Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park

Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park / My TN State Park Fundraiser 2024

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

Your Donations at Work 

Previous funds helped replace older picnic tables at Eva Beach. This year, our park seeks to purchase equipment and tools to improve the existing trail system as well as add new trails, helping to enhance accessibility for generations to come. 

Vote today to show your love Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park!

  • $3,097

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  • $1,500

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Recent Transactions

  • Randall Hendon

    $15.00 / 236 days ago

    Beautiful Park and surrounding area - well maintained and of such historical significance to all Tennesseans! The namesake is the Hero of Confederate Memphis / West Tennessee and the greatest Warrior in the History of the entire State. Keep up the good work and I will see you this Summer!

  • Richard Rice

    $10.00 / 236 days ago

    Love the park and respect the man for whom it is named.

  • Adam Southern

    $10.30 / 237 days ago

  • Michael Anderson

    $10.30 / 237 days ago

    Great name for this park! Wonderful trail!

  • Carol Rabideau

    $25.75 / 238 days ago

    Thank you for having an all terrain wheel chair available. I had so much fun exploring your beautiful park along the Tennessee River.

  • Jean Ferry

    $20.60 / 239 days ago

    I don't like the name, but I love the people who run this marvelous park!

  • Elliott Jackson

    $51.50 / 239 days ago

  • Kathleen Dixon

    $206.00 / 239 days ago

  • Anonymous

    $1,000.00 / 240 days ago

  • Catherine Means

    $309.00 / 243 days ago

    Prepare to have a beautiful and peaceful stay at NBF with the best staff in the state of TN. Cabins immaculate and spacious, beautiful river views, paved paths for walks, amazing views of historical river battles, informative museum of life in the area over time and again, the best staff ever in our wide experience of TN ST Parks

  • Michelle Griffith

    $15.45 / 247 days ago

  • James Shelton

    $51.50 / 247 days ago

    Preserving the truth in history.

  • James Patterson

    $63.86 / 247 days ago

  • Merry Herrera

    $18.61 / 249 days ago

  • Mary Ganaway

    $206.00 / 249 days ago

    NBF State Park is one of the most scenic, beautiful parks in Tennessee. A great destination for campers, hikers, kayakers & nature lovers. It’s a birding hot spot during migration and year-round. The rangers and park staff are the best!

  • Bonice Henson

    $206.00 / 249 days ago

    This is a beautiful park named after a Great Man.

  • William Webb

    $25.75 / 249 days ago

  • Laura Quirk

    $515.00 / 250 days ago

  • Megan Petz

    $10.30 / 251 days ago

  • Tim Hazlewood

    $10.30 / 252 days ago

  • David Clark

    $41.20 / 255 days ago

    I will remember their sacrifice /></ RAYWWF

  • Charles Murphree

    $1.03 / 256 days ago

    A beautiful state park named for an honored native Tennessean

  • Thomas Roden

    $10.30 / 260 days ago

    The NBF park is in a great environment of trees, hills, and rivers. It’s also conveniently reached by car from my home in Missouri. It’s a refreshing break from the flatlands of cotton and rice, and when I return home, I’m invigorated!

  • Lee Millar

    $103.00 / 264 days ago

  • STEPHANIE AMMONS

    $20.60 / 264 days ago

About Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park

Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park sits along the shore of Kentucky Lake attracting anglers of all ages to catch smallmouth and largemouth bass, striped bass, sauger, crappie, bream, and catfish. The park additionally provides more than 20 miles of hiking trails for your outdoor enthusiast.

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