Named for the four-time governor of Virginia, Fort Patrick Henry Dam impounds the South Fork of the Holston River.
Nestled between East Tennessee ridges, Norris Lake points the way to Cumberland Gap and the historic Wilderness Trail marked by Daniel Boone.
Kentucky Lake is the largest lake in the Tennessee River system and the last before the river flows into the Ohio River at Paducah, Kentucky.
The free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries pass through 90 miles of scenic gorges and valleys containing a wide range of natural and historic features.
Shiloh National Military Park was established in 1894 to preserve the scene of the first major battle in the Western theater of the Civil War. The two-day battle, April 6 and 7, 1862, involved about 65, 000 Union and 44, 000 Confederate troops.
Ridge upon ridge of endless forest straddling the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the largest protected areas in the Eastern United States.
A fierce battle took place at Stones River between December 31, 1862 and January 2, 1863. General Bragg's Confederates withdrew after the battle, allowing General Rosecrans and the Union army to control middle Tennessee.
Located at the base of the Highland Rim of middle Tennessee, the lake boasts modern campgrounds and day use areas, opportunities for hunters and fisherman, and trails for hikers, backpackers, and horseback riders.
Located near metropolitan Nashville, good fishing is enhanced by rockfish stocked by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, providing anglers with excellent opportunity.
This project passes through Middle Tennessee and features a 2, 700-acre waterfowl refuge and game management area. Cheatham is a "run-of-the-river" water resource project. The project meanders through Nashville and past Opryland.
Located in the Highland Rim section of northern Tennessee and southern Kentucky, Dale Hollow's crystalline waters are ideal for virtually all water sports, including scuba diving. The Corps provides 4 modern developed campgrounds.
Tennessee's only National Forest, the Cherokee, covers nearly 630, 000 acres in ten East Tennessee counties. It is the largest tract of public land in the State. The forest is separated into two parts by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.