List of Tennessee state parks and natural areas

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates This is a list of state parks and natural areas in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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State parks

Tennessee has 61 designated state parks, operated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC).<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The smallest state park is Bicentennial Capitol Mall, at just Template:Convert.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The newest state park is Ocoee River State Park, established in September 2025.<ref name=":0"/>

Park Name<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> County/Counties Size Year
Established
acres ha
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park Davidson Template:Convert 1996
Big Cypress Tree State Park Weakley Template:Convert 1973
Big Hill Pond State Park McNairy Template:Convert 1977
Big Ridge State Park Union Template:Convert 1934
Bledsoe Creek State Park Sumner Template:Convert 1973
Booker T. Washington State Park Hamilton Template:Convert 1937
Burgess Falls State Park Putnam Template:Convert 1971
Cedars of Lebanon State Park Wilson Template:Convert 1937
Chickasaw State Park Chester Template:Convert 1937
Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park Pickett Template:Convert 1997
Cove Lake State Park Campbell Template:Convert 1937
Cumberland Mountain State Park Cumberland Template:Convert 1938
Cummins Falls State Park Jackson Template:Convert 2011
David Crockett State Park Lawrence Template:Convert 1959
David Crockett Birthplace State Park Greene Template:Convert 1973
Dunbar Cave State Park Montgomery Template:Convert 1973
Edgar Evins State Park DeKalb Template:Convert 1975
Fall Creek Falls State Park Van Buren, Bledsoe Template:Convert 1935
Fort Loudoun State Historic Park Monroe Template:Convert 1977
Fort Pillow State Park Lauderdale Template:Convert 1971
Frozen Head State Park Morgan Template:Convert 1970
Harpeth River State Park Cheatham, Davidson Template:Convert 1978
Harrison Bay State Park Hamilton Template:Convert 1937
Henry Horton State Park Marshall Template:Convert 1960s
Hiwassee Scenic River State Park Polk — — 1972
Indian Mountain State Park Campbell Template:Convert 1971
Johnsonville State Historic Park Humphreys Template:Convert 1971
Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park Anderson, Bledsoe, Campbell, Claiborne,
Cumberland, Hamilton, Marion, Morgan,
Rhea, Scott, Sequatchie 		Template:Convert 1998
Long Hunter State Park Davidson Template:Convert 1978
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park Shelby Template:Convert 1944
Middle Fork Bottoms State Park Madison Template:Convert 2024
Montgomery Bell State Park Dickson Template:Convert 1943
Mousetail Landing State Park Perry Template:Convert 1986
Natchez Trace State Park Henderson Template:Convert 1955
Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park Benton Template:Convert 1929
Norris Dam State Park Anderson, Campbell Template:Convert 1953
North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Park Hamilton Template:Convert 2024
Ocoee River State Park Polk 2025
Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park Coffee Template:Convert 1973
Panther Creek State Park Hamblen Template:Convert 1967
Paris Landing State Park Henry Template:Convert 1945
Pickett CCC Memorial State Park Pickett Template:Convert 1942
Pickwick Landing State Park Hardin Template:Convert 1969
Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park Madison Template:Convert 1966
Port Royal State Park Montgomery, Robertson Template:Convert 1978
Radnor Lake State Park & Natural Area Davidson Template:Convert 1973
Red Clay State Park Bradley Template:Convert 1979
Reelfoot Lake State Park Lake, Obion Template:Convert 1925
Roan Mountain State Park Carter Template:Convert 1959
Rock Island State Park Warren, White Template:Convert 1969
Rocky Fork State Park Unicoi Template:Convert 2012
Savage Gulf State Park Grundy, Sequatchie Template:Convert 2023
Scott's Gulf Wilderness State Park White Template:Convert 2025
Seven Islands State Birding Park Knox Template:Convert 2013
Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park Fentress Template:Convert 1967
South Cumberland State Park Franklin, Marion, Grundy Template:Convert 1978
Standing Stone State Park Overton Template:Convert 1939
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Carter Template:Convert 1975
Tims Ford State Park Franklin Template:Convert 1978
T. O. Fuller State Park Shelby Template:Convert 1938
Warriors' Path State Park Sullivan Template:Convert 1952


State natural areas

Tennessee has 85 state natural areas that are divided into two classes:<ref name="Nat">Template:Cite web</ref>

  • Class I – Scenic-Recreational
  • Class II – Natural-Scientific

Nine areas have restricted access and are not open to the public; a tenth, Hubbard's Cave, has limited access during the summer.

