general information
Address and Phone
1020 Jackson Hill Rd.
Burns, TN 37029
Phone: 615-797-9052
Quick Information
Bicycle Trails, Bicycle Trails, Bicycle Trails, Boat Ramp, Boat Ramp, Boat Rental, Boat Rental, Boat Rental, Campfires_Permitted, Canoeing, Canoeing, Canoeing, Concessions, Concessions, Concessions, Dump Station, Electric (30 AMP), Electric (50 AMP), Fishing, Fishing, Freshwater Fishing, Gift Shop, Gift Shop, Golf on Premises, Grills, Grills, Hiking Nature Trails, Hiking Nature Trails, Hiking Nature Trails, Nature Experience, Open Year-round, Pay Phones, Picnic Area, Picnic Area, Picnic Shelter, Playground, Playground, Playground, Restaurant, Restaurant, Restaurant Nearby, Restrooms, Restrooms, RVs Permitted, Showers, State Park, State Park, Swimming, Swimming, Swimming, Tables, Tennis Onsite, Tennis Onsite, Tenters Welcome, Water Access
ADA Compliant, ADA Compliant, ADA Compliant, Elevation: 600, Elevation: 600, Pets Allowed on Leash, Pets Allowed on Leash, Pets Allowed on Leash, Total Acreage: 3,842, Total Cabins: 8, Total Sites: 95, Total Sites: 95, Total Units: 125, Water Acreage: 80
Hours Open to the Public
Open Year-round
Payment Types Accepted
Cash, Cash, MasterCard, MasterCard, Personal Check, Personal Check, Visa, Visa
Discounts
Other Discounts, Other Discounts Available, Senior Citizen Discount
Montgomery Bell State Park
Burns, TN
Montgomery Bell State Park is located seven miles east of Dickson in Dickson County. The rolling hills of Dickson County contain a treasure that was considered more precious than gold to the builders of young America. The treasure was iron ore, and it lured men by the hundreds to this area of Middle Tennessee. The site of the first Cumberland Presbyterian Church is located at Montgomery Bell State Park.
The iron industry in Dickson County has been long silent, but the 3,782 acres that make up Montgomery Bell State Resort Park still show the signs of its presence. Near the remains of the Old Laurel Furnace, ore pits, where men once scratched iron ore from the earth, lie quiet and abandoned; the hardwood forest, once heavily cut to clear farmland, and to produce charcoal for the iron furnaces, has slowly healed its wounds. Fox, squirrel, raccoon, opossum, deer and a wide variety of birds and wildflowers have returned to the forest, making Montgomery Bell a place of quiet natural beauty.
Directions: Take Ex. 182 from I-40 W. and follow signs. Take Ex. 172 from I-40 E. and follow signs.
