Stay Away! I hate it here!! I'd like to keep these beautiful trails all to myself! Nothing to see here with your pups. The parking is terrible, the Rangers are not helpful at all, and the restrooms are the worst! Just let me come here alone and enjoy this splendor Mother Nature has created! But in all seriousness, I love it here! You should check it out. read more

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Holy mole! This is a fabulous state park. Totally free parking, incredible restroom facilities - I know that might sound dramatic but they had air conditioning in them! This is something Florida needs to jump on board with. And there was so many great spots for ground camping as well as areas for campers/RVs. We spent a couple hours at the park doing the hike to the waterfall. It was pretty leisurely and the grade is mild so it made for a comfortable trek. If you are planning to hike here, drive as faaaaaar as you can before parking. If you choose to park in the first lots you'll be walking about a mile just to get to the trail head. The trails were beautiful and the waterfall is so fun! You really can climb and explore it, I would suggest bringing plenty of water to drink and shoes that you can walk through the water in. read more

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Always a great state park to visit for nature, hiking, camping, and adventuring. We visit every year for a combination of the aforementioned activities and always have an amazing time. The water levels of the streams depend on rainfall and that is something to be kept in mind when wanting to see the waterfalls while visiting. The park rangers are always happy to let you know currently water levels and forecasts. In addition to the park rangers, there is the wonderful Diana that is always kind and helpful with any questions you may have. She also keeps a fabulous shop in the visitor center. Looking forward to our next trip! read more

Frozen Head State Park - Camping (site #12) with pup - Parks Near Me - Wartburg, Tennessee

Frozen Head is an excellent state park located about 40 minutes from West Knoxville. It's an easy drive through Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, etc. In transit, you'll pass the Morgan County Correctional Complex (a big jail) and see the Cumberland Mountains. Once at Frozen Head, there are numerous hikes. My favorite is the Emory Gap Falls trail. The trail follows a ridge overlooking a mountain stream. It is pretty easy to do for most people and is fairly wide. The first section leads to Debord Falls. This is a nice small waterfall in the river. To get there, you'll hike down some stairs to a rock ledge that forms the waterfall. It's beautiful when the water levels are normal. The end of the trial is Emory Gap Falls. It's a little bit tricky to get close to the falls. You'll have to climb over some fairly large boulders. But, as long as you are in good shape, it can be done. But, little kids (under 10) probably would have a hard time on this part. Frozen Head also has good bathrooms, 2 playgrounds, a little gift shop & ranger station, and some camping sites. It's a great place for a day trip and usually is not very crowded. I've been coming here for 30 years (since I was a small child) and it's always been a peaceful, unique place. It's a nice way to experience the mountains without the massive crowds that you encounter in the Smokies. read more

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I stopped here with my dogs on a road trip. Talked to a few park rangers who gave us a heads up of where to hike. it was a gorgeous area. sure you have to drive by a prison to get there but that makes it memorable. We were able to find parking easily and most everyone we came across was friendly to us. Please stop by and enjoy your time at this beautiful park. read more

Frozen Head State Park - Parks Near Me - Wartburg, Tennessee

Beautiful state park awesome views of the waterfalls and the river. Such wonderful nature plants and great trees read more

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First visit on a beautiful Saturday. Very lush and raising walk up to Duford Falls and Emory Gap Falls. Shaded well maintained trail to both. Easy for young children. Heartily recommend for 2 hour outing. The volunteer docents are very welcoming and helpful. Plenty of parking. read more

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The bathrooms are by far one of the best features of this state park--they are clean and well-maintained. The shower's had a great water pressure, great hot water and there were no bugs! (though this could be because we were there in March...) The campsite was amazing. It is also, well maintained, clean and level! A car camper's dream. There is potable water near to the sites and there are poles to hang lanterns, and many trees that look beautiful. It's a rather small campground, it offered multiple trails to explore. There are bear proof recycle and trash receptacles as well. It was a lovely stay. read more

Absolutely beautiful state park! A great variety of hikes for all still levels! Also amazing variety of wildflowers and a few waterfalls. You can camp in the Campsites very close to the other campers but also have many backcountry Campsites as well! read more

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Awesome place for the family. Beautiful and clean camping sites. I'm a local and proud of our state park.

Great hiking spot in TN that many people just don't know about. Been here multiple times either as a training hike or a destination on its own. Get here in the evening and camp in one of the spots down by the creek. Then hit the trail in the morning. My favorite is to hit the chimney top trail up (challenging) and come down panther branch or something similar. Chimney top is fun because I spoke to the ranger and he said the trail master just got tired of doing switch backs at some point and just took it to the top strait up the hill. You will know when you hit that spot for sure. Take the time to go up the fire tower at the top. Totally worth the extra walk. During winter it definitely gets snowy and cold here. You can camp on the trail but be prepared. I had six inches of snow fall overnight once when a storm came through. There is a good water stop at the top and you can make it up and back in a day. Don't forget to stop by the gift shop on the way out. Great maps and swag. One of the best places around for hiking. read more

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This is home to the Barkley marathon ( as seen in documentary). The park is very well kept and staffs were friendly. It is a beautiful area and the bathhouse in the camping area is the best. No utilities but great sites. read more

Amazing, cheap camping, group camping, the bathrooms were amazing!!! Free showers, and camp sites include fire pit and charcoal grill. No RV camping which is perfect, the lack of technology was nice to see, cell service works for verzion, but mobile data doesn't work :) which is great!!!! Will return !! read more

Great place to go hike for the day it camp. Water is soooo blue and clean that my children thought it had been dyed that color.

Absolutely beautiful park. The trails are very nice. Waterfalls were cool and refreshing. Park rangers are super nice.

Very nice state park, visitor's center clean and well kept. I've only been here once and greatly enjoyed it. We took the Old Mac trail and it was shaded and cool, you follow a river creek for a spell, all the trails are clearly marked too, as well as finding the park itself. Can't wait to get back and check this place out again, next time it will be trails that have water falls. read more

Cool place to go with kids and have a picnic. Hiking up to the falls is great time, lots of lizards and animal live everywhere.