National Parks & Sites in Tennessee

15 National Park Service sites — explore trails, campgrounds, weather, and plan your visit with AI.

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site — Tennessee national park

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

TN

Andrew Johnson's complex presidency (1865-69) illustrates the Constitution at work following the Civ...

Appalachian National Scenic Trail — Tennessee national park

Appalachian National Scenic Trail

CT,GA,MA,MD,ME,NC,NH,NJ,NY,PA,TN,VA,VT,WV

The Appalachian Trail is a 2,190+ mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pasto...

Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area — Tennessee national park

Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area

KY,TN

Encompassing 125,000 acres of the Cumberland Plateau, Big South Fork National River and Recreation A...

Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park — Tennessee national park

Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park

GA,TN

In 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought for control of Chattanooga - a gateway to the Confedera...

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park — Tennessee national park

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

KY,TN,VA

Cumberland Gap was the first great gateway to the west. Come follow the path of bison, Native Americ...

Fort Donelson National Battlefield — Tennessee national park

Fort Donelson National Battlefield

KY,TN

Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant was becoming quite famous as he wrote these words following the s...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park — Tennessee national park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

NC,TN

Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky ...

Manhattan Project National Historical Park — Tennessee national park

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

NM,WA,TN

The Manhattan Project is one of the most transformative events of the 20th century. It ushered in th...

Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail — Tennessee national park

Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail

AL,MS,TN

The Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail is five sections of hiking trail running roughly parallel to...

Natchez Trace Parkway — Tennessee national park

Natchez Trace Parkway

AL,MS,TN

The Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444-mile recreational road and scenic drive through three states. It ...

Obed Wild & Scenic River — Tennessee national park

Obed Wild & Scenic River

TN

The Obed Wild and Scenic River looks much the same today as it did when the first white settlers str...

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail — Tennessee national park

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

NC,SC,TN,VA

Stretching 330-miles through four states (Virginia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina) the Overmou...

Shiloh National Military Park — Tennessee national park

Shiloh National Military Park

TN,MS

Visit the sites of the most epic struggle in the Western Theater of the Civil War. Nearly 110,000 Am...

Stones River National Battlefield — Tennessee national park

Stones River National Battlefield

TN

The Battle of Stones River began on the last day of 1862 and became one of the bloodiest conflicts o...

Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail — Tennessee national park

Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail

AL,AR,GA,IL,KY,MO,NC,OK,TN

Remember and commemorate the survival of the Cherokee people, forcefully removed from their homeland...

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