1 hr 20 min
By car from the Public Square, 69 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
David Crockett State Park
On Shoal Creek in Lawrenceburg, at the site of the gristmill, powder mill and distillery Crockett ran before politics. Lake Lindsey, Crockett Falls, 106 campsites in two campgrounds, seven cabins, a restaurant and 10 miles of trail, one of them a retracing of the Trail of Tears.
Lawrence CountyLawrenceburgOpenChecked October 20, 2026
1,400
Acres
452,424
Visitors in fiscal 2025
6
Trails listed, 10.2 miles
Cabins
Overnight: camping, cabins
6
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Biking
- Birding
- Camping
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Paddling
On site
- All-Terrain Wheelchair
- Aviary
- Bike Trails
- Birding
- Boat Access
- Boat Rentals
- Cabins
- Campground
- Canoe Access
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Meeting Rooms
- Museum
- Paddle Rentals
- Playground
- Snack Bar
- Swimming
- Trails
- Visitor Center
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bike Trail | 1.45 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Crawfish Valley Trail | 2.7 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Lake Road Trail | 0.8 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Shoal Creek Trail | 1.45 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Trail of Tears | 2.25 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Turkey Ridge Trail | 1.5 | 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
- David Crockett Campground 1Tent & RV
- David Crockett Campground 2Tent & RV
Getting there
1400 West Gaines St., Lawrenceburg, TN 38464
Park office: 1-931-903-2323
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
- Devil's Backbone State Park26 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 5 min from Franklin
- Henry Horton State Park44 miles away as the crow flies · 40 min from Franklin
- Mousetail Landing State Park47 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 50 min from Franklin
- Pickwick Landing State Park52 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).