Tennessee Vacation - The State's Official Travel Planning Website

From West Knoxville:
Take I-640 to the Knoxville Mall Exit.
Take this exit and turn left at the bottom of the ramp onto Washington Pike.
Turn Right at the second light (at Target). Note: this is still Washington Pike.
Go 11.7 miles to entrance to parking area. This is just past where Circle Road intersects Washington Pike on the right (stay on Washington Pike).
Turn right into parking area and follow the directions of person there.

From East Knoxville:
Take the Rutledge Pike exit from I-40 (the Knoxville Zoo exit) and head out of town.
Go 11.8 miles on Rutledge Pike to Circle Rd.
Turn left on Circle Rd and proceed until it intersects with Washington Pk. ( about 2.1 miles)
Take a right onto Washington Pike.
Turn right into parking area in about 0.1 mile and follow the directions of person there.

Get turn-by-turn direction using the interactive map above.

Looking for a place to rest between adventures? Here’s a quick list of nearby places to stay.

Clarion Inn

Scottish Inn

Days Inn - North

Volunteer Park Family Campground