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National Scenic Trails
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*Land Between The Lakes
Scenic Byways
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*More Tennessee Byways
Biking the Land Between the Lakes - A patch of pure poetry.

Nights Under the Stars Near Memphis and Nashville - The best camping near Tennessee's big cities.

Fort Donalson National Battlefield Park - The beautiful and surprisingly little-known home of a very important moment American history.

Paddling the Green River - In southwestern Kentucky.

Paddling the Obed/Emory Watershed - They may start out as peaceful Cumberland Plateau streams, but they don't stay that way.

Scenic driving on the historic Cherokee Trail of Tears.

Recreational and Scenic Areas
* Center Hill Lake, in the Cumberland Mountains.
* Cheatham Lake and Dam, 32 miles west of Nashville.
* Cordell Hull Reservoir, at the base of the Highland Rim.
* Dale Hollow Lake, on the Tennessee/Kentucky border.
* J. Percy Priest Dam and Reservoir, near Nashville.
* Barkley Lake, on the Tennessee/Kentucky border.
* Old Hickory Lock and Dam, on the Old Hickory Trail.

Find spelunker's paradise in Mammoth Cave National Park.

Camp Clearwater Lake in southeastern Missouri.

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