NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee State Parks wants to hear from the public about site management plans at 14 state parks.

According to Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation officials, the plan for each park is part of a 10-year Comprehensive Strategic Plan that is guiding how each of Tennessee's 62 state parks is operated.

TDEC officials said each park plan must be reviewed and updated within the next decade.

Officials will hold the meetings to hear about the plans from each park's staff, and residents can respond. Park staff members have come up with specific objectives, and they're looking for input from the public about them.

The meetings will be held from Nov. 10 through Jan. 8, 2026, and they will be held at or near the parks.

According to TDEC, the park plans focus on resource stewardship, visitor experience, facilities and amenities and operational excellence.

“Public input is vital to the continued success of our state parks,” Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Deputy Commissioner Greer Tidwell said. “These meetings are a fun opportunity for Tennesseans to help shape the future of our state parks and fulfill our mission to preserve, protect, and share Tennessee's natural and cultural resources while providing safe and quality outdoor experiences.”

Here is TDEC's schedule for the public input meetings:

• Cove Lake State Park
  Monday, Nov. 10, 5:30 p.m.
  Cove Lake State Park Recreation Building
  153 Goose Ln., Caryville, TN 37714
  
• Booker T. Washington State Park
  Thursday, Nov. 13, 5:30 p.m.
  Booker T. Washington Assembly Hall
  5871 Champion Rd., Chattanooga, TN  37416

• Big Ridge State Park
  Monday, Nov. 17, 5:30 p.m.
  Big Ridge State Park Recreation Hall
  1016 Big Ridge State Park Rd., Maynardville, TN 37807

• Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park
  Tuesday, Nov. 18, 5:30 p.m.
  Erwin Town Hall
  211 N. Main Avenue, Erwin, TN 37650

• Bledsoe Creek State Park
  Monday, Dec. 8, 5:30 p.m.
  Highpoint Health – Formerly Sumner Regional Medical Center
  555 Hartsville Pike, Gallatin, TN 37066

• Cumberland Mountain State Park
  Tuesday, Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m.
  Cumberland Mountain State Park Recreation Hall
  582 Swin Drive, Crossville, TN 38555

• David Crockett State Park
  Tuesday, Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m.
  The Restaurant at David Crockett State Park
  245 Crockett Park Road, Lawrenceburg, TN 38464
  
• Big Hill Pond State Park
  Thursday, Dec. 11, 5:30 p.m.
  Big Hill Pond Visitor Center
  1435 John Howell Road, Pocahontas, TN 38061
  
• Harpeth River State Park
  Monday, Dec. 15, 6:30 p.m.
  Montgomery Bell Visitor Center - Auditorium
  1020 Jackson Hill Road, Burns, TN 37029
  
• Montgomery Bell State Park
  Monday, Dec. 15, 5:30 p.m.
  Montgomery Bell Visitor Center - Auditorium
  1020 Jackson Hill Road, Burns, TN 37029
  
• Burgess Falls State Park
  Tuesday, Dec. 16, 5:30 p.m.
  Burgess Falls Maintenance Shop
  8487 Burgess Falls Road, Baxter, TN 38544
  
• Middle Fork Bottoms State Park
  Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
  Three-Way City Hall
  174 Three-Way Lane, Humboldt, TN 38343
  
• Chickasaw State Park
  Thursday, Dec. 18, 5:30 p.m.
  Chickasaw State Park, Sagamore Lodge
  20 Cabin Lane, Henderson, TN 38340
  
• North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Park
  Thursday, Jan. 8, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
  Greenway Farm Conference Center
  4960 Gann Store Rd., Hixson, TN 37343

Residents can also submit comments online or via mail.

Any comments by mail should be addressed as:

Attn: Liz Campbell
Davy Crockett Tower
500 James Robertson Parkway, 8th floor
Nashville, TN 37243

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