Chickasaw State Park
20 Cabin Lane  Henderson, TN 38340
731-989-5141     Cabin Reservation: 800-458-1752

Chickasaw State Rustic Park is situated on some of the highest terrain in west Tennessee. Of the area's 14,384 acres of timberland, 1,280 acres are used for recreation. The remainder is state forest managed jointly by the State Forestry Division and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The park is located in Chester and Hardeman Counties, 18 miles south of Jackson, Tennessee on State Hwy. 100.

 
Pinson Mounds
State Archaeological Park
460 Ozier Rd.   Pinson, TN 38366
731-988-5614      Fax: 731-424-3909
Pinson Mounds, one of two state archaeological parks, is a special park, set aside to protect the prehistoric remains found there. Managed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's Division of State Parks, the Pinson Mounds grouping consists of at least 15 earthen mounds, a geometic enclosure, habitation areas and related earthworks in an area that incorporates almost 1,200 acres.
Pinson Mounds is a national historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The site is protected by the Tennessee

State Antiquities Act. Therefore, no digging or collecting of any kind is permitted on the site. To prevent damage to archaeological areas, no off-road motorized vehicles may be used in the park.
The park is a sanctuary and all features including plants, and animals (living and dead), rocks, artifacts, minerals and fossils are protected by state law. Violators are subject to prosecution.

 
Big Hill Pond State Park
984 John Howell Road     Pocahontas, TN 38061
731-645-7967
Big Hill Pond State Park lies in the southwestern part of McNairy County and encompasses approximately 5,000 acres of magnificent timberland and hardwood bottom land. Cypress Creek and Tuscumbia River border the property. Several oxbow lakes and sloughs add to the waterway. The flood plain adjacent to both the Tuscumbia River and Cypress Creek contains small oxbow lakes and swamp areas which are

desirable habitat for waterfowl, wildlife and fishing.
Park Highlights:
The Boardwalk and Dismal Swamp--eight tenths (.8) of a mile long, through the scenic Dismal Swamp
The Observation Tower--70 feet tall, this refurbished fire tower offers a panoramic view of Travis McNatt Lake and Dismal Swamp
Civil War Earthworks--railroad guard post built by Union Soldiers
Nature Watching--waterfowl, including osprey, migrations in spring and fall, some year round residence, abundant wildlife
The park derives its name from Big Hill Pond which was created in 1953 when dirt was scooped from a borrow pit to build a levee across the Tuscumbia and Cypress Creek bottoms for the Memphis to Charleston Railroad. Over the years, a great stand of cypress trees has grown in and around the 35-acre pond. The Pond is accessible by four wheel drive.

 
Paris Landing State Park
16055 Highway 79-N  Buchanan, TN 38222-4109
Office: 731-641-4465      Inn: 731-642-4311
Paris Landing State Park is named for a steamboat and freight landing on the Tennessee River, dating back to the mid 1800's. From here and other landings on the Tennessee River and Big Sandy River, supplies were transported to surrounding towns and communities by ox cart.
The 841-acre Paris Landing State Park is situated on the western shore of what is now Kentucky Lake, one of the largest man-made lakes in the

world. The park is located 18 miles east of the town of Paris, on US Highway 79.

 
Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park
1825 Pilot Knob Road   Eva, TN 38333
731-584-6356   Fax: 731-584-1841  Cabin Reservations: 800-714-7305

This park was named for General Nathan Bedford Forrest, the intrepid Confederate cavalry leader, who on November 4, 1864, attacked and destroyed the federal supply and munitions depot at (Old) Johnsonville at the mouth of Trace Creek. His operations were concentrated along the river in the vicinity of the park and the town of Eva.
The park was dedicated to Nathan Bedford Forrest, one of the greatest military tacticians and leaders of the American Civil War, in 1929 on land acquired in part from Benton County.