This is a list of state parks and natural areas in the U.S. state of Tennessee.
State parks
Tennessee has 61 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. The smallest state park is Bicentennial Capitol Mall, at just . The newest state park is Ocoee River State Park, established in September 2025.
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! style="width:*;" rowspan=2 | Year<br />Established
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! acres
! ha
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|Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
|Davidson
|
|1996
|-
|Big Cypress Tree State Park
|Weakley
|
|1973
|-
|Big Hill Pond State Park
|McNairy
|
|1977
|-
|Big Ridge State Park
|Union
|
|1934
|-
|Bledsoe Creek State Park
|Sumner
|
|1973
|-
|Booker T. Washington State Park
|Hamilton
|
|1937
|-
|Burgess Falls State Park
|Putnam
|
|1971
|-
|Cardwell Mountain State Archaeological Park
|Warren
|
|2026
|-
|Cedars of Lebanon State Park
|Wilson
|
|1937
|-
|Chickasaw State Park
|Chester
|
|1937
|-
|Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park
|Pickett
|
|1997
|-
|Cove Lake State Park
|Campbell
|
|1937
|-
|Cumberland Mountain State Park
|Cumberland
|
|1938
|-
|Cummins Falls State Park
|Jackson
|
|2011
|-
|David Crockett Birthplace State Park
|Greene
|
|1973
|-
|David Crockett State Park
|Lawrence
|
|1959
|-
|Devil's Backbone State Park
|Lewis
|
|?
|-
|Dunbar Cave State Park
|Montgomery
|
|1973
|-
|Edgar Evins State Park
|DeKalb
|
|1975
|-
|Fall Creek Falls State Park
|Van Buren, Bledsoe
|
|1935
|-
|Feiry Gizzard State Park
|Grundy, Marion
|
|?
|-
|Fort Loudoun State Historic Park
|Monroe
|
|1977
|-
|Fort Pillow State Park
|Lauderdale
|
|1971
|-
|Frozen Head State Park
|Morgan
|
|1970
|-
|Harpeth River State Park
|Cheatham, Davidson
|
|1978
|-
|Harrison Bay State Park
|Hamilton
|
|1937
|-
|Head of the Crow State Park
|Grundy
|
|?
|-
|Henry Horton State Park
|Marshall
|
|1960s
|-
|Hiwassee Scenic River State Park
|Polk
|— ||—
|1972
|-
|Indian Mountain State Park
|Campbell
|
|1971
|-
|Johnsonville State Historic Park
|Humphreys
|
|1971
|-
|Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park
|Anderson, Bledsoe, Campbell, Claiborne,<br /> Cumberland, Hamilton, Marion, Morgan,<br /> Rhea, Scott, Sequatchie
|
|1998
|-
|Long Hunter State Park
|Davidson
|
|1978
|-
|Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park
|Shelby
|
|1944
|-
|Middle Fork Bottoms State Park
| Madison
|
|2024
|-
|Montgomery Bell State Park
|Dickson
|
|1943
|-
|Mousetail Landing State Park
|Perry
|
|1986
|-
|Natchez Trace State Park
|Henderson
|
|1955
|-
|Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park
|Benton
|
|1929
|-
|Norris Dam State Park
|Anderson, Campbell
|
|1953
|-
|North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Park
|Hamilton
|
|2024
|-
|Ocoee River State Park
|Polk
|
|
|2025
|-
|Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park
|Coffee
|
|1973
|-
|Panther Creek State Park
|Hamblen
|
|1967
|-
|Paris Landing State Park
|Henry
|
|1945
|-
|Pickett CCC Memorial State Park
|Pickett
|
|1942
|-
|Pickwick Landing State Park
|Hardin
|
|1969
|-
|Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park
|Madison
|
|1966
|-
|Port Royal State Park
|Montgomery, Robertson
|
|1978
|-
|Radnor Lake State Park & Natural Area
|Davidson
|
|1973
|-
|Red Clay State Park
|Bradley
|
|1979
|-
|Reelfoot Lake State Park
|Lake, Obion
|
|1925
|-
|Roan Mountain State Park
|Carter
|
|1959
|-
|Rock Island State Park
|Warren, White
|
|1969
|-
|Rocky Fork State Park
|Unicoi
|
|2012
|-
|Savage Gulf State Park
|Grundy, Sequatchie
|
|2023
|-
|Scott's Gulf Wilderness State Park
|White
|
|2025
|-
|Seven Islands State Birding Park
|Knox
|
|2013
|-
|Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park
|Fentress
|
|1967
|-
|South Cumberland State Park
|Franklin, Marion, Grundy
|
|1978
|-
|Standing Stone State Park
|Overton
|
|1939
|-
|Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area
|Carter
|
|1975
|-
|Tims Ford State Park
|Franklin
|
|1978
|-
|T. O. Fuller State Park
|Shelby
|
|1938
|-
|Warriors' Path State Park
|Sullivan
|
|1952
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State natural areas
Tennessee has 85 state natural areas that are divided into two classes:
- 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.
