2 hr 30 min
By car from the Public Square, 137 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Chickasaw State Park
A New Deal park on some of the highest ground in West Tennessee, inside 14,384 acres of state timberland, 1,435 of them run for recreation. Two lakes, a swim beach, 13 cabins, three campgrounds including one for riders and their horses, and a stable and golf course run by leaseholders.
Chester CountyHendersonOpenChecked October 20, 2026
1,435
Acres
221,518
Visitors in fiscal 2025
9
Trails listed, 7.6 miles
Cabins
Overnight: camping, cabins
9
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Biking
- Birding
- Camping
- Fishing
- Golfing
- Hiking
- Horseback Riding
- Paddling
- Swimming
On site
- Adult-Sized Changing Table
- All-Terrain Wheelchair
- Aviary
- Beach
- Boat Rentals
- Cabins
- Campground
- Canoe Access
- Colorblind Viewfinder
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Group Lodges
- Horseback Riding
- Meeting Rooms
- Paddle Rentals
- Playground
- Stables
- Swimming
- Trails
- Visitor Center
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Creek Trail | 0.65 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Forked Pine Trail | 0.95 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Friends Trail | 1.2 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Lake Lajoie Paddle Trail | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Lake Lajoie Trail | 1.8 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Lake Placid Water Trail | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Lake Shore Trail | 1.75 | Easy | Mixed | Open |
| Owens Spring Trail | 0.8 | Moderate | Mixed | Open |
| Tent Loop Trail | 0.4 | Easy | Paved | Open |
As the park's hiking page lists them on October 20, 2026. Lengths are one way unless the trail is a loop, and some trails share ground, so the total is the sum of the list, not the miles on the ground.
Where to camp
- Main CampgroundTent & RV
- Chickasaw Tent CampgroundTent Only
- Chickasaw Wrangler CampgroundWrangler
Getting there
20 Cabin Lane, Henderson, TN 38340
Park office: 1-731-989-5141
The park's page at Tennessee State Parks
Campsites, cabins and lodge rooms are booked online through the park's page or by phone at 1-888-867-2757, the state's reservation line.
Nearby
- Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park9 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 20 min from Franklin
- Big Hill Pond State Park23 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr from Franklin
- Middle Fork Bottoms State Park26 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 10 min from Franklin
- Pickwick Landing State Park38 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 35 min from Franklin
How we know
Every fact on this page but the summary at the top is the state's, read on the date above, except the drive: that is Valhalla's route on OpenStreetMap's roads from Franklin's Public Square to the park office, with no traffic, rounded to five minutes. Visits are the park plan's count for the year named, mostly from traffic counters. How the guide was made.
- The park. Tennessee State Parks: the Find a Park list, the park's own page, its hiking page and its camping page, read October 20, 2026.
- Acres. The park's strategic management plan.
- Visitors. The park's strategic management plan, its site fact sheet for fiscal 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025).