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We'd like to extend a special thanks to the following folks who helped us make this project possible:

We'd like to that our funders USDA Rural Development , Tucker Foundation, Tennessee Department of Tourism Development, the Cracker Barrel Foundation, our sponors, and the numerous other private and public donors that made this Web site and it's promotion possible.

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Pickett State Park

Pickett State Park Situated in a remote section of the northern Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee, Pickett CCC Memorial State Park is known for its geological, botanical, and scenic wonders.  The park lies within the 19,200-acre Pickett State Forest, and adjacent to the massive 120,000 acre Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, both areas containing prime wilderness country.  Visitors to the park can explore large rock houses, natural sandstone bridges, scenic bluffs, and wild mountain streams.  Spring brings dazzling displays of wildflowers, summer an abundance of blackberries and wild blueberries, and autumn a patchwork of colors to the countryside.  The park memorializes and preserves the unique work of the Civilian Conservation Corps CCC, who first developed the park.    

A special attraction at PickettState Park is the nocturnal “Glow-worm Tour” that is offered in late spring to view the bioluminescent fungus gnats that dwell on the walls of the rockhouses.  The park offers a small visitor center, well marked walking trails and some guided trips to the Pogue Creek State Natural area (call in advance for schedules). 



For More Information

4122 Pickett Park Highway
Jamestown, TN 38556

Phone: 931-879-5821
Website: http://state.tn.us/environment/parks/Pickett/

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