1 hr 10 min
By car from the Public Square, 65 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Port Royal State Park
What is left of a Red River town that was a flatboat port and a stop on the Cherokee removal, near Adams. A recreated 1859 general store, two short paths and a canoe access.
Montgomery CountyAdamsOpenChecked October 20, 2026
30
Acres
75,476
Visitors in fiscal 2022
2
Trails listed, 0.4 miles
Day
Day use only
3
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Tours
On site
- Canoe Access
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Trails
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopson's Spring Branch Path | 0.2 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Trail of Tears National Historic Trail | 0.15 | 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.
Getting there
3300 Old Clarksville Hwy, Adams, TN 37010
Park office: 1-931-645-0622
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
- Dunbar Cave State Park9 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 10 min from Franklin
- Harpeth River State Park28 miles away as the crow flies · 40 min from Franklin
- Montgomery Bell State Park32 miles away as the crow flies · 45 min from Franklin
- Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park33 miles away as the crow flies · 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, 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).