West Tennessee State Parks & Natural Areas

Includes: Mississippi Flood Plain, Coastal Plain, and West Tennessee Upland

 

 

Meeman Shelby Forest State Park

Area: Shelby County

Physiographic Region: Mississippi Flood Plain and Coastal Plain

Website: https://tnstateparks.com/parks/meeman-shelby

 

Carroll Cabin Barrens State Natural Park

Area: Decatur County

Physiographic Region: West Tennessee Upland

Website: https://www.tn.gov/environment/program-areas/na-natural-areas/natural-areas-west-region/west-region/carroll-cabin-barrens.html

 

Reelfoot Lake State Park, Wildlife Management Area, and National Wildlife Refuge

Area: Lake and Obion Counties

Physiographic Region: Mississippi Flood Plain

Websites:

https://tnstateparks.com/parks/reelfoot-lake

https://www.tn.gov/twra/wildlife-management-areas/west-tennessee-r1/reelfoot-wma.html

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/reelfoot

 

Sunk Lake State Natural Area

Area: Lauderdale County

Physiographic Region: Mississippi Flood Plain

Website: https://www.tn.gov/environment/program-areas/na-natural-areas/natural-areas-west-region/west-region/sunk-lake.html

 

Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park

Area: Madison County

Physiographic Region: Coastal Plain

Website: https://tnstateparks.com/parks/pinson-mounds

 

Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park

Area: Benton County

Physiographic Region: Coastal Plain

Website: https://tnstateparks.com/parks/nathan-bedford-forrest

 

Walker Branch State Natural Area

Area: Hardin County

Physiographic Region: West Tennessee Upland

Website: https://tennesseerivervalleygeotourism.org/entries/walker-branch-state-natural-area/2f9ecb71-aa13-4c45-a0e5-92c0352e8b5e

 

Chickasaw State Park, State Forest, and Wildlife Management Area

Area: Hardeman and Chester Counties

Physiographic Region: Coastal Plain

Websites:

https://tnstateparks.com/parks/chickasaw

https://www.tn.gov/agriculture/forests/state-forests/chickasaw.html

https://www.tn.gov/twra/wildlife-management-areas/west-tennessee-r1/chickasaw-state-forest.html

 

Paris Landing State Park

Area: Henry County

Physiographic Region: West Tennessee Upland

Website: https://tnstateparks.com/parks/paris-landing

 

Ghost River State Natural Area

Area: Fayette County

Physiographic Region: Coastal Plain

Website: https://www.tn.gov/environment/program-areas/na-natural-areas/natural-areas-west-region/west-region/ghost-river.html