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FORT LOUDOUN STATE HISTORIC PARK 338 Fort Loudoun Road Vonore, TN 37885 Fort Loudoun 423-420-2331 State Park HOURS OF OPERATION Park: 8:00 a.m. to Sunset ET Office: 8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m. TENNESSEE Park and office are closed on Christmas day. DIRECTIONS From Knoxville, take I-75 to Hwy. 72 South (Loudon Exit). Drive 20 miles on 72 South to Hwy. 411. Stay on Hwy. 411 North until it intersects Hwy. 360 South. Turn onto Hwy. 360 South in downtown Vonore. The park is one mile on the left. ©TennesseePhotographs.com PADDLING Kayaks and SUPs are available to rent daily, with the exception of garrison weekends and during special events. You are welcome to use the kayak launch if you are bringing your own canoe or kayak. NEARBY ATTRACTIONS • Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, Vonore: One mile • Lost Sea, Sweetwater: 15 miles • Cherohala Skyway, Tellico Plains: 20 miles • Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg: TENNESSEE 45 miles STATE PARKS William R. Snodgrass NEARBY STATE PARKS Tennessee Tower • Hiwassee/