2 hr 35 min
By car from the Public Square, 144 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Pickwick Landing State Park
A resort park at Pickwick Dam on the Tennessee River, opened in 1972; the name comes from a postmaster who liked Dickens. A lodge, cabins, a marina, a golf course, swim beaches and three campgrounds.
Hardin CountyCounceOpenChecked October 20, 2026
1,533
Acres
1,281,983
Visitors in fiscal 2022
3
Trails listed, 3.1 miles
Lodge
Overnight: camping, cabins, lodge
9
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Birding
- Camping
- Disc Golf
- Fishing
- Golfing
- Hiking
- Marina
- Paddling
- Swimming
On site
- Accessible Paddling Launch
- Adult-Sized Changing Table
- All-Terrain Wheelchair
- Aviary
- Beach
- Birding
- Boat Access
- Boat Ramp
- Boat Rentals
- Cabins
- Campground
- Canoe Access
- Disc Golf Course
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Golf Course
- Hotel
- Laundromat
- Marina
- Meeting Rooms
- Paddle Rentals
- Playground
- Restaurant
- Snack Bar
- Swimming
- Trails
- Visitor Center
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Loop | 2.25 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Lake Trail | 0.6 | Easy | Paved | Open |
| Storybook Loop | 0.25 | 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
- Pickwick Landing CampgroundTent & RV
- Bruton Branch Recreation AreaPrimitive
- Pickwick Landing Walk-In CampsitesWalk-In
Getting there
116 State Park Lane, Counce, TN 38326
Park office: 1-731-689-3129
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
- Big Hill Pond State Park27 miles away as the crow flies · 3 hr from Franklin
- Chickasaw State Park38 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 30 min from Franklin
- Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park40 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 20 min from Franklin
- Mousetail Landing State Park44 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 50 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).