2 hr 20 min
By car from the Public Square, 135 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park
The log cabin where Cordell Hull, the longest-serving U.S. secretary of state, was born, with a museum that holds books signed by Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. A 1.25-mile loop leads to Bunkum Cave, whose mouth is one of the largest in Tennessee.
Pickett CountyByrdstownOpenChecked October 20, 2026
54
Acres
39,907
Visitors in fiscal 2024
4
Trails listed, 2 miles
Day
Day use only
2
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Caving
- Hiking
On site
- All-Terrain Wheelchair
- Gift Shop
- Museum
- Trails
- Visitor Center
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birthplace Path | 0.16 | — | Paved | Open |
| Bunkum Cave Access Trail | 0.2 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Bunkum Cave Loop Trail | 1.25 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Storybook Loop Trail | 0.35 | 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.
Getting there
1300 Cordell Hull Memorial Drive, Byrdstown, TN 38549
Park office: 1-931-864-3247
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
- Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park13 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 35 min from Franklin
- Standing Stone State Park15 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 10 min from Franklin
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park22 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 45 min from Franklin
- Cummins Falls State Park31 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 45 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, read October 20, 2026.
- Acres. The park's strategic management plan.
- Visitors. The park's strategic management plan, its site fact sheet for fiscal 2024 (July 2023 to June 2024).