3 hr 25 min
By car from the Public Square, 207 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park
12,539 acres of forest along the Mississippi, 15 minutes north of downtown Memphis, started in the 1930s at the urging of Edward J. Meeman, editor of the Memphis Press-Scimitar. Six cabins, a 49-site campground, a 36-hole disc golf course, an 8-mile horse trail and a boat launch on the Mississippi itself.
Shelby CountyMillingtonOpenChecked October 20, 2026
12,539
Acres
827,589
Visitors in fiscal 2022
5
Trails listed, 11.7 miles
Cabins
Overnight: camping, cabins
9
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Biking
- Birding
- Boating
- Camping
- Disc Golf
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Horseback Riding
- Paddling
On site
- Accessible Paddling Launch
- Adult-Sized Changing Table
- All-Terrain Wheelchair
- Bike Trails
- Birding
- Boat Access
- Boat Ramp
- Boat Rentals
- Cabins
- Campground
- Canoe Access
- Colorblind Viewfinder
- Disc Golf Course
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Horseback Riding
- Meeting Rooms
- Museum
- Paddle Rentals
- Playground
- Trails
- Visitor Center
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bike Trail | 2.5 | Moderate | Paved | Open |
| Chickasaw Bluff Trail | 3.55 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Pioneer Springs Trail | 2.5 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Poplar Tree Lake Water Trail | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Woodland Trail | 3.1 | Moderate | 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
Getting there
910 Riddick Road, Millington, TN 38053
Park office: 1-901-876-5215
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
- T.O. Fuller State Park20 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr 30 min from Franklin
- Fort Pillow State Park23 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr 35 min from Franklin
- Chickasaw State Park71 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 30 min from Franklin
- Middle Fork Bottoms State Park72 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 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).