40 min
By car from the Public Square, 30 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Henry Horton State Park
The nearest resort park to Franklin, on the Duck River near Chapel Hill, on the old Wilhoite and Horton family estate. An inn, cabins, a restaurant, a golf course, a trap and skeet range, four kinds of camping and 14 listed trails; the river is the draw for paddlers.
Marshall CountyChapel HillOpenChecked October 20, 2026
1,552
Acres
699,090
Visitors in fiscal 2022
14
Trails listed, 19.3 miles
Lodge
Overnight: camping, cabins, lodge
12
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Archery
- Biking
- Birding
- Camping
- Disc Golf
- Fishing
- Golfing
- Hiking
- Mountain Biking
- Paddling
- Swimming
- Trap & Skeet
On site
- All-Terrain Wheelchair
- Aviary
- Birding
- Cabins
- Camp Store
- Campground
- Canoe Access
- Disc Golf Course
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Golf Course
- Hotel
- Meeting Rooms
- Museum
- Paddle Rentals
- Playground
- Restaurant
- Snack Bar
- Swimming
- Trails
- Visitor Center
- Wheelchair-Friendly Paved Trails
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campground Trail | 1.15 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Duck River Outer Loop Trail | 2.05 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Duck River Trail | 1.8 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Henry Horton Greenway | 1.3 | Easy | Paved | Open |
| Hickory Ridge Loop Trail | 1.4 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Hickory Ridge Outer Loop Trail | 1.85 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Inner Loop Multi-Use Trail | 4.15 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Learning Trail | 0.25 | — | Paved | Open |
| Outer Loop Multi-Use Trail | 2.5 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Spring Creek Trail | 1.7 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Wetland Access Road | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Wetland Road | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Wetland Trail | 0.3 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Wilhoite Mill Trail | 0.8 | 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
- Main CampgroundTent & RV
- Henry Horton Campground NorthPrimitive · Group Camp
- Backcountry CampgroundBackcountry Camping
- Hammock CampgroundHammock
Getting there
4209 Nashville Hwy, Chapel Hill, TN 37034
Park office: 1-931-364-2222
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
- Radnor Lake State Park33 miles away as the crow flies · 20 min from Franklin
- Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park34 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 10 min from Franklin
- Tims Ford State Park36 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 35 min from Franklin
- Long Hunter State Park36 miles away as the crow flies · 40 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).