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Cumberland Mountain State Park, Crossville, TN

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Cumberland Mountain State Park

Walk across the big stone CCC dam and bridge at Byrd Lake, hike plateau trails, and stay in a cabin or play the Bear Trace golf course.

24 Office Drive, Crossville, TN 38555 · Crossville, TN

About Cumberland Mountain State Park

Cumberland Mountain State Park covers 1,720 acres on the Cumberland Plateau just south of Crossville. It grew out of a New Deal homestead project, and the Civilian Conservation Corps built its Byrd Creek Dam from local Crab Orchard stone between 1935 and 1938; at 319 feet long, it is the largest masonry project the CCC ever completed. Today you can hike trails, walk the paved Byrd Lake Trail, eat at the lakeside restaurant, rent a cabin or camp, and play the Jack Nicklaus-designed Bear Trace golf course. Byrd Creek can flood quickly after heavy rain.

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