Lakes & Rivers
Calling all boaters, paddlers, swimmers and fisherman. No matter how you choose to enjoy Tennessee's lakes and rivers, come on in. The water is fine!
Have a craving for adventure? How about a day--or a week--set aside for family fun? Or, maybe you just yearn for time alone with your fishing pole. No matter what kind of aquatic thrills you have in mind, Tennessee has lakes and rivers to fit your fancy.
From small ponds and enormous lakes to free-flowing rivers and streams, Tennessee overflows with opportunity for fantastic water recreation. Find a cove on Cherokee Lake and ski on glass-smooth water any time of the day. Pack your lures and make for the Clinch River, well reputed for some of the nation's best fly-fishing. Get your adrenaline pumping with an action-packed rafting adventure on the Ocoee River. Bring the whole family and explore the state's largest natural lake, Reelfoot Lake.
No matter how you decide to enjoy Tennessee's lakes and rivers, you are guaranteed to never run out of wet and wonderful waterways.
Parksville Lake
Located beside Scenic Highway 64, this 1,930-acre lake offers water activities such as swimming, boating and camping with vistas of Cherokee National Forest. ...more
Region: Chattanooga & Southeast
City: Benton, TN
Phone: 423-338-3300
Pickett State Park
Dramatic sandstone cliffs, stone arches, rock shelters and rushing mountain streams make Pickett State Park on the Cumberland Plateau a scenic wonderland. Unique microclimates form around these geologic formations, creating havens where diverse flora and fauna thrive. ...more
Region: Upper Cumberland
City: Jamestown, TN
Phone: 931-879-5821
Pickwick Dam Reservation
88 campsites, 60 with water and 50-amp electric; flush toilets; hot showers; dump station; adjacent to boat ramp below Pickwick Dam; view of Pickwick Dam and Lock. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Savannah, TN
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Pickwick Landing State Park
Pickwick Landing was a riverboat stop dating from the 1840s. In the 1930s, during the Depression, the site was chosen for one of the Tennessee Valley Authority's dams on the Tennessee River. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Pickwick Dam, TN
Phone: 731-689-3129
Pickwick Outdoors
Pickwick Lake - fishing, golfing, boating, lodging, camping, marinas and national parks. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Pickwick Dam, TN
Phone: 731-926-1737
Pigeon River
The Pigeon River originates in North Carolina and flows in a northwesterly direction before emptying into the French Broad River near river mile 73. 8. ...more
Region: East Tennessee
City: Hartford, TN
Phone: (866) 723-8277
Pilot Knob/Nathan Bedford Forest State Park
Tennessee River Folklife Museum sits atop the highest point in West Tennessee. Displays, exhibits and programs offered. ...more
Pin Oak Lodge at Natchez Trace State Park
With the many acres of scenic woodlands, the park includes four lakes, a swimming beach, a 47 room resort inn and restaurant complex, cabins, group lodge, camping areas, picnicking sites, playgrounds, a ball field, a regulation pistol firing range, picturesque hiking trails, a wrangler camp, 250 miles of horse riding trails, a park store and archery range. Located at I-40, exit 116, this area is composed of a State Park, State Forest and a Wildlife Management Area, with a total of 48,000 acres. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Wildersville, TN
Phone: 731-968-8176
Piney Falls State Natural Area
Especially significant for its old growth forest, Piney Falls covers a 440-acre natural area located in Rhea County. This pristine forestland features creeks, deep gorges and waterfalls, and is recognized by the United States Department of Interior as a National Natural Landmark. ...more
Region: Chattanooga & Southeast
City: Grandview, TN
Phone: 615-532-0431
Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park
Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park preserves the site of the largest the largest Middle Woodland Moundbuilder site in the country and the second largest prehistoric mound in North America. The ceremonial site includes a mound complex of more than 400 acres with unique earthworks dating to about 1-500 A. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Pinson, TN
Phone: (731) 988-5614
Port Royal State Park
Port Royal, once one of the most prominent towns in colonial Tennessee, was a Longhunter camp as early as 1775 and truly settled by the early 1780’s. Port Royal's strategic location at the junction of main roads and the Red River made it a hub of commerce for northern Tennessee and south central Kentucky, and a major stagecoach route. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Adams, TN
Phone: (931) 358-9696
Promised Land Trail
The Promised Land Trail is waiting for you: discover the fertile land that beckoned Tennessee’s first settlers from Northeast Tennessee, over the Cumberland Plateau, into Nashville and beyond.
Along the first road into Tennessee, the Avery Trace, as well as the historic Walton Road that ran parallel to Highway 70, many believed they would reach a “promised land” at the end of the journey, as many were seeking lands they were granted from service to the new country. ...more
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City: , TN
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Radnor Lake State Park
Radnor Lake State Park provides scenic, biological, geological and recreational opportunities not found in other metropolitan areas of Nashville's size.
L&N Railroad Company impounded Radnor Lake in 1914 to provide water for its steam engines, and intended to use the area as a hunting preserve for company executives. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-373-3467
Rafting in Smokies - Hartford
Rafting in the Smokies has been an expert in whitewater rafting since 1978! Experience the highlight of your trip on the Pigeon River. Choose for yourself; mild or wild! Take on the exciting Class III and IV rapids on the Upper Pigeon (ages 8 and up) or enjoy a scenic, relaxing float trip on the Lower Pigeon (ages 3 and up to Grand-parents. ...more
Region: Smoky Mountains
City: Hartford, TN
Phone: 865-436-5008
Rafting In The Smokies
Rafting in the Smokies has been an expert in whitewater rafting since 1978! Experience the highlight of your trip on the Pigeon River. Choose for yourself; mild or wild! Take on the exciting Class III and IV rapids on the Upper Pigeon (ages 8 and up) or enjoy a scenic, relaxing float trip on the Lower Pigeon (ages 3 and up to Grand-parents. ...more
Region: Smoky Mountains
City: Gatlinburg, TN
Phone: (865) 436-5008
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