NOTICE Jan. 17: Park Guests, please expect temporary trail closures for resource management activity on the Prater Place and Wheeler Farm Trails until February 1. Please read and follow signage. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Notice Update August 22, 2019: The Lower Loop Trail is closed from Backcountry Camping Area 1 to Backcountry Camping Area 2, due to the swinging bridge being washed out.
Campsite Area 1 can be accessed by traveling the Lower Loop trail counter-clockwise while Campsite Area 2 is only accessible by traveling the Lower Loop clockwise.
If you will be camping in Areas 1 or 2, please call the Nature Center at 423-881-5708 to get the latest trail/hiking route info, to access these camping areas.
NOTICE Nov. 29, 2019: Beginning Dec. 8 the following areas will be closed during construction of a new swinging bridge at the Nature Center and the construction of the new Piney Swinging Bridge. We hope to have everything reopened in July.
The Nature Center Swinging Bridge
The Woodland Trail from the Nature Center to the Gorge Overlook Trail (Access to the Woodland and Gorge Trails will be located at the Fall Creek Falls Overlook.)