5 hr 15 min
By car from the Public Square, 327 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Roan Mountain State Park
At the foot of the 6,285-foot Roan Mountain massif in Carter County, eight miles below Carver's Gap and the Roan Highlands, and the farthest park from Franklin. Cabins, a campground, the Miller Farmstead and trails toward the Appalachian Trail.
Carter CountyRoan MountainOpenChecked October 20, 2026
2,156
Acres
1,665,827
Visitors in fiscal 2024
11
Trails listed, 15.4 miles
Cabins
Overnight: camping, cabins
5
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Birding
- Camping
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Mountain Biking
On site
- Adult-Sized Changing Table
- All-Terrain Wheelchair
- Aviary
- Bike Trails
- Cabins
- Camp Store
- Campground
- Colorblind Viewfinder
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Laundromat
- Meeting Rooms
- Museum
- Playground
- Snack Bar
- Swimming
- Trails
- Visitor Center
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearwallow Trail | 2.35 | Difficult | Natural | Closed |
| Blue 2 Trail | 1.6 | Moderate | Natural | Closed |
| Chestnut Ridge Trail | 1.8 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Forest Road Trail | 2.75 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Moonshiners Run | 1 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Peg Leg Mine Trail | 1.1 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Raven Rock Trail | 1 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Riverside Trail | 2.65 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Rosebay Ridge Trail | 0.5 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Tom Gray Trail | 0.4 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Turkey Trot Trail | 0.25 | 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
- Roan Mountain CampgroundMixed
- Roan Mountain Group CampsitesGroup Camp
- Roan Mountain Backcountry CampingBackcountry Camping
Getting there
1015 Hwy 143, Roan Mountain, TN 37687
Park office: 1-423-547-3900
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
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park15 miles away as the crow flies · 4 hr 45 min from Franklin
- Rocky Fork State Park27 miles away as the crow flies · 5 hr from Franklin
- Warriors' Path State Park31 miles away as the crow flies · 4 hr 35 min from Franklin
- David Crockett Birthplace State Park32 miles away as the crow flies · 4 hr 25 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).