Pickwick Landing State Park

{{short description|State park in Pickwick Dam, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA}}

{{Infobox park

|name = Pickwick Landing State Park

|image = Pickwick Landing Dam from Pickwick Inn 096.jpg

|image_caption = View of the lake and dam from the park's Pickwick Inn

|location = Pickwick Dam, Tennessee

|coords = {{coord|35.052010|N|88.240862|W|region:US_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}

|area = {{convert|681|acres|km2}}

|created = 1969

|open = year round

|type = Tennessee State Park

|coordinates =

|operator = Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

|website = {{URL|tnstateparks.com/parks/pickwick-landing|Pickwick Landing State Park}}

}}

Pickwick Landing State Park is a state park in Pickwick Dam, Hardin County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States around the Pickwick Lake impoundment of the Tennessee River. It is named for Pickwick Landing, a 19th-century riverboat stop.

History

The park was created in 1969 when the State of Tennessee purchased the town of Pickwick Village from the Tennessee Valley Authority.{{cite web|url=https://tnstateparks.com/parks/info/pickwick-landing|title=Pickwick Landing State Park - Info|access-date=June 29, 2022}}

Amenities

The park contains a golf course, a 119-room inn, ten cabins, two campgrounds, two picnic pavilions, a restaurant called The Captain's Galley and a marina. The main campground has 48 sites, each equipped with a picnic table, grill and utility hookups. The other, Bruton Branch Campground, has 33 sites.{{cite web|url=https://tnstateparks.com/parks/campground/pickwick-landing|title=Pickwick Landing State Park - Camping|access-date=June 29, 2022}}

References

External links

[https://tnstateparks.com/parks/pickwick-landing Official website]

Category:State parks of Tennessee

Category:Protected areas of Hardin County, Tennessee