Recreation Area in Tennessee

Center Hill Lake

Facilities located at Center Hill Lake include Edgar Evins State Park and the Joe L. Evins Appalachian Center for Crafts. Burgess Falls State Natural Area and Rock Island State Park are also located

Cheatham Lock and Dam

Visitors to Cheatham Lake come to enjoy its many recreational opportunities. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency manages wildlife management areas on the lake. Riverfront park, operated by Metro

Cherokee National Forest

Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge

Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1985 and is 26,997 acres (June 2025). It has the largest tract of bottomland hardwood forest in Tennessee, and lies in the Lower Mississippi

Cordell Hull Lake

Visitors to Cordell Hull Lake enjoy a wide variety of recreational activities. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, under license to the Corps, administers an intensive wildlife management progra

Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge

Established on Nov. 9, 1962, Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge lies within the floodplain of the Cumberland River which is now Barkley Lake. The refuge was established as a result of mitigatio

Dale Hollow Lake

Dale Hollow Lake is a vacation destination that borders the Tennessee-Kentucky state line. Dale Hollow Dam and Lake was completed in 1943. Although the dam was built for flood control and power gener

Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge

Established in 1964, Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge is located along 23 miles of the Hatchie River in Haywood County in west Tennessee. The purpose for which the refuge was estab

J Percy Priest Lake

The Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers welcomes you to J. Percy Priest Lake. The lake provides a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities for millions of visitors each year. Becaus