Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park
Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park / My TN State Park Fundraiser 2025
Donate to vote for Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park as your favorite Tennessee State Park in the My TN State Park Fundraiser!
For the entire month of April, Tennessee State Park supporters can donate to vote for their favorite Tennessee State Park. That means if Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park is your favorite, you can donate to vote for us, and we’ll use your donations to improve our park!
Your contributions significantly enhance the quality of our state parks. Donations support a range of vital projects, including improving hiking trails and bridges, conserving habitats for wildlife, upgrading playgrounds, installing interpretive signage, enhancing living conditions for our raptor friends, and bolstering equipment and supplies for emergency rescue services. Your support makes these essential projects possible, creating a better and more enjoyable experience for everyone who visits our state parks!
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$1,528
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$3,200
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Recent Transactions
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Sue Bradley
$103.00 / 284 days ago
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Anonymous
$20.60 / 287 days ago
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Teresa Matheny
$25.75 / 291 days ago
Love the ladies working at museum on Pilot Knob! They do a wonderful job!
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Carol Martin
$30.90 / 297 days ago
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Kathleen Dixon
$103.00 / 297 days ago
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Laura Quirk
$515.00 / 297 days ago
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Jenna Bernstein
$25.75 / 298 days ago
Jenna wishes she could come back and help clean the park and volunteer- I am very proud of this park and a wonderful man destroyed by rewritten history!
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James Patterson
$25.75 / 298 days ago
Nathan Bedford Forrest State park is the best in the state. A beautiful site and monument to Ole Bedford with the history of the battle that was fought on the banks of the river. The freshwater pearl exhibit adds to the experience.
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Henry Pleasants
$1.03 / 300 days ago
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Lee Millar
$103.00 / 300 days ago
This is a GREAT park and needs out support. Keep up the good work.
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Timothy Hazlewood
$10.30 / 303 days ago
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Mary Ganaway
$103.00 / 304 days ago
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Harold Jackson
$51.50 / 305 days ago
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Sidney Law
$103.00 / 305 days ago
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Derrick Glover
$20.60 / 309 days ago
In Honour of the fellowship between General Forrest and the Independent Order of Pole-Bearers Association at Memphis on July 5, 1875.
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Charles Murphree
$1.03 / 312 days ago
A beautiful Tennessee State Park that honors a great Tennessean
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Coy Hazlewood
$103.00 / 312 days ago
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Miles Deck
$20.60 / 312 days ago
About Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park
Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park began as a local park constructed by the Works Progress Administration, a Depression Era work recovery program. Now, as a Tennessee State Park, it is home to the Tennessee River Folklife Interpretive Center and Museum situated on one of the highest points in West Tennessee, Pilot Knob. The center features the lifeways and customs of folks on the Tennessee River including musseling, crafts, commercial fishing, and more. Several videos on park history, Civil War history, and river life are shown upon request. The gift shop offers a large variety of items related to the park story as well as Tennessee State Park souvenirs. The park contains more than 20 miles of hiking trails.
Overnight lodging options include cabins overlooking Kentucky Lake and your choice of RV camping or pitching a tent at our primitive campground. A third campground is reserved for supervised youth groups such as scouts. It is located on Campground Road along Harmon's Creek. Five backcountry shelters are available.