45 min
By car from the Public Square, 37 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Montgomery Bell State Park
Named for the ironmaster whose furnaces worked these hills, and the birthplace of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1810. A lodge and conference center, cabins, an 18-hole golf course, a campground, Lake Woodhaven and the 10-mile Montgomery Bell Trail, under an hour from Franklin.
Dickson CountyBurnsOpenChecked October 20, 2026
3,850
Acres
693,742
Visitors in fiscal 2025
13
Trails listed, 16.4 miles
Lodge
Overnight: camping, cabins, lodge
9
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Archery
- Birding
- Boating
- Camping
- Fishing
- Golfing
- Hiking
- Mountain Biking
- Paddling
On site
- Accessible Paddling Launch
- Adult-Sized Changing Table
- Aviary
- Beach
- Bike Trails
- Birding
- Boat Access
- Boat Ramp
- Boat Rentals
- Cabins
- Campground
- Canoe Access
- Colorblind Viewfinder
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Golf Course
- Hotel
- Laundromat
- Meeting Rooms
- Paddle Rentals
- Playground
- Restaurant
- Snack Bar
- Swimming
- Trails
- Visitor Center
- Wheelchair-Friendly Overlooks
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Cemetery Trail | 0.95 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Cabin to Lodge Connector | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Creech Hollow Trail | 1.25 | Easy | Natural | Closed |
| Jim Bailey Nature Trail | 0.6 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Lake Woodhaven Water Trail | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Lodge to Acorn Beach | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Montgomery Bell Trail | 10.25 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Ore Pit Trail | 1.5 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Paved Trail | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Pavilion Path | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Spillway Trail | 0.55 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Wildcat Trail | 1.3 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Woodland Shelter Trail | — | — | 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
- Montgomery Bell CampgroundTent & RV
- Wildcat ShelterBackcountry Shelter
Getting there
1020 Jackson Hill Road, Burns, TN 37029
Park office: 1-615-797-9052
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
- Harpeth River State Park10 miles away as the crow flies · 40 min from Franklin
- Radnor Lake State Park27 miles away as the crow flies · 20 min from Franklin
- Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park28 miles away as the crow flies · 30 min from Franklin
- Dunbar Cave State Park31 miles away as the crow flies · 1 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 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025).