general information

Address and Phone:
24 Office Dr.
Crossville, TN 38555

Email: Ask.TNStateParks@tn.gov
Phone: (931) 484-6138
Toll Free: (800) 250-8618

Hours Open to the Public:
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Dates Closed:
Open year-round

Discounts:
Active Military, Senior Citizen Discount

Payment Types Accepted:
Free Admission

Cumberland Mountain State Park

www.tn.gov/environment/parks/CumberlandMtn/

Crossville, TN

Cumberland Mountain State Park is situated on the Cumberland Plateau, a segment of the great upland, which extends from western New York to central Alabama. It is said to be the largest timbered plateau in America. This 1,720-acre park was acquired in 1938 as a project of the Farm Security Administration to provide a recreational area for some 250 families selected to homestead on the Cumberland Plateau.

The Homestead Museum, located one mile from the park, depicts the Cumberland Homestead Community of the 1930's. This community built the park along with help from the CCC and WPA. The park’s architecture is unique, with buildings constructed of a local rock called Crab Orchard sandstone. The Crab Orchard stone dam/bridge is the park’s best-known landmark and is the largest masonry structure ever built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

The biological diversity of the Cumberland Mountain area is remarkable; the park contains every type of tree, shrub, and flower found on the Plateau. A summer walk on the Byrd Lake trail will testify to this claim. The park is home to typical Tennessee mammals such as deer, gray and red fox, rabbit, squirrel, raccoon, skunk, as well as a variety of songbirds and waterfowl.

The park is also home to the Bear Trace at Cumberland Mountain, which has been consistently recognized as a top golf course in the southeastern United States. The Jack Nicklaus signature layout features a design that capitalizes on elevation changes, as well as natural features, such as flowing brooks and clustered, mature pines and layered flagstone. The park also hosts a southern style restaurant and three meeting rooms that can accommodate up to 150 people located downstairs in the restaurant. 

Directions: Take Interstate 40-East from Nashville, West from Knoxville-Exit on #317. Travel south on US Hwy 127 for 9 miles; park entrance is on the right. -----From Knoxville, Take I-40 east, Exit on #322. The park is within 6 miles.