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Tennessee has 59 designated state parks, operated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). The largest park, Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail, is made up of land along the Cumberland Trail, stretching from Cumberland Gap at the Virginia state line to Prentice Cooper State Forest in Marion County, just northwest of Chattanooga. [1]
The tract was sold to the State of Tennessee for $97,500 (equivalent to $147,361 in 2023) for perpetual preservation as a natural reserve. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Randolph Park Historic Park was established by the foundation in 2008 from the $378,000 (equivalent to $534,926 in 2023) purchase of 19 acres (7.7 ha) of the second Chickasaw Bluff by the ...
The Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park, commonly known as the Cumberland Trail, is a Tennessee hiking trail and state park following a line of ridges and gorges along the eastern escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau and Cumberland Mountains in Tennessee.
The park was developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1934 and 1942 on about 12,000 acres (49 km 2) of land donated to the State of Tennessee in 1933 by the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company. CCC crews built hiking trails, a recreation lodge, a ranger station, five rustic cabins, and a 12-acre (4.9 ha) lake known as Arch Lake.
Standing Stone State Park Standing Stone Lake Type Tennessee State Park Location Overton County, Tennessee Coordinates 36°28′16″N 85°24′56″W / 36.47113°N 85.41553°W / 36.47113; -85.41553 Area 855 acres (346 ha) Created 1939; 1955 Operated by Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Website Official website Standing Stone Rustic Park Historic District U.S ...
The park was created in 2024 after being a state natural area and managed by the Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park [2] and perseveres the North Chickamauga Creek gorge, the Creek which is a Tennessee State Scenic River. The park is billed as the Southern Gateway to the Cumberland Trail. [3]
The main entrance to Warriors' Path State Park. Map of Warriors' Path State Park showing trails. View down one of the hiking trails in Autumn. Fort Patrick Henry Lake. Warriors' Path State Park is a 950-acre (3.84 km 2) Tennessee State Park in Colonial Heights, Tennessee, an area within the city of Kingsport.
Mousetail Landing State Park is a 1,247-acre (5.05 km 2) state park located on the eastern bank of the Tennessee River in Perry County, Tennessee near Linden. The park was established in 1979, making it one of the more recent additions to the Tennessee State Parks system. [ 1 ]