Tennessee Parks and Outdoors Travel Guide

Tennessee Parks and Outdoors Travel Guide

• Tennessee Overview
• Tennessee Hotels
• Tennessee Attractions
• Tennessee Feature Articles
• Tennessee Airports
• Tennessee Flights

Other Guides for Tennessee

• Tennessee Travel
• Active and Adventure Guide
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  • Hiking and Backpacking
  • Paddling
• Family Guide
• Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Camping
  • Horses and Riding
  • Road and Rail Journeys

Top Parks and Outdoors Destinations In Tennessee

• Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
  (51 mi.)
• Cherokee National Forest, TN
  (29 mi.)

Travel Guides In Tennessee

• Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN (51 mi.)
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Family Guide
• Memphis, TN (0.6 mi.)
  • Family Guide
• Nashville, TN (0.5 mi.)
  • Family Guide
• Chattanooga, TN (104 mi.)
• Alcoa, TN (80 mi.)
• Brentwood, TN (8.7 mi.)
• Clarksville, TN (6.2 mi.)
• Cookeville, TN (157 mi.)
• Crossville, TN (140 mi.)
• Dickson, TN (160 mi.)

Southeast Parks and Outdoors States/Provinces

• Alabama
• Arkansas
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• North Carolina
• Tennessee
• Virginia

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Moss-covered stream, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee (Adam Jones/Photodisc/Getty)

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• Photos
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• Trip Ideas
• Practical Advice
• Gear
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Top Parks and Outdoors Destinations	Related Travel Guides	Find Hotels
Great Smoky Mountains National Park		Hotels
Cherokee National Forest		Hotels

Photos

Feature Articles

• Seven More Wonders of the Ranching World
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  Del Rio, Tennessee
• Great Smoky Mountains
  outside
  The Southeast's Backwoods at its Best
• GORP - Cherokee National Forest - Tennessee - Camping
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• GORP - Cherokee National Forest - Tennessee - Camping - Southern Districts
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• Off the Road Again: America's Top 4x4 Destinations
  Tennessee: Great Smoky Mountains

Trip Ideas

• East & Central: "Wildflower National Park" (Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina/Tennessee)
  Top 10 Parks for Summer Wildflowers
• Five Great Family Escapes
  100-Mile Wilderness Trail, Maine

Practical Advice

• How to Build a Snow Cave
  outside
  Ask ten people how to make a snow cave and you'll get ten different answers. Winter-survival expert Greg Davenport, 49, ends the debate. Here's his definitive guide to making a bomber backcountry bunker.
• What Eric Larsen, Polar Explorer, Brings
  outside
  He's skied to the North Pole and mushed across the Canadian Arctic, and in 2009 Larsen, 37, will try to be first to reach both poles and the summit of Mount Everest in one year. Here's some of the gear he usually has in tow.
• Playing It Safe
  Tout, scam, trickery, pickpockets, or downright theft—any one of 'em can turn a trip of a lifetime into a lifelong lesson. Here's how to avoid bad experiences.
• Seafood Watch: The Eastern Seaboard
  Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world’s oceans, offers information on the environmental impacts of eating various types of seafood.
• Family Travel Survival Guide: Cancun
  

Gear

• Filson Merino Wool Fingerless Gloves
  Warmth and dexterity in one package
• Winter Camping Gear Essentials
  outside
  It’s a winter wonderland. Get out there and enjoy it.
• What Eric Larsen, Polar Explorer, Brings
  outside
  He's skied to the North Pole and mushed across the Canadian Arctic, and in 2009 Larsen, 37, will try to be first to reach both poles and the summit of Mount Everest in one year. Here's some of the gear he usually has in tow.
• Complete Gear Archives: Camping
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things related to camping
• The Goods: Road Trips
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Fitness

• City Without Limits
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  Seattle
• Adventure Never Felt So Good
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  The Hills Health Ranch

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Attractions

Fontana Lake

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Description: Fontana Lake, bordering the south side of Smoky Mountains National Park, is the ideal venue for... Read More

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Trout Streams

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Description: Literally hundreds of miles of trout streams course through the Smoky Mountains, offering a... Read More

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Cloudland Canyon Park

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122 Cloudland Canyon Park Road
Rising Fawn, Georgia 30738

Description: Enjoy camping in the beautiful North Georgia mountains at this park located about 90 minutes north... Read More

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Hotels

Abrams Creek Campground

Happy Valley
Maryville, TN Map

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Holly Flats

Cherokee National Forest
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