2 hr 10 min
By car from the Public Square, 127 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Standing Stone State Park
A Works Progress Administration park from the late 1930s around 69-acre Kelly Lake in Overton County, inside the 8,490-acre Standing Stone State Forest. Cabins, a campground, a pool and boat rentals.
Overton CountyHilhamOpenChecked October 20, 2026
1,000
Acres*
548,672
Visitors in fiscal 2022
4
Trails listed, 5.4 miles
Cabins
Overnight: camping, cabins
7
Activities the state lists
* Acres: The plan's fact sheet; its history gives 855 acres for the park, inside the 8,490-acre Standing Stone State Forest.
What's there
Things to do
- Birding
- Boating
- Camping
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Paddling
- Swimming
On site
- Birding
- Boat Access
- Boat Rentals
- Cabins
- Campground
- Canoe Access
- Colorblind Viewfinder
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Group Lodges
- Laundromat
- Playground
- Snack Bar
- Swimming
- Swimming Pool
- Trails
- Visitor Center
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabin Spur Trail | 0.25 | — | Natural | Open |
| Jordan Spur Trail | 0.3 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Lake Trail | 4.7 | — | Natural | Closed |
| Tea Room Spur 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.
Where to camp
- Standing Stone Main CampgroundTent & RV
Getting there
1674 Standing Stone Park Hwy, Hilham, TN 38568
Park office: 1-931-823-6347
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
- Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park15 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 20 min from Franklin
- Cummins Falls State Park17 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 45 min from Franklin
- Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park26 miles away as the crow flies · 2 hr 35 min from Franklin
- Burgess Falls State Park31 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 45 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. The plan's fact sheet; its history gives 855 acres for the park, inside the 8,490-acre Standing Stone State Forest.
- Visitors. The park's strategic management plan, its site fact sheet for fiscal 2022 (July 2021 to June 2022).