Activities
Swimming
Hours of Operation: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Wednesday through Sunday. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Admission is $5 per person and $2.50 for camping guests. The Olympic-sized pool has a wading pool for children.
Hiking
Volunteer Loop — 1.2 Miles — Natural Surface — Moderate
Paved Trail — 3.5 Miles — Paved Surface — Easy/ADA accessible
Beavers Workshop Trail — 1.0 Miles — Natural Surface — Easy
Biking
The paved bike trail is great for beginners! The path meanders its way through the park and overlooks the lake.
Trail Length: 3.5 miles
Trail Rating: Beginner
Fishing/Boating
Cove Lake (210 acre) provides a beautiful mountain valley setting on the eastern edge of the Cumberland Plateau and good habitat for bass, Bluegill, and crappie. The park rents jon boats year round. Guests may bring their own electric trolling motors for use on park jon boats. Personal canoes and kayaks are permitted; there is a $8.00 launch fee per day per vessel that must be paid at the park office before launching.
BOAT RENTAL PRICES
Row Boat Half Day $15.00 Row Boat Full Day $24.00
Birding
The lake serves as a magnet for migrating birds. In the winter there are hundreds of geese and other waterfowl. There are piers, bridges and a tower along the paved trail to aid in seeing the birds. The Volunteer Loop Trail, accessed from the CT Trailhead, traverses a mature hardwood forest where many migratory birds can be seen in the spring and fall and many nesting birds can also be found.