Harrison Bay State Park
Harrison Bay State Park | |
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Type | Tennessee State Park |
Location | Harrison, Tennessee |
Area | 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) |
Elevation | 628–700 ft (191–213 m)[1] |
Created | 1930s |
Operated by | Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation |
Open | Year-round, dawn until dusk (Marina open March–October[2]) |
Website | Harrison Bay State Park |
Harrison Bay State Park is a 1,200-acre (4.9 km2) state demonstration park developed by the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s along the shores of Chickamauga Lake. Opened in 1937, the bay gets it name from the now partially submerged town of Harrison, Tennessee. It was built at the same time as Booker T. Washington State Park.[3]
The park has a 4.2-mile (6.8-km) hiking path around the lake and has facilities including a swimming pool, a playground, a golf course, tennis courts, a restaurant, a campground, and a marina.[1][4]
References[]
- ^ a b c Molloy, John (2020). Five-Star Trails: Chattanooga (2nd ed.). Birmingham: Menasha Ridge Press. ISBN 978-1634043052. LCCN 2020025992.
- ^ DeHaan, Vici (1996). State Parks of the South: America's Historic Paradise. Boulder, CO: Johnson Books. p. 326. ISBN 1-55566-167-X. LCCN 96001303.
- ^ "Harrison Bay State Park". Tennessee State Parks. Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020.
- ^ Logue, Victoria Steele (2015). Hiking Tennessee. Human Kinetics. pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-1450492065. LCCN 2014046741.
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Coordinates: 35°10′35″N 85°7′7″W / 35.17639°N 85.11861°W
Categories:
- State parks of Tennessee
- Protected areas of Hamilton County, Tennessee
- East Tennessee geography stubs
- Tennessee geography stubs
- Southern United States protected area stubs