Park Name<ref name="Nat"/> Class County/Counties Size Property Owner Access Status
(Public/Private) 		Year
Established
acres ha
Auntney Hollow State Natural Area II Lewis Template:Convert Private Private – No access 2002
Barnett's Woods State Natural Area II Montgomery Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Limited access 1995
Bays Mountain State Natural Area I Sullivan Template:Convert City of Kingsport Public – Full access 1973
Beaman Park State Natural Area II Davidson Template:Convert Nashville Parks & Recreation Public – Full access 2013
Big Cypress Tree State Natural Area I Weakley Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1973
Bone Cave State Natural Area II Van Buren Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Limited access 1974
Burgess Falls State Natural Area I Putnam Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1973
Campbell Bend Barrens State Natural Area II Roane Template:Convert Private Public – Limited access 2006
Carroll Cabin Barrens State Natural Area II Decatur Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 2002
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Carter State Natural Area II Franklin Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1975
Cedars of Lebanon State Forest Natural Area II Wilson Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Limited access 1974
Chimneys State Natural Area I Marion Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Limited access 1999
Coldiz Cove State Natural Area II Fentress Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1984
Couchville Cedar Glade State Natural Area II Davidson, Wilson Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1995
Crowder Cemetery Barrens State Natural Area II Roane Template:Convert Private Public – Limited access 2006
Devil's Backbone State Natural Area I Lewis Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1997
Dog Cove State Natural Area & Beecher Wallace Homestead<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> — White Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 2019
Dry Branch State Natural Area II Lewis (primary),
Hickman, Perry 		Template:Convert State of Tennessee Private – No access 2007
Duck River Complex State Natural Area II Maury Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 2002
Dunbar Cave State Natural Area I Montgomery Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Limited access 1973
Elsie Quarterman Cedar Glade State Natural Area II Rutherford Template:Convert USACE Public – Limited access 1998
Fall Creek Falls State Natural Area II Bledsoe, Van Buren Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1974
Falling Water Falls State Natural Area I Hamilton Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1973
Fate Sanders Barrens State Natural Area II Rutherford Template:Convert USACE Public – Limited access 1999
Flat Rock Cedar Glades & Barrens State Natural Area II Rutherford Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1999
Frozen Head State Natural Area I, II Morgan Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1974
Gattinger's Cedar Glade & Barrens State Natural Area II Rutherford, Wilson Template:Convert Private Private – No access 2003
Ghost River State Natural Area I Fayette Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1997
Grundy Forest State Natural Area I Grundy Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1974
Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area I Carter Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1986
Hawkins Cove State Natural Area II Franklin Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Limited access 1985
Hicks Gap State Natural Area II Marion Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Limited access 1989
Hill Forest State Natural Area II Davidson Template:Convert Friends of Warner Parks
Nashville Parks & Recreation 		Public – Limited access 2010
Honey Creek State Natural Area II Pickett Template:Convert National Park Service
(Big South Fork) 		Public – Full access 1973
House Mountain State Natural Area I Knox Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1987
Hubbard's Cave State Natural Area II Warren Template:Convert The Nature Conservancy Public – Limited access
during summer 		1995
John & Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area II Wilson Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Limited access 2009
John Noel at Bon Aqua State Natural Area I Hickman Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 2007
Langford Branch State Natural Area II Lewis Template:Convert Swan Conservation Trust Private – No access 2001
Laurel–Snow State Natural Area II Rhea Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1973
Lost Creek State Natural Area — White Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 2012
Lucius Burch Jr. Forest State Natural Area I Shelby Template:Convert Shelby County Public – Full access 1988
Manus Road Cedar Glade State Natural Area II Rutherford Template:Convert State of Tennessee Private – No access 2004
May Prairie State Natural Area II Coffee Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Limited access 1973
Meeman-Shelby State Natural Area II Shelby Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 2002
Montgomery Bell State Natural Area II Dickson Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1998
Morrison Meadow State Natural Area II Warren Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Limited access 2008
Mount View Glade State Natural Area II Davidson Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1995
Natural Bridge State Natural Area I Franklin Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1973
North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Natural Area II Hamilton, Sequacthie Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1999
Overbridge State Natural Area II Rutherford Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Limited access 1995
Old Forest State Natural Area II Shelby Template:Convert City of Memphis Public – Full access 2011
Ozone Falls State Natural Area I Cumberland Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1973
Piney Falls State Natural Area II Rhea Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1973
Pogue Creek Canyon State Natural Area II Fentress Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 2006
Powell River Preserve State Natural Area II Claiborne Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1995
Radnor Lake State Park & Natural Area II Davidson Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1973
Reelfoot Lake State Natural Area I Lake, Obion Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1973
Riverwoods State Natural Area II Shelby Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1978
Roundtop Mountain State Natural Area II Sevier Template:Convert National Park Service
(Great Smoky Mountains) 		Public – Full access 1974
Rugby State Natural Area I Morgan Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 2006
Savage Gulf State Natural Area II Grundy, Sequatchie Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1974
Sequatchie Cave State Natural Area II Marion Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 2001
Sherwood Forest State Natural Area — Franklin Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 2020
Short Springs State Natural Area I Coffee Template:Convert State of Tennessee,
TVA, City of Tullahoma 		Public – Full access 1994
Stillhouse Hollow Falls State Natural Area I Maury Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 2006
Stinging Fork Falls State Natural Area II Rhea Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1973
Stones River Cedar Glade and Barrens State Natural Area II Rutherford Template:Convert National Park Service Public – Full access 2003
Sunk Lake State Natural Area II Lauderdale Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1986
Sunnybell Cedar Glade State Natural Area II Rutherford Template:Convert State of Tennessee Private – No access 1995
Taylor Hollow State Natural Area II Sumner Template:Convert The Nature Conservancy Private – Access by
permission only 		1995
Twin Arches State Natural Area II Fentress, Pickett, Scott Template:Convert National Park Service
(Big South Fork) 		Public – Full access 1974
Vesta Cedar Glade State Natural Area II Wilson Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1986
Vine Cedar Glade State Natural Area II Wilson Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Limited access 2000
Virgin Falls State Natural Area II White Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1973
Walker Branch State Natural Area II Hardin Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Limited access 1997
Walls of Jericho State Natural Area II Franklin Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 2006
Walnut Knob State Natural Area — Smith Template:Convert State of Tennessee Private – No access 2020
Walterhill Floodplain State Natural Area II Rutherford Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Limited access 1985
Washmorgan Hollow State Natural Area II Jackson Template:Convert The Nature Conservancy Public – Limited access 1995
Watauga River Bluffs State Natural Area II Carter Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 1998
William B. Clark Conservation Area II Fayette Template:Convert The Nature Conservancy Public – Full access 2000
William L. Davenport Refuge State Natural Area II Polk Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Limited access 1997
Wilson School Road Forest and Cedar Glades State Natural Area II Marshall Template:Convert State of Tennessee Private – No access 2008
Window Cliffs State Natural Area II Putnam Template:Convert State of Tennessee Public – Full access 2014

