2 hr 35 min
By car from the Public Square, 154 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Harrison Bay State Park
A TVA recreation area on Chickamauga Lake that became Tennessee's first state park in 1937; the bay covers the old town of Harrison. About 40 miles of shoreline, a full marina, a campground and a golf course.
Hamilton CountyHarrisonOpenChecked October 20, 2026
1,200
Acres
1,224,071
Visitors in fiscal 2022
7
Trails listed, 6.5 miles
Camp
Overnight: camping
10
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Biking
- Birding
- Boating
- Camping
- Fishing
- Golfing
- Hiking
- Marina
- Paddling
- Swimming
On site
- Adult-Sized Changing Table
- All-Terrain Wheelchair
- Aviary
- Bike Trails
- Birding
- Boat Access
- Boat Ramp
- Boat Rentals
- Camp Store
- Campground
- Canoe Access
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Golf Course
- Marina
- Playground
- Snack Bar
- Swimming
- Trails
- Visitor Center
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Point Loop Trail | 4.3 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Group Camp Trail | 0.25 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Island Loop Trail | 0.45 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Lakeshore Loop Trail | 0.55 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Lone Tree Trail | 0.15 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Point Trail | 0.25 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Starwalk Trail | 0.55 | Easy | Paved | 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
- Harrison Bay Main Campground - Areas A, B, CTent & RV
- Harrison Bay Main Campground - Area DPrimitive
Getting there
8411 Harrison Bay Road, Harrison, TN 37341
Park office: 1-423-344-6214
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
- Booker T. Washington State Park6 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 30 min from Franklin
- North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Park8 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 25 min from Franklin
- Red Clay State Historic Park16 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 45 min from Franklin
- Cherokee Trail of Tears State Park18 miles away as the crow flies · 2 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).