthplace of legendary Tennessee frontiersman, soldier, and politician Davy Crockett...
(Historic Park) - Dunbar Cave State ParkDunbar Cave State ParkDunbar Cave State Park is a 110 acre park in Clarksville, Tennessee, situated around Dunbar Cave. Dunbar Cave is the 280th largest cave complex in the world, stretching 8.067 miles inward. In front of the cave entrance is a large concrete poured structure with three distinct arches...
(Natural Area) - Edgar Evins State ParkEdgar Evins State ParkEdgar Evins State Park is a state park in DeKalb County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park consists of along the shores of Center Hill Lake, an impoundment of the Caney Fork. The State of Tennessee leases the land from the U.S...
- Fall Creek Falls State ParkFall Creek Falls State ParkFall Creek Falls State Resort Park is a state park in Middle Tennessee, located between Pikeville and Spencer. The park spans the boundary between Van Buren and Bledsoe counties....
- Fort Loudoun State ParkFort Loudoun State ParkFort Loudoun State Park is a state park in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It houses the reconstructed Fort Loudoun along with an interpretive center and recreation area, and the remains of the Tellico Blockhouse....
(Historic Park) - Fort Pillow State ParkFort Pillow State ParkFort Pillow State Park is a state park in western Tennessee that preserves the American Civil War site of the Battle of Fort Pillow. The 1,642 acre Fort Pillow, located in Lauderdale County on the Chickasaw Bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River, is rich in both historic and archaeological...
(Historic Park) - Frozen Head State ParkFrozen Head State ParkFrozen Head State Park and Natural Area is a state park in Morgan County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park, situated in the Crab Orchard Mountains between the city of Wartburg and the community of Petros, contains some of the highest mountains in Tennessee west of the Blue...
(Natural Area) - Harpeth River State ParkHarpeth River State ParkHarpeth River State Park is a state park in Cheatham County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park is a linear park that was created to connect several state historic, natural, and archaeological sites along the lower Harpeth River...
- Henry Horton State ParkHenry Horton State ParkHenry Horton State Park located near Chapel Hill, Tennessee, is a state park located in middle Tennessee. The park was constructed in the 1960s on the estate of the former governor of Tennessee, Henry Horton....
- Harrison Bay State ParkHarrison Bay State ParkHarrison Bay State Park is a demonstration park TVA built in the 1930s along the shores of Chickamauga Lake. The bay gets it names from the now partially submerged town of Harrison, Tennessee....
- Hiwassee/Ocoee Scenic River State ParkHiwassee/Ocoee Scenic River State ParkThe Hiwassee/Ocoee Scenic River State Park is a 23-mile stretch of river, the first such to be designated by the State Scenic River Program.-External Links:*...
- House Mountain State ParkState parkState parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
(Natural Area) - Indian Mountain State ParkIndian Mountain State ParkIndian Mountain State Park is a state park in Campbell County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. Established in 1971, the park consists of situated at the base of Indian Mountain, a summit that overlooks the Elk Valley in the Cumberland Mountains...
- Johnsonville State Historic Park (Historic Park)
- Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park
- Long Hunter State ParkLong Hunter State ParkLong Hunter State Park is a state park in Davidson County and Rutherford County, Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States. The park is mostly situated along the eastern shores of Percy Priest Lake, an artificial lake created by an impoundment of the Stones River.Long Hunter State Park...
- Meeman-Shelby Forest State ParkMeeman-Shelby Forest State ParkMeeman-Shelby Forest State Park is a state park in Shelby County, Tennessee near Memphis, Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States....
- Montgomery Bell State ParkMontgomery Bell State ParkMontgomery Bell State Park is a Tennessee state park in Dickson County, Tennessee in the United States. The park is and sits at an elevation of . The park is open for year-round recreation including boating, hiking, camping, fishing and golf...
- Mousetail Landing State ParkMousetail Landing State ParkMousetail Landing State Park is a state park located on the eastern bank of the Tennessee River in Perry County, Tennessee near Linden. The park was established in 1986, making it one of the more recent additions to the Tennessee State Parks system...
- Nathan Bedford Forrest State ParkNathan Bedford Forrest State ParkNathan Bedford Forrest State Park is a state park in Benton County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park is situated on the western shore of the Kentucky Lake impoundment of the Tennessee River, just north of the community of Eva...
- Natchez Trace State ParkNatchez Trace State ParkNatchez Trace State Park is a state park located in western Tennessee.Natchez Trace State Park was named for the famous Natchez Trace, a Natchez, Mississippi-to-Nashville highway that was an important wilderness road during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. A western spur of the trace ran...
