Pickett State Park

Pickett State Park / My TN State Park Fundraiser 2025

Donate to vote for Pickett CCC Memorial 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 Pickett CCC Memorial State Park is your favorite, you can donate to vote for us, and we’ll use your donations to improve our park! 

Your votes show that our park is loved, meaningful, and supported, and because we retain the donated funds, we can make our park even better.  

  • $453

    Raised

  • $4,000

    Goal

  • 13

    Supporters

  • 14

    Days Remaining

Recent Transactions

  • William Smith

    $51.50 / Yesterday

    As President of the Friends of Pickett Park I'm intimately involved in many park events and know how the rangers & staff go beyond the normal for the park. If you've been to the park - you know! Help them do more by contributing and spreading the word of this fundraiser. Share the links: Homepage: https://tnstateparksconservancy.org/my-tn-state-park-fundraiser/ or specifically for Pickett: https://tennesseestateparksconservancy-bloom.kindful.com/my-tn-state-park-fundraiser-2025/pickett-state-park1 Let's make this a great fundraiser! Thanks!

  • Anonymous

    $61.80 / 2 days ago

    Best park in an excellent state-wide system!

  • Vicki Huff

    $51.50 / 5 days ago

    This is my favorite TN state park because of the beautiful surroundings, the historic CCC cabins, and the history of the CCC during FDR's New Deal

  • Anonymous

    $25.75 / 7 days ago

  • William Councill

    $20.60 / 12 days ago

    We love Pickett. Awesome hiking trails and lake!

  • Teacia Irwin

    $51.50 / 12 days ago

    Love Pickett State Park! Thank you for all you do.

  • Anonymous

    $5.00 / 12 days ago

    Pickett is so beautiful with a caring staff!

  • Andrea Garrett

    $10.30 / 12 days ago

  • Vickie McDonald

    $25.75 / 13 days ago

    I love Pickett State Park. We hike and kayak there often. We have also enjoyed some of the night programs. The park trails are always clean and well maintained.

  • Vince Dad Betro

    $20.60 / 13 days ago

  • Rien Duplessis

    $51.50 / 13 days ago

    Pickett holds a special place in my heart! Love it there!

  • Stacy Mcquaide

    $25.75 / 14 days ago

    Best park in the world!

  • Anonymous

    $51.50 / 14 days ago

    The folks here are so helpful, nice and welcoming. The star gazing is unbelievable. The park is full of great trails...the rock formations are beautiful. "Pickett State Park" is truly a great place to visit for all ages.

About Pickett State Park

Pickett CCC Memorial State Park lies within the 20,887-acres Pickett State Forest and is adjacent to the massive 125,000 acre Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. In 1933, the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company donated nearly 12,000 acres of land to the State of Tennessee to be developed as a forest recreational area. Initial development of the area by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) occurred between 1934 through 1942. The CCC constructed hiking trails, five rustic cabins, a recreation lodge, a ranger station, and a 12-acre lake. The park memorializes and preserves the unique work of the CCC who first developed the park.

In 2015, Pickett CCC Memorial State Park and Pogue Creek Canyon State Natural Area earned Silver-tier International Dark Sky Park designation. It became the first state park in the Southeast to gain this prestigious recognition. Visitors can enjoy sweeping, rich views of the night sky similar to those found in many of the Western states.