3 hr 35 min
By car from the Public Square, 193 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Fort Pillow State Park
Civil War earthworks on the Chickasaw Bluffs above the Mississippi, where Confederates under Nathan Bedford Forrest took the fort in 1864 and were accused of massacring surrendering Union soldiers, most of them United States Colored Troops. A museum, about 13 miles of trail by its plan, a 25-acre lake and a campground.
Lauderdale CountyHenningOpenChecked October 20, 2026
1,642
Acres
648,764
Visitors in fiscal 2022
6
Trails listed, 17.7 miles
Camp
Overnight: camping
5
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Boating
- Camping
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Paddling
On site
- All-Terrain Wheelchair
- Boat Access
- Boat Ramp
- Boat Rentals
- Campground
- Canoe Access
- Colorblind Viewfinder
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Museum
- Paddle Rentals
- Playground
- Swimming
- Trails
- Visitor Center
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Lake Water Trail | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Chickasaw Bluff Trail | 4 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Cold Creek Chute Water Trail | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Park Front Water Trail | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Red Historical Trail | 8.1 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Yellow Historical Trail | 5.55 | 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
- North Loop CampgroundTent & RV
- Backcountry CampsiteBackcountry Camping
- Group CampgroundGroup Camp
Getting there
3122 Park Road, Henning, TN 38041
Park office: 1-731-738-5581
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
- Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park23 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr 25 min from Franklin
- T.O. Fuller State Park43 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr 30 min from Franklin
- Reelfoot Lake State Park55 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr 25 min from Franklin
- Middle Fork Bottoms State Park56 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 10 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).