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Picnic Areas
A picnic is a pleasant diversion, especially in scenic Tennessee. The sky's the limit in Tennessee for picnic perfection. Park vistas are grand, with individual picnic sites ready for you. Add cooler and stir!
Panther Creek State Park
Panther Creek State Park, covering approximately 1,435 acres, is located on the shores of Cherokee Reservoir, an impoundment of the Holston River. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is located about 45 miles south. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Morristown, TN
Phone: 423-587-7046
Paris Landing State Park
Paris Landing State Park sits on the western shore of Kentucky Lake at its widest point. With three miles of water from shore to shore, there is plenty of room for boating, skiing, swimming, fishing and soaking up the sun. ...more
Region: Northwest
City: Buchanan, TN
Phone: (731) 641-4442
Pickwick Landing State Park
Pickwick Landing was a riverboat stop dating from the 1840s. In the 1930s, during the Depression, the site was chosen for one of the Tennessee Valley Authority's dams on the Tennessee River. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Pickwick Dam, TN
Phone: 731-689-3129
Pilot Knob/Nathan Bedford Forest State Park
Tennessee River Folklife Museum sits atop the highest point in West Tennessee. Displays, exhibits and programs offered. ...more
Pin Oak Lodge at Natchez Trace State Park
With the many acres of scenic woodlands, the park includes four lakes, a swimming beach, a 47 room resort inn and restaurant complex, cabins, group lodge, camping areas, picnicking sites, playgrounds, a ball field, a regulation pistol firing range, picturesque hiking trails, a wrangler camp, 250 miles of horse riding trails, a park store and archery range. Located at I-40, exit 116, this area is composed of a State Park, State Forest and a Wildlife Management Area, with a total of 48,000 acres. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Wildersville, TN
Phone: 731-968-8176
Roan Mountain State Park
Daniel Boone was among the longhunters who traveled the Appalachian Mountains to hunt and trade. Legend says that he had to leave behind his ailing red horse on the peak of the mountain. ...more
Region: Northeast
City: Roan Mountain, TN
Phone: (423) 772-0190
Rock Island State Park
While natural attractions draw visitors from across the country to Rock Island, the area also has a rich history dating to prehistoric time. World-record fish caught in the "Blue Hole" keep fishermen coming year after year, and its true depth remains a mystery, with sunken rock pillars indicating the possibility of a collapsed underwater cave. ...more
Region: Upper Cumberland
City: Rock Island, TN
Phone: 931-686-2471
Sergeant Alvin C. York State Historic Park
Alvin York, one of the nation’s most decorated war heroes, became the public face of the Congressional Medal of Honor after capturing 35 German machine guns and 132 prisoners in the Argonne Forest in 1918. York was a hard-working, hard-fighting sharpshooter, a simple country boy and a religious pacifist who displayed tremendous courage, calm and common sense in taking charge of his battalion when their commanding officer was killed. ...more
Region: Upper Cumberland
City: Pall Mall, TN
Phone: 931-879-6456
South Cumberland Recreational Area State Park
South Cumberland lies atop the Cumberland Plateau in four different counties protecting 25,000 acres of land, 90 miles of hiking trails and both natural and historic treasures. It includes seven unique sites. ...more
Region: Chattanooga & Southeast
City: Monteagle, TN
Phone: (931) 924-2980
Sticky Fingers, Hamilton Place
Known for authentic Memphis-style ribs, wings, barbecue pork, Sticky Fingers is a popular gathering place for good times and good food. Five signature barbecue sauces entice you to try each, and you can take a jar home with you to make the great barbecue memories last longer. ...more
Region: Chattanooga & Southeast
City: Chattanooga, TN
Phone: 423-899-7427
Sunset Grill
Find yourself dining with top country music stars and local media types at the Sunset Grill. The Grill is a high energy place, perfect for a business dinner or casual lunch. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-386-3663
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area
Nature, as well as history, is in full view at Sycamore Shoals. A prime example of an East Tennessee river valley, the park sits beside the Watauga River. ...more
Region: Northeast
City: Elizabethton, TN
Phone: (423) 543-5808
T.O. Fuller State Park
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Region: Memphis & Surrounding Areas
City: Memphis, TN
Phone: (901) 543-7581
Tayst Restaurant
Polished yet relaxed, Tayst is the first and only Nashville restaurant certified by Green Restaurant Assoc. It's 100% styrofoam-free, using biodegradable to-go containers, recycled products;
local foods; energy efficient. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-383-1953
The Pineapple Room Restaurant at Cheekwood
Cheekwood is a 55-acre botanical garden and art museum located on the historic Cheek estate. Cheekwood exists to celebrate and preserve its landscape, buildings, art and botanical collections and, through these unique means, provide an inspiring place for visitors to explore their connections with art, nature and the environment. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-352-4859

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