| Scott County, approximately 13 miles north of Gate City & 20 miles north of Kingsport, Tenn.. To get there, from I-81, take U.S. 23 North to Gate City (approximately 20 miles). Take State Route 871 & go one mile east to park entrance.
Fishing, boating, swimming, trails, picnicking, environmental education centre.
Nearby Attractions:
Scott County Park, 9-hole golf course, pro shop & picnic shelters, fees required. Duffield (five miles from park), at elementary school on Route 58 is a walking track & lighted tennis courts, free.
Carter’s Fold, birthplace of the famous Carter family (i.e., June Carter Cash, etc.) & includes country music, traditional bluegrass music every Saturday night; also a museum is open prior to show time.
Homeplace Mountain Farm & Museum, 17 miles from park in Weber City offers a collection of authentic structures & artifacts from locations throughout Scott County.
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, 60 miles from park & offers scenic & historic areas, hiking, camping & visitor center, open year-round, fees required.
Breaks Interstate Park, two hours from park & called the Grand Canyon of the South, offers 1,600-foot gorge, pool, paddleboats, trails, fishing, visitor center, camping, cabins, whitewater rafting & restaurant.
Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium, 20 miles from park in Kingsport, Tenn., Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Tenn., two hours from park in Great Smokey Mountains National Park.
Rocky Mount Museum, 40 minutes from park.
Southwest Virginia Museum, 20 minutes from park in Big Stone Gap, Va.
Also visit the June Tolliver Playhouse, the seasonal outdoor performance of the musical adaptation of John Fox Jr.’s Trail of the Lonesome Pine, plus the John Fox Jr. Museum & the Harry Meader Coal Museum.
Bristol International Raceway, 45 minutes from park.
Bristol Caverns, 50 minutes from park.
South Holston Lake, one hour from park.
Steele Creek & Golf Course in Bristol.
Sugar Hollow Park, near Exit seven in Bristol. Lonesome Pine Country Club, offers golfing near town of Big Stone Gap. Lonesome Pine
International Raceway, in Coeburn, Va., offers 3/8-mile banked track for late model stock car racing. |
Campground: Natural Tunnel State Park in Duffield Virginia *