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! style="width:*;" rowspan=2 | Park Name
|—
|White
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|2019
|-
|Dry Branch State Natural Area
|II
|Lewis (primary), <br />Hickman, Perry
|
|State of Tennessee
|Private – No access
|2007
|-
|Duck River Complex State Natural Area
|II
|Maury
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|2002
|-
|Dunbar Cave State Natural Area
|I
|Montgomery
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Limited access
|1973
|-
|Elsie Quarterman Cedar Glade State Natural Area
|II
|Rutherford
|
|USACE
|Public – Limited access
|1998
|-
|Fall Creek Falls State Natural Area
|II
|Bledsoe, Van Buren
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1974
|-
|Falling Water Falls State Natural Area
|I
|Hamilton
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1973
|-
|Fate Sanders Barrens State Natural Area
|II
|Rutherford
|
|USACE
|Public – Limited access
|1999
|-
|Flat Rock Cedar Glades & Barrens State Natural Area
|II
|Rutherford
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1999
|-
|Frozen Head State Natural Area
|I, II
|Morgan
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1974
|-
|Gattinger's Cedar Glade & Barrens State Natural Area
|II
|Rutherford, Wilson
|
|Private
|Private – No access
|2003
|-
|Ghost River State Natural Area
|I
|Fayette
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1997
|-
|Grundy Forest State Natural Area
|I
|Grundy
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1974
|-
|Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area
|I
|Carter
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1986
|-
|Hawkins Cove State Natural Area
|II
|Franklin
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Limited access
|1985
|-
|Hicks Gap State Natural Area
|II
|Marion
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Limited access
|1989
|-
|Hill Forest State Natural Area
|II
|Davidson
|
|Friends of Warner Parks<br />Nashville Parks & Recreation
|Public – Limited access
|2010
|-
|Honey Creek State Natural Area
|II
|Pickett
|
|National Park Service<br />(Big South Fork)
|Public – Full access
|1973
|-
|House Mountain State Natural Area
|I
|Knox
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1987
|-
|Hubbard's Cave State Natural Area
|II
|Warren
|
|The Nature Conservancy
|Public – Limited access<br />during summer
|1995
|-
|John & Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area
|II
|Wilson
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Limited access
|2009
|-
|John Noel at Bon Aqua State Natural Area
|I
|Hickman
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|2007
|-
|Langford Branch State Natural Area
|II
|Lewis
|
|Swan Conservation Trust
|Private – No access
|2001
|-
|Laurel–Snow State Natural Area
|II
|Rhea
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1973
|-
|Lost Creek State Natural Area
|—
|White
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|2012
|-
|Lucius Burch Jr. Forest State Natural Area
|I
|Shelby
|
|Shelby County
|Public – Full access
|1988
|-
|Manus Road Cedar Glade State Natural Area
|II
|Rutherford
|
|State of Tennessee
|Private – No access
|2004
|-
|May Prairie State Natural Area
|II
|Coffee
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Limited access
|1973
|-
|Meeman-Shelby State Natural Area
|II
|Shelby
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|2002
|-
|Montgomery Bell State Natural Area
|II
|Dickson
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1998
|-
|Morrison Meadow State Natural Area
|II
|Warren
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Limited access
|2008
|-
|Mount View Glade State Natural Area
|II
|Davidson
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1995
|-
|Natural Bridge State Natural Area
|I
|Franklin
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1973
|-
|North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Natural Area
|II
|Hamilton, Sequacthie
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1999
|-
|Overbridge State Natural Area
|II
|Rutherford
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Limited access
