1 hr 30 min
By car from the Public Square, 89 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Fiery Gizzard State Park
Once part of South Cumberland State Park, a park of its own since October 2025, named for the 12.8-mile Fiery Gizzard Trail, the longest on its list. Grundy Lakes, Grundy Forest, Foster Falls, rock climbing at Denny Cove and five campgrounds, all primitive, walk-in or backcountry.
Grundy CountyMonteagleOpenChecked October 20, 2026
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Acres
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Visitors: no published count
12
Trails listed, 23.3 miles
Camp
Overnight: camping
6
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Camping
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Paddling
- Rock Climbing
- Swimming
On site
- Adult-Sized Changing Table
- All-Terrain Wheelchair
- Aviary
- Beach
- Birding
- Campground
- Canoe Access
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Museum
- Playground
- Rock Climbing
- Swimming
- Trails
- Visitor Center
- Waterfalls
- Wheelchair-Friendly Overlooks
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climbers Access Trail | 0.8 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Coke Oven Trail | 0.4 | — | Natural | Open |
| Denny Cove Trail | 0.45 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Denny East Trail | 0.8 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Denny Falls Trail | 1 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Denny West Trail | 0.25 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Dog Hole Trail | 2.85 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Fiery Gizzard Trail | 12.8 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Grundy Forest Day Loop Trail | 2 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Lone Rock Trail | 0.95 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Meadow Trail | 0.8 | Easy | Mulch | Open |
| Ridge Trail | 0.2 | — | 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
- Fiery Gizzard Foster Falls CampgroundPrimitive
- Fiery Gizzard Father Adamz CampgroundWalk-In
- Little Cove CampgroundBackcountry Camping
- Grundy Forest CampgroundWalk-In
- Small Wilds CampgroundBackcountry Camping
Getting there
11745 US 41, Monteagle, TN 37356
Park office: 1-931-924-2980
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
- Head of the Crow State Park8 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 35 min from Franklin
- Savage Gulf State Park15 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr from Franklin
- Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park24 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 10 min from Franklin
- Tims Ford State Park26 miles away as the crow flies · 1 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.