1 hr 5 min
By car from the Public Square, 47 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Devil's Backbone State Park
One 3.5-mile trail through the 950-acre Devil's Backbone natural area on the Western Highland Rim, beside the Natchez Trace Parkway in Lewis County. About an hour from Franklin, it fits into a drive down the Trace.
Lewis CountyHohenwaldOpenChecked October 20, 2026
950
Acres*
—
Visitors: no published count
1
Trails listed, 3.5 miles
Day
Day use only
1
Activities the state lists
* Acres: The Devil's Backbone State Natural Area, which the park includes, as the state's page gives it.
What's there
Things to do
- Hiking
On site
- Trails
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devil's Backbone Trail | 3.5 | 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.
Getting there
2120 Natchez Trace Parkway, Hohenwald, TN 38462
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
- David Crockett State Park26 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 20 min from Franklin
- Mousetail Landing State Park33 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 50 min from Franklin
- Montgomery Bell State Park35 miles away as the crow flies · 45 min from Franklin
- Henry Horton State Park40 miles away as the crow flies · 40 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. Tennessee State Parks. The Devil's Backbone State Natural Area, which the park includes, as the state's page gives it.