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David Crockett State Park

David Crockett State Park from directly overhead

David Crockett State Park is a park in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Flanigan Hill stands 351 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Crockett Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 13 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.25895, -87.35699

Overlooks nearby

90 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
Parks: 33
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 7
  • David Crockett Museum: 0.5 mi
  • david crockett house: 1.8 mi
  • Lynnville Railroad Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Lewis County Museum: 22.7 mi
  • Elephant Discovery Center: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Crockett Falls: 0.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hickory House: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of David Crockett State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flanigan HillNE 43°351 m18.9 mi
Kansas HillNE 46°332 m22.1 mi
Toombs HillENE 63°332 m24.9 mi
Apple HillENE 69°319 m18.0 mi
Watts HillNE 37°318 m16.1 mi
Rockdale HillNNE 22°314 m15.1 mi
Tie Camp HillW 274°312 m18.4 mi
Bell HillESE 104°308 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:3619:3020:08
September equinox06:3818:1418:48
December solstice06:5516:0216:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250596774787771604941

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrenceburg Filt PLT, 1 mi away.

  • common jewelweed20 obs
  • Bluegill18 obs
  • Rainbow Trout15 obs
  • Wingstem15 obs
  • Christmas fern13 obs
  • Common Watersnake12 obs
  • American beech12 obs
  • American cancer-root11 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/96778994

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