2 hr 45 min
By car from the Public Square, 156 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Pickett CCC Memorial State Park
The Civilian Conservation Corps built its rustic cabins, its boathouse and 12-acre Arch Lake in the 1930s on the Cumberland Plateau, and all three are still in use. Trails reach Hazard Cave, a natural bridge and the glow worms, and the state lists it for stargazing.
Pickett CountyJamestownOpenChecked October 20, 2026
865
Acres
236,882
Visitors in fiscal 2022
19
Trails listed, 20 miles
Cabins
Overnight: camping, cabins
7
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Birding
- Camping
- Dark Sky Viewing
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Paddling
- Swimming
On site
- Beach
- Boat Access
- Boat Rentals
- Cabins
- Campground
- Canoe Access
- Colorblind Viewfinder
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Laundromat
- Playground
- Swimming
- Trails
- Visitor Center
- Waterfalls
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Trail | 0.75 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Coditz Cove Trail | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Double Falls Trail | 0.7 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Early Reader Nature Trail | 0.25 | — | Natural | Open |
| Hazard Cave Trail | 1.6 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Hidden Passage Trail | 7.8 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Indian Rockhouse Trail | 0.2 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Island Trail | 0.3 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| John Muir Trail (to Tunnel Trail) | 0.85 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Ladder Trail | 0.95 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Lake Trail | 1.55 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Lake View Trail | 0.5 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Mesa Top Trail | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Moccasin Rock Trail | 0.65 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Natural Bridge Trail | 1 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Pogue Creek Canyon Overlook Trail | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Ridge Trail | 2.5 | Moderate | Natural | Closed |
| Tunnel Trail | 0.45 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Upper Canyon 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
- Pickett CCC Memorial CampgroundTent & RV
Getting there
4605 Pickett Park Hwy, Jamestown, TN 38556
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
- Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park9 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 35 min from Franklin
- Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park22 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 20 min from Franklin
- Frozen Head State Park34 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr 5 min from Franklin
- Standing Stone State Park35 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).