Cumberland Mountain State Park

Cumberland Mountain State Park is situated on 1,720 acres of the Cumberland Plateau in Crossville, Tennesse. Visitors, both overnight campers and day trippers, enjoy the beautiful scenery, water sports on Byrd Lake, nature hikes and even golf.

Camping

All types of campers spend the night at Cumberland Mountain State Park. Visitors can bring their own tents or RVs, or lease a charmingly rustic cabin. Picnic tables, grills and showers are available, along with RV hookups, making a night in the wild easier on all. Cabins come equipped with full kitchens, cable television, bedding, fireplaces and firewood.

Recreation by the yard

Byrd Lake reigns supreme at Cumberland Mountain State Park. Fishing, and eating fresh fish, provide hours of peaceful enjoyment, but visitors can also rent boats from the marina. Besides fishing boats, canoes and paddle boats are popular choices for aquatic recreation. Hikers take advantage of beautiful wooded scenery on the nature trails, while golfers hit the links on The Bear Trace at Cumberland Mountain, a top-rated Jack Nicklaus course that makes use of the area's unique natural features.

Historical significance

Cumberland Mountain State Park started out as a recreation area for Cumberland Homestead community during the Great Depression. The construction of Byrd Creek Dam along with the park's other structures and trails provided much needed jobs for local workers. Today, many of these buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Cumberland Mountain State Park offers timeless recreation activities amid the beautiful scenery and foliage of eastern Tennessee.