What: Fall Creek Falls State Park is a 20,000-acre resort park with camping, rental cabins, hiking, swimming, fishing, golf, horseback riding, boating, a 145-room resort inn and restaurant.
Where: Park is about 70 miles from downtown Chattanooga, on Bledsoe-Van Buren county line west of Pikeville, Tenn.
What’s new: There are ongoing renovations to some of the park’s first-come/first-serve campsites.
Highlights: The park’s Nature Center has interpretive displays and talks by naturalists. More than 30 miles of hiking trails lead to features like Fall Creek Falls, Piney Creek Falls, Cane Creek Falls and Cane Creek Cascades.
Cost: No charge to get in the park, but fees for facilities, boat and canoe rentals, horseback riding, pool access and golf.
Hours: Park is open 24 hours a day. Entrance road is locked at sundown.
For more information: www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/Fall CreekFalls/index.shtml. Park office: 423-881-5298. Inn and cabin rentals: 800-250-8610.