Friends of Long Hunter State Park

Long Hunter State Park is 2,900-acre park located along the shores of Percy Priest Lake near Nashville, TN. It consists of four main units: Couchville, Baker's Grove, Bryant Grove and Sellar's Farm. Hiking, picnicking, swimming, canoeing, mountain biking, backpacking, fishing, nature photography and wildlife observation are among the activities available to park visitors. The park has nearly 25 miles of hiking trails, including a 4.5-mile mountain bike trail which will be expanded to 10 miles in the near future.
The Couchville Cedar Glade Trail visits a rare, desert-like environment known as the cedar glades. Long Hunter's cedar glades are home to many unique plant species, including the federally protected Tennessee Coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis), a species once thought to be extinct.
Click here to learn more about cedar glades
The newest addition to Long Hunter State Park is Sellar's Farm State Archaeological Area, which features one of the best preserved Native American mounds/villages in the U.S.
Click here to visit the Friends of Sellars Farm State Archaeological Area website
Click here for a virtual tour of Sellars Farm State Archaeological Area
Planned activities at Long Hunter State Park include interpretive and recreational programs for the general public (see the blog section above for the seasonal program schedule) and environmental education programs for school and other interested groups.
Long Hunter also features picnic shelters, a volleyball court, playgrounds, a swimming beach at the Bryant Grove area, a meeting facility/conference room, a group camp, and two boat-launching ramps on 14,000-acre Percy Priest Lake. Rental boats and canoes are available at 110-acre Couchville Lake during the summer-use season. There is no launch ramp on Couchville Lake for private boats.
The park hosts various events throughout the year, including the Halloween 5K Run, the Fat Tire Mountain Bike Festival, and the annual NAIA Pow Wow, the largest pow wow east of the Mississippi.
Click here for information about the annual NAIA Pow Wow
The main entrance to the park is located at 2910 Hobson Pike, Hermitage, TN 37076. Directions: From Nashville, take I-40 East to Mt. Juliet Road, Exit 226-A. Go south (right) 6.2 miles to the main park entrance. Or, take I-24 east to Old Hickory Boulevard, Exit 62. Go north (left) on SR171 6.4 miles to the main park entrance.
The park is open year-round from 7 a.m. to sunset.
Click here to learn more about Long Hunter State Park and its history
Go to the official Long Hunter Tennessee State Parks website
Read an article about winter hikes at Long Hunter State Park
Map of Long Hunter State Park
** This site is operated by the Friends of Long Hunter State Park (a non-profit organization) and is not affiliated with Tennessee State Parks **
** All photos by Jason A., Tyler Blystone, John Clawson, Rebecca Lynch & Thurman Mullins **
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Related Links:
Tennessee Ornithological Society
Frogs & Toads of Tennessee
North American Butterfly Association - Middle Tennessee Chapter
Tennessee Herpetological Society
Tennessee Wildflowers
The Nature Conservancy in Tennessee
Nashville Mountain Biking
Tennessee Entomological Society
Tennessee Conservationist Magazine
Salamanders of Tennessee
Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association
Sierra Club - Tennessee Chapter
Tennessee Amphibian Monitoring Program
Audubon Society in Tennessee
Birds of Tennessee Field Checklist
Tennessee Archaeology Network
Smoky Mountain Field School
Tennessee Geographic Information Systems
Jack Mountain Bushcraft