|1995
|-
|Old Forest State Natural Area
|II
|Shelby
|
|City of Memphis
|Public – Full access
|2011
|-
|Ozone Falls State Natural Area
|I
|Cumberland
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1973
|-
|Piney Falls State Natural Area
|II
|Rhea
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1973
|-
|Pogue Creek Canyon State Natural Area
|II
|Fentress
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|2006
|-
|Powell River Preserve State Natural Area
|II
|Claiborne
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1995
|-
|Radnor Lake State Park & Natural Area
|II
|Davidson
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1973
|-
|Reelfoot Lake State Natural Area
|I
|Lake, Obion
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1973
|-
|Riverwoods State Natural Area
|II
|Shelby
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1978
|-
|Roundtop Mountain State Natural Area
|II
|Sevier
|
|National Park Service<br />(Great Smoky Mountains)
|Public – Full access
|1974
|-
|Rugby State Natural Area
|I
|Morgan
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|2006
|-
|Savage Gulf State Natural Area
|II
|Grundy, Sequatchie
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1974
|-
|Sequatchie Cave State Natural Area
|II
|Marion
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|2001
|-
|Sherwood Forest State Natural Area
|—
|Franklin
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|2020
|-
|Short Springs State Natural Area
|I
|Coffee
|
|State of Tennessee, <br />TVA, City of Tullahoma
|Public – Full access
|1994
|-
|Stillhouse Hollow Falls State Natural Area
|I
|Maury
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|2006
|-
|Stinging Fork Falls State Natural Area
|II
|Rhea
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1973
|-
|Stones River Cedar Glade and Barrens State Natural Area
|II
|Rutherford
|
|National Park Service
|Public – Full access
|2003
|-
|Sunk Lake State Natural Area
|II
|Lauderdale
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1986
|-
|Sunnybell Cedar Glade State Natural Area
|II
|Rutherford
|
|State of Tennessee
|Private – No access
|1995
|-
|Taylor Hollow State Natural Area
|II
|Sumner
|
|The Nature Conservancy
|Private – Access by<br />permission only
|1995
|-
|Twin Arches State Natural Area
|II
|Fentress, Pickett, Scott
|
|National Park Service<br />(Big South Fork)
|Public – Full access
|1974
|-
|Vesta Cedar Glade State Natural Area
|II
|Wilson
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1986
|-
|Vine Cedar Glade State Natural Area
|II
|Wilson
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Limited access
|2000
|-
|Virgin Falls State Natural Area
|II
|White
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1973
|-
|Walker Branch State Natural Area
|II
|Hardin
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Limited access
|1997
|-
|Walls of Jericho State Natural Area
|II
|Franklin
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|2006
|-
|Walnut Knob State Natural Area
|—
|Smith
|
|State of Tennessee
|Private – No access
|2020
|-
|Walterhill Floodplain State Natural Area
|II
|Rutherford
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Limited access
|1985
|-
|Washmorgan Hollow State Natural Area
|II
|Jackson
|
|The Nature Conservancy
|Public – Limited access
|1995
|-
|Watauga River Bluffs State Natural Area
|II
|Carter
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|1998
|-
|William B. Clark Conservation Area
|II
|Fayette
|
|The Nature Conservancy
|Public – Full access
|2000
|-
|William L. Davenport Refuge State Natural Area
|II
|Polk
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Limited access
|1997
|-
|Wilson School Road Forest and Cedar Glades State Natural Area
|II
|Marshall
|
|State of Tennessee
|Private – No access
|2008
|-
|Window Cliffs State Natural Area
|II
|Putnam
|
|State of Tennessee
|Public – Full access
|2014
|-
|}
State scenic rivers
Tennessee state scenic rivers are divided into three classes:
- 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.
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! style="width:*;" rowspan=2 | River