1 hr 10 min
By car from the Public Square, 61 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park
The fort is an enclosure of earthen walls, cliffs and two rivers, 1.4 miles around, that people used as a ceremonial ground for about 500 years. Trails follow the walls past the falls of the Duck and Little Duck rivers, with a campground at Manchester.
Coffee CountyManchesterOpenChecked October 20, 2026
782
Acres*
291,806
Visitors in fiscal 2024*
9
Trails listed, 9.5 miles
Camp
Overnight: camping
5
Activities the state lists
* Acres: The park itself; the plan adds the 420-acre Short Springs State Natural Area near Tullahoma, which the park manages.* Visitors: Short Springs not included, the plan says.
What's there
Things to do
- Birding
- Camping
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Mountain Biking
On site
- Bike Trails
- Birding
- Camp Store
- Campground
- Canoe Access
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Museum
- Playground
- Trails
- Visitor Center
- Waterfalls
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backbone Trail | 1.25 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Chumbley Woods Trail | 1.65 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Eagle Trail | 1.15 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Enclosure Trail | 1.4 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Forks of the River Trail | 0.3 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Garrison Road Trail | 0.8 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Moat Trail | 0.45 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Nature Trail | 0.85 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| The Powerline Trail | 1.7 | 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
- Old Stone Fort CampgroundTent & RV
Getting there
732 Stone Fort Drive, Manchester, TN 37355
Park office: 1-931-461-7676
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
- Tims Ford State Park20 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 35 min from Franklin
- Head of the Crow State Park23 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 35 min from Franklin
- Fiery Gizzard State Park24 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 30 min from Franklin
- Savage Gulf State Park25 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 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. The park itself; the plan adds the 420-acre Short Springs State Natural Area near Tullahoma, which the park manages.
- Visitors. The park's strategic management plan, its site fact sheet for fiscal 2024 (July 2023 to June 2024). Short Springs not included, the plan says.