3 hr 25 min
By car from the Public Square, 197 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Cove Lake State Park
A 1937 TVA demonstration park inside the Caryville city limits, around 200-acre Cove Lake in a valley of the Cumberland Mountains. Mostly a day-use and RV park: a 68-site campground, more than 100 free picnic tables and a 3.5-mile paved trail.
Campbell CountyCaryvilleOpenChecked October 20, 2026
606
Acres
522,189
Visitors in fiscal 2025
4
Trails listed, 7.9 miles
Camp
Overnight: camping
6
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Biking
- Birding
- Camping
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Paddling
On site
- Adult-Sized Changing Table
- All-Terrain Wheelchair
- Bike Trails
- Birding
- Boat Access
- Boat Ramp
- Boat Rentals
- Campground
- Canoe Access
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Meeting Rooms
- Paddle Rentals
- Playground
- Swimming
- Trails
- Visitor Center
- Wheelchair-Friendly Paved Trails
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campground Trail | 0.2 | — | Natural | Open |
| Cumberland Trail - Cove Lake Section | 2.6 | — | Natural | Open |
| Paved Trail | 3.5 | Easy | Paved | Open |
| Volunteer Trail | 1.55 | Moderate | Natural | 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
- Cove Lake Main CampgroundRV
Getting there
110 Cove Lake Lane, Caryville, TN 37714
Park office: 1-423-566-9701
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
- Norris Dam State Park7 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr 20 min from Franklin
- Big Ridge State Park16 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr 30 min from Franklin
- Indian Mountain State Park19 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr 50 min from Franklin
- Frozen Head State Park21 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr 5 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).