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Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks

Long Hunter State Park

On Percy Priest Lake in southeast Davidson County: a swim beach at Bryant Grove, boat rentals, a fishing pier and trails through cedar glades, including the four-mile Day Loop. Camping is backcountry or group only.

Davidson CountyHermitageOpenChecked October 20, 2026

40 min
By car from the Public Square, 26 mi
2,923
Acres
537,798
Visitors in fiscal 2024
13
Trails listed, 26.7 miles
Camp
Overnight: camping
7
Activities the state lists
Where Long Hunter State Park isA map of Tennessee marking Long Hunter State Park, in Davidson County, and Franklin.FRANKLIN
The black dot is Long Hunter State Park; the square is Franklin. The grey dots are the other state parks. All of them, by drive time.

What's there

Things to do

  • Biking
  • Birding
  • Boating
  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Swimming

On site

  • All-Terrain Wheelchair
  • Beach
  • Bike Trails
  • Boat Access
  • Boat Ramp
  • Boat Rentals
  • Campground
  • Canoe Access
  • Fishing
  • Gift Shop
  • Playground
  • Snack Bar
  • Swimming
  • Trails
  • Visitor Center
  • Wheelchair-Friendly Paved Trails

The trails

Trails at Long Hunter State Park, as the state lists them
TrailMilesDifficultySurfaceNow
Bluff Trail——NaturalOpen
Bryant Grove Trail4ModerateNaturalOpen
Cedar Glade Trail0.9ModerateNaturalOpen
Couchville Lake Trail2.1EasyPavedOpen
Day Loop Trail4DifficultNaturalOpen
Deer Trail0.85EasyNaturalOpen
Inland Trail0.7EasyNaturalOpen
Jones Mill Multi-Use Trail - Blue Line3ModerateNaturalOpen
Jones Mill Multi-Use Trail - Orange Line1.8EasyNaturalOpen
Jones Mill Multi-Use Trail - Red Line1.6ModerateNaturalOpen
Jones Mill Multi-Use Trail - White Line1.95ModerateNaturalOpen
Reading Ranger Story Trail0.3EasyMixedOpen
Volunteer Trail5.5ModerateNaturalOpen

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

  • Backcountry CampgroundBackcountry Camping
  • Long Hunter Group CampsitesGroup Camp

Getting there

2910 Hobson Pike, Hermitage, TN 37076
Park office: 1-615-885-2422
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

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.

  1. 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.
  2. Acres. The park's strategic management plan.
  3. Visitors. The park's strategic management plan, its site fact sheet for fiscal 2024 (July 2023 to June 2024).

All 69 parks, by drive time