Harrison Bay State Park

The Harrison Bay State Park pool will not reopen as of Summer, 2022. Unfortunately, the pool is 36 years old, visitation is down 19 percent, and swimming is available in the lake. Due to these factors, Tennessee State Parks can no longer justify to Tennessee taxpayers the costs associated with keeping this pool in operation. However, we are excited to have the opportunity to invest in a more fiscally responsible outdoor recreation option Harrison Bay State Park that would provide year-round benefits.

The fuel dock is now in operation. The restrooms and pump-out are still closed at this time.

Harrison Bay Go Green

Harrison Bay State Park has completed the Platinum Recognition Level of the TN State Parks Go Green With Us Initiative and Guidelines. The guidelines include multiple areas of environmental sustainability, including education and outreach, water conservation, energy efficiency, waste and recycling, and much more. Congrats to this park for going above and beyond to be excellent stewards of our natural resources!

Platinum Award Winner

The mission of the Tennessee State Parks Go Green With Us program is to preserve and protect our state parks through sustainable park operations, resource conservation, and recycling. Program components cover a diverse array of initiatives, including energy and water conservation through equipment and operations upgrades, recycling programs, projects to enhance ecosystem health, and erosion control, among many others.

  • Two electric vehicle charging stations have been installed at the marina.
  • Harrison Bay State Park is conserving resources by recycling aluminum cans on-site, and producing boat cleats for their dock. The park melts the cans down using a small foundry they built out of a broken grill and a crucible constructed out of a recycled empty propane tank. They are also working on a mold for pendants of local birds for jewelry that will eventually be sold in the gift shop.
  • Harrison Bay’s golf course is part of the internationally-recognized Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program and Groundwater Guardian Green program, which means that their course enhances the natural landscape and wildlife habitat while also improving efficiency and minimizing potentially harmful impacts of golf course operations. Several of the park’s program components include electric mowers and golf carts which are quiet and do not disturb wildlife, targeted watering, and digital irrigation monitoring.

  • The park protects and enhances the ecosystem by using tent pads in the campground that decrease landscape impact from repeatedly setting up a tent in the same place. Staff has installed wooden beams that help minimize erosion-causing campsite runoff.

  • Additionally, the park conducts controlled burns and encourages the growth of native grasses and vegetation.