1 hr 35 min
By car from the Public Square, 68 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Tims Ford State Park
3,546 acres on Tims Ford Lake near Winchester: a marina, 20 cabins, more than 150 campsites including paddle-in and hike-in ones, the Jack Nicklaus-designed Bear Trace golf course and 23 miles of trail.
Franklin CountyWinchesterOpenChecked October 20, 2026
3,546
Acres
1,385,611
Visitors in fiscal 2022
13
Trails listed, 25 miles
Cabins
Overnight: camping, cabins
8
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Biking
- Birding
- Boating
- Camping
- Fishing
- Golfing
- Hiking
- Hunting
On site
- All-Terrain Wheelchair
- Aviary
- Bike Trails
- Birding
- Boat Access
- Boat Ramp
- Boat Rentals
- Cabins
- Camp Store
- Campground
- Canoe Access
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Golf Course
- Laundromat
- Marina
- Playground
- Snack Bar
- Swimming
- Trails
- Visitor Center
- Wheelchair-Friendly Overlooks
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bike Trail | 3.05 | Easy | Paved | Open |
| Boiling Fork Trail | 2.6 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Camper Check-In Spur Trail | 0.4 | Easy | Paved | Open |
| Clifton Doyle Trail | 0.6 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Evans Point Trail | 10.05 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Lost Creek Overlook Trail | 1.35 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Marble Plains Overlook Trail | 1.1 | Easy | Paved | Open |
| Marble Plains Spur Trail | 0.4 | Easy | Natural | Open |
| Old Spann House Trail | 3.7 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Storybook Trail | 0.4 | Easy | Gravel | Open |
| Tims Ford Blueway Paddle Trail | — | — | Natural | Open |
| Travis Hollow Trail | 0.6 | Easy | Paved | Open |
| Visitor Center Spur Trail | 0.7 | Easy | Paved | 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
- Tims Ford Main CampgroundTent & RV
- Tims Ford Fairview CampgroundTent & RV
- Tims Ford Turkey Creek Primitive CampsitesTent Only
- Evans Loop CampgroundBackcountry Camping
Getting there
570 Tims Ford Drive, Winchester, TN 37398
Park office: 1-931-968-3536
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
- Head of the Crow State Park19 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 35 min from Franklin
- Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park20 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 10 min from Franklin
- Fiery Gizzard State Park26 miles away as the crow flies · 1 hr 30 min from Franklin
- Henry Horton State Park36 miles away as the crow flies · 40 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).