State scenic rivers

Tennessee state scenic rivers are divided into three classes:<ref name="Riv">Template:Cite web</ref>

  • Class I – Natural River Area – Free flowing, unpolluted, and with primitive shorelines and scenic vistas generally inaccessible except by trail.
  • Class II – Pastoral River Area – Free flowing, unpolluted, and with shorelines and scenic vistas partially or predominantly used for agricultural and other recreational activities.
  • Class III – Developed/Partially Developed River Area – Free flowing, unpolluted, and with shorelines and vistas more developed.
River<ref name="Riv"/> Class County/Counties Location Length Year
Designated
miles km
Blackburn Fork Scenic River I Jackson Cummins Mill Road downstream for Template:Convert, the entire distance within Cummins Falls State Park Template:Convert 1968
II Template:Convert downstream of Cummins Mill Road to the confluence of the Roaring River Template:Convert
Buffalo Scenic River II Lawrence Entire section within Lawrence County, from the head of the river to the Lewis County line Template:Convert 1968
Clinch Scenic River III Anderson, Knox, Roane Melton Hill Dam upstream to the Highway 62 bridge in Solway Template:Convert 1996
Collins Scenic River II Grundy Section within Savage Gulf State Natural Area Template:Convert 1968
Conasauga Scenic River I Polk Segment in the Cherokee National Forest from the Georgia state line downstream to the
U.S. 411 bridge in Conasauga 		Template:Convert 1969
Duck Scenic River II Maury Iron Bridge Road near Columbia upstream to Maury–Marshall county line Template:Convert 2001
French Broad Scenic River III Cocke North Carolina state line downstream to J.W. Walters Bridge in Douglas Lake Template:Convert 1968
Harpeth Scenic River II Davidson, Rutherford Entire section in Rutherford County, from the head of the river to the Williamson County line Template:Convert 1968
III Section in Davidson County, from the Williamson County line at Highway 100 bridge to the Interstate 40 bridge Template:Convert
II Section in Davidson County, from the Interstate 40 bridge to the Cheatham County line Template:Convert
Hatchie Scenic River I Hardeman, Haywood, Lauderdale,
Madison, McNairy, Tipton 		Entire length in Tennessee from Mississippi state line to Mississippi River confluence Template:Convert 1970
Hiwassee Scenic River III Polk Segment in the Cherokee National Forest from the North Carolina state line downstream to the
U.S. 411 bridge in Delano 		Template:Convert 1968
Obed Wild & Scenic River I Cumberland, Morgan Western edge of the Catoosa WMA to the confluence with the Emory River (Template:Convert), as well as:
  • Clear Creek from the Cumberland–Morgan line to the confluence with the Obed River (Template:Convert)
  • Daddys Creek from the Cumberland–Morgan line to the confluence with the Obed River (Template:Convert)
  • Emory River from the confluence with the Obed River to the Nemo Bridge (Template:Convert)
 Template:Convert 1976
Roaring River Scenic River I Jackson, Overton Highway 136 bridge to a point Template:Convert downstream Template:Convert 1968
II A point Template:Convert downstream of the Highway 136 bridge to the confluence with the
Cumberland River at Cordell Hull Lake 		Template:Convert
Soak Creek Scenic River III Bledsoe, Rhea Confluence with Georgia Branch in Bledsoe County downstream to its confluence with the
Piney River in Spring City 		Template:Convert 2016
Spring Creek Scenic River I Jackson, Overton Waterloo Mill downstream to the Jackson–Overton county line Template:Convert 1968
II Jackson–Overton county line to the confluence with the Roaring River Template:Convert
Tuckahoe Creek Scenic River III Knox Entire length in Knox County, from Jefferson County line to confluence with French Broad River Template:Convert 1968

Former state parks and natural areas

State parks

State natural areas

See also

References

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