PUBLIC ACCESS ON THE HARPETH

Paddling Around Nashville is a great resource for paddling enthusiasts looking for great recreation opportunities right in their own backyard!  

“Middle Tennessee has an extraordinary number of beautiful spots for paddling.  These aren’t the fast paced, high adrenaline waterways of Eastern Tennessee fame.  Instead, they offer more cautious outdoor adventures and opportunities to commune with nature.  Fortunately, another great feature of these trips is that they are right outside our back door!  It is to be hoped that more of us will become aware of these treasures, more of us will be willing to protect them.”  –Patty Shultz, author of Paddling Around Nashville. 

This book is available at local sporting good stores such as Cumberland Transit, REI Outdoor Gear, Bink’s, Sun and Ski Sports, Blue Ridge Mountain Sports and local book stores such as Borders, Barnes and Noble, Waldenbooks and Davis Kidd.  ISBN 0-9764568-0-X.

March 27, 2008
Hikers have greenways; paddlers push for blueways
The Tennessean
By Anne Paine, Staff Writer

March 26, 2008
Volunteers launch new project on Harpeth River
The Tennessean
By Kevin Walters, Staff Writer

 

Pinkerton Park - Franklin

Williamson County Recreation Center - Franklin

Highway 100 near Old Hickory Boulevard - Nashville

McCrory Lane off I-40 - Harpeth River State Park, Hidden Lake

Kingston Springs Park - Kingston Springs

Highway 70 at Cedar Hill Road - Kingston Springs

Gossett Tract, Cedar Hill Road - Kingston Springs (HR State Park)

Narrows of the Harpeth - White Bluff (HR State Park)

For more information on the Harpeth River State Park, visit the Tennessee State Parks website: http://www.tennessee.gov/environment/parks/HarpethRiver/