1 hr 30 min
By car from the Public Square, 69 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Johnsonville State Historic Park
A Union supply depot on the Tennessee River, the battle for it on November 4 and 5, 1864, and the town that grew around it until 1944. Four trails, soldier huts, six cemeteries and the end of the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad.
Humphreys CountyNew JohnsonvilleOpenChecked October 20, 2026
2,655
Acres
32,772
Visitors in fiscal 2022
4
Trails listed, 3.8 miles
Day
Day use only
3
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Birding
- Fishing
- Hiking
On site
- Adult-Sized Changing Table
- Birding
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Museum
- Trails
- Visitor Center
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttercup Trail | 2.05 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Cemetery Trail | 0.35 | Easy | Paved | Open |
| Gunpowder Trail | 0.65 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Railroad Trail | 0.7 | Difficult | 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.
Getting there
90 Nell Beard Rd, New Johnsonville, TN 37134
Park office: 1-931-535-2789
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
- Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park4 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 50 min from Franklin
- Natchez Trace State Park24 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 30 min from Franklin
- Mousetail Landing State Park26 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 50 min from Franklin
- Paris Landing State Park29 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, 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).