South Cumberland State Park, Tennessee, United States
4.5 (83 reviews) Spent More than 3 hours Ranking #1 in Monteagle State Parks
Stone Door Campground
This state park is thought of very highly by any hiker who experiences its landscape. Throughout the 9 sections of the park, and through 4 counties in Tennessee, this park is thought to have some of the best hiking and camping in the state. There is also a 12 mile trail that has been listed as a top 25 trail to hike in the nation. More information on this park and many more can be found at the TN State Parks website.
Address
11745 US 41, Monteagle, TN 37356-7609
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Website
http://tnstateparks.com/parks/south-cumberland
Current local date and time now
Friday, May 10, 2024, 0:34
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4.5 based on (83 reviews)
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5Stephanie S 5:00 PM Jan 9, 2021
Extensive varied park and beautiful
The park is kinda broken up into sections and you have to drive around to the different areas to see them. Get a trail map and use Google maps and figure out your destinations ahead of time. If you’re hiking through on the long hikes then I hear it’s some of the best around and for those of us who aren’t super hikers there’s still plenty to do. There are so many waterfalls and overlooks that you need a very long summer day or a couple days to see them all. Foster Falls and Greeter Falls are gorgeous and have relatively short hikes. Not the easiest even though they’re listed as easy. Big rocks, tree roots and such as typical. Steep paths on rocks that can be tricky in the snow or ice. Stone Door was an overlook that we didn’t get to but will next time. Laurel Falls is there by Stone Door and it was a short little hike but had wooden stairs. There’s so much more. The area is also out there and even though you can find food and gas it’s not like other park area like Gatlinburg or anything so don’t think that. There are some Airbnb’s in the area to rent. I liked the Deer Lick Resorts were you can stay in tiny homes.
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5Freedom05469 5:00 PM Jun 23, 2021
TN Proud
Beautiful park with an abundance of trails and waterfalls. Recommend stopping in the main visitors center to get maps, directions, and ask about entry points to match your skill level. The Foster Falls and Grundy day loop are scenic and moderately difficult.
