2 hr 10 min
By car from the Public Square, 99 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Paris Landing State Park
A resort park on Kentucky Lake at Buchanan with an inn, cabins, a marina, a golf course, a beach and a campground. The lake is the reason to go.
Henry CountyBuchananOpenChecked October 20, 2026
1,126
Acres
696,589
Visitors in fiscal 2024
8
Trails listed, 12 miles
Lodge
Overnight: camping, cabins, lodge
8
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Birding
- Boating
- Camping
- Fishing
- Golfing
- Hiking
- Marina
- Swimming
On site
- Adult-Sized Changing Table
- All-Terrain Wheelchair
- Beach
- Birding
- Boat Access
- Boat Ramp
- Cabins
- Camp Store
- Campground
- Canoe Access
- Colorblind Viewfinder
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Golf Course
- Hotel
- Laundromat
- Marina
- Meeting Rooms
- Playground
- Restaurant
- Snack Bar
- Swimming
- Trails
- Visitor Center
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Hazlewood Trail | 3.45 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Connector | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Day Use Area to Eagle Creek Water Trail | 1.7 | — | Natural | Open |
| Day Use Area to Inn & Cabin Area Water Trail | 2.1 | — | Natural | Open |
| Grassland Loop Trail | 1.6 | — | Natural | Open |
| Raptor Ridge Trail | 2.55 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Tactile Trail | 0.1 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Wetland Walk | 0.5 | 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.
Where to camp
- Paris Landing Main Campground and Primitive SitesTent & RV
- Eagle Base Group CampgroundGroup Camp
Getting there
16055 Hwy 79 N, Buchanan, TN 38222
Park office: 1-931-325-6655
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 Park25 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 50 min from Franklin
- Johnsonville State Historic Park29 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 30 min from Franklin
- Dunbar Cave State Park44 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 10 min from Franklin
- Natchez Trace State Park46 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 30 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 2024 (July 2023 to June 2024).