The pool at Cumberland Mountain State Park will not be open this summer. Neither will the pool at Standing Stone State Park in Overton County nor will the pool be open at Fall Creek Falls State Park in Bledsoe and Van Buren counties. Public swimming pools will be closed at Tennessee State Parks for the 2020 summer season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This impacts over a dozen public pools including:
Cove Lake
David Crockett
David Crockett Birthplace
Henry Horton
Norris Dam
Panther Creek
Paris Landing
Roan Mountain
T.O. Fuller
Warriors’ Path
In addition to closures related to COVID-19, the following pools were scheduled for closure during the 2020 season due to maintenance projects:
Cedars of Lebanon
Booker T. Washington
Tims Ford
Harrison Bay
Tennessee State Parks still offer a wide range of water-based recreation. Boating, fishing and paddling are always popular summer activities. Many Tennessee State Parks even have places to splash and wade at approved spots on the shorelines of lakes and rivers.