1 hr 30 min
By car from the Public Square, 80 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Edgar Evins State Park
6,338 acres on the steep shore of Center Hill Lake in DeKalb County. Cabins, a main campground and walk-in sites, a marina and boat ramps, and the 5.35-mile Merritt Ridge Trail.
DeKalb CountySilver PointOpenChecked October 20, 2026
6,338
Acres
268,805
Visitors in fiscal 2022
7
Trails listed, 11 miles
Cabins
Overnight: camping, cabins
6
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Birding
- Boating
- Camping
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Paddling
On site
- Aviary
- Birding
- Boat Access
- Boat Ramp
- Boat Rentals
- Cabins
- Camp Store
- Campground
- Canoe Access
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Laundromat
- Marina
- Playground
- Swimming
- Trails
- Visitor Center
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunham Cemetery Trail | 0.1 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Evins Ridge Trail | 0.6 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Highland Rim Trail | 1.35 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Marina/Campground Trail | 0.9 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Merritt Ridge Trail | 5.35 | Difficult | Natural | Closed |
| Millennium Trail | 2.35 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Storybook Trail | 0.4 | Easy | 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
- Edgar Evins Main CampgroundTent & RV
- Walk-In CampsitesWalk-In
Getting there
1630 Edgar Evins State Park Road, Silver Point, TN 38582
Park office: 1-931-646-3080
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
- Burgess Falls State Park13 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 45 min from Franklin
- Cummins Falls State Park18 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 45 min from Franklin
- Rock Island State Park21 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 45 min from Franklin
- Scott's Gulf Wilderness State Park25 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 55 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 2022 (July 2021 to June 2022).