- Norris Dam State ParkNorris Dam State ParkNorris Dam State Park is a state park in Anderson County and Campbell County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park is situated along the shores of Norris Lake, an impoundment of the Clinch River created by the completion of Norris Dam in 1936. The park consists of managed by...
- Old Stone Fort State Archaeological ParkOld Stone Fort (Tennessee)The Old Stone Fort is a prehistoric Native American structure located in Coffee County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. The structure was most likely built between 80 and 550 AD during the Middle Woodland period....
(Archaeological Park) - Panther Creek State ParkPanther Creek State ParkPanther Creek State Park is a Tennessee state park northwest of Morristown, on the shore of Cherokee Reservoir, an impoundment of the Holston River.The park has an area of approximately .-External links:...
- Paris Landing State ParkParis Landing State ParkParis Landing State Park is an 841 acre state park located on the western bank of Kentucky Lake in Buchanan, Henry County, Tennessee....
- Pickett State ParkPickett State ParkPickett State Park is a Tennessee state park in the upper Cumberland Mountains. It is located in Pickett County, northeast of the city of Jamestown, and is adjacent to the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. The park is located on of wilderness including caves, natural bridges, and...
- Pickwick Landing State ParkPickwick Landing State ParkPickwick Landing State Park is a state park in Hardin County, Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States. The park is situated around the Pickwick Lake impoundment of the Tennessee River, and is named for Pickwick Landing, a 19th-century riverboat stop.-External links:* — official...
- Pinson Mounds State Park (Archaeological Park)
- Port Royal State ParkPort Royal State ParkPort Royal State Historic Park is a 26 acre Historic area on the border of Montgomery and Robertson counties in Tennessee. The historic community of Port Royal is its namesake. The Red River runs through the center of the park, and the covered bridge at Port Royal once crossed it...
(Historic Park) - Radnor Lake State Park (Natural Area)
- Red Clay State ParkRed Clay State ParkRed Clay State Historic Park is located in southern Bradley County in Cleveland, Tennessee. The park is also listed as an interpretive center along the Cherokee Trail of Tears...
(Historic Park) - Reelfoot Lake State ParkReelfoot Lake State ParkReelfoot Lake State Park is a state park in the northwest corner of Tennessee in the United States. It encompasses Reelfoot Lake and is situated in Lake and Obion counties. A major hunting and fishing preserve, it comprises , of which are water, and harbors almost every kind of shorebird, as well...
- Roan Mountain State ParkRoan Mountain State ParkRoan Mountain State Park is a Tennessee state park in Carter County in Northeast Tennessee along the Tennessee-North Carolina border near the community of Roan Mountain, Tennessee. Situated in the Blue Ridge of the Appalachian Mountains, the park preserves woodlands near 6,285 foot Roan Mountain...
- Rock Island State ParkRock Island State Park (Tennessee)Rock Island State Park is a state park in Warren County and White County, Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States. The park is named after the community of Rock Island, Tennessee, which in turn received its name from an island on the Caney Fork upstream from the Collins River...
- Sgt. Alvin C. York State ParkSgt. Alvin C. York State Historic ParkSgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park is a state park in Pall Mall, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Situated along the Wolf River, the park contains the farm and gristmill once owned by decorated World War I soldier Alvin C. York , who lived in the Pall Mall area for most of his life...
(Historic Park) - South Cumberland State ParkSouth Cumberland State ParkSouth Cumberland State Park is a state park in middle Tennessee on the Cumberland Plateau.The park is one of Tennessee's newer state parks. It is a collection of several areas in four counties. Distinct areas contained within the park include:...
- Standing Stone State ParkStanding Stone State ParkStanding Stone State Park is a state park in Overton County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park consists of along the shoreline of the man-made Standing Stone Lake...
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic AreaSycamore Shoals State Historic Area (Tennessee)Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area is a state park located in Elizabethton, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The park consists of situated along the Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River, a National Historic Landmark where a series of events critical to the establishment of the states of Tennessee...
(Sycamore ShoalsSycamore ShoalsThe Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River, usually shortened to Sycamore Shoals, is a rocky stretch of river rapids along the Watauga River in Elizabethton, in the U.S. state of Tennessee...
) - Tims Ford State Park
- T.O. Fuller State Park
- Virgin Falls State Park (Natural Area)
- Warriors' Path State ParkWarriors' Path State ParkWarriors' Path State Park is a 950 acre Tennessee State Park in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, in the United States. It is named for the Great Indian Warpath that was used by the Iroquois in war raids with the Cherokee and other tribes. The park is located around the Fort Patrick...