Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park

The Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park became Tennessee’s 53rd state park in 1998. It is Tennessee’s first linear park.  The Cumberland Trail gives hikers access to areas preserved for their natural or scenic beauty that cannot be otherwise accessed. The very remote scenic trail follows numerous sparsely populated ridge lines where the trail designers have strategically routed the trail to spectacular overlooks and scarce drinking water sources. The very rugged and very scenic trail dips into remote and spectacular gorges where hikers enjoy scenic waterfalls and beautiful swimming holes. At Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, the Cumberland Trail joins the National Park Trail System and Kentucky’s Pine Mountain Trail.