New Years Day State Park Hikes

Dozens of Tennessee State Parks are inviting visitors to spend New Years Day taking guided hikes through scenic and historic nature areas

If you are looking for something to do with the family tomorrow, here is a good way to start off the New Year. Dozens of Tennessee State Parks are inviting visitors to spend New Years Day taking guided hikes through scenic and historic nature areas. Tim’s Ford State Park has a hike planned for 10 to 11 in the morning. Old Stone Fort from 1 till 2:30 and Henry Horton State Park from 2 to 3 tomorrow afternoon. For a complete list of parks and times visit our website at 1055wytm.com

 

Middle Tennessee-area First Day Hikes

Where

Difficulty

Time

Radnor Lake State Park

Moderate – 1.5 miles

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Edgar Evins State Park

Moderate – 2.5 miles

9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Burgess Falls State Park

Moderate

9 a.m. to noon

Head of the Crow State Park

Moderate – 2.9 miles

3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Montgomery Bell State Park

Beginner – approx. 2 miles

2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Park

Moderate to difficult – approx. 2 miles

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Mousetail Landing State Park

Recommended for all ages- 1.1 miles

11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Savage Gulf State Park

Mostly moderate – approx. 2 miles

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Old Stone Fort State Park

Not specified

1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Fiery Gizzard State Park

Not specified – approx. 1.5 miles

1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Cumberland Mountain State Park

Paved, ADA-accessible – 1 mile

10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park

Not specified – 1 mile

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Henry Horton State Park

Mostly flat, natural terrain – 1.2 miles

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Scott’s Gulf Wilderness State Park

Moderate – 2.5 miles

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Dunbar Cave State Park

Not specified – 2.75 miles

9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Bledsoe Creek State Park

Not specified – 2.25 miles

11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Rock Island State Park

Moderate – 1.6 miles

9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Pickett CCC Memorial State Park

Moderate – 3 miles

10 a.m. to noon

Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park


Not specified – 1.25 miles


10 a.m. to noon

Cummins Falls State Park

Not specified – 1 mile

1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Long Hunter State Park

Not specified

11 a.m. to noon

Cedars of Lebanon State Park


Not specified

11 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

Cedars of Lebanon State Park

Moderate – 2 miles

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Standing Stone State Park

Not specified – approx. 1 mile

10 a.m. to noon

Tims Ford State Park

Not specified

10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Fall Creek Falls State Park

Not specified – approx. 2 miles

9 a.m. to noon

Port Royal State Historic Park

Not specified – up to 1 mile

10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Johnsonville State Historic Park

Moderate – approx. 1 mile

11 a.m. to noon

Harpeth River State Park

Not specified -1.4 miles

10 a.m. to noon

David Crockett State Park

Moderate – approx. 3 miles

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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