2 hr 35 min
By car from the Public Square, 161 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Fort Southwest Point State Historic Park
A 39.7-acre site in Kingston where federal troops built a fort in 1797; from 1801 to 1807 it was the headquarters of Return J. Meigs, the federal agent to the Cherokee. A museum, river access and paved overlooks.
Roane CountyKingstonOpenChecked October 20, 2026
39.7
Acres
—
Visitors: no published count
0
Trails listed by the state
Day
Day use only
1
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Hiking
On site
- Birding
- Boat Access
- Boat Ramp
- Canoe Access
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Hunting Adjacent
- Museum
- Paddle Rentals
- Trails
- Visitor Center
- Wheelchair-Friendly Overlooks
- Wheelchair-Friendly Paved Trails
Getting there
1226 S Kentucky St, Kingston, TN 37763
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
- Frozen Head State Park18 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr 5 min from Franklin
- Cumberland Mountain State Park27 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 15 min from Franklin
- Fort Loudoun State Historic Park27 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr 25 min from Franklin
- Cumberland Trail State Park27 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 30 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, read October 20, 2026.
- Acres. Tennessee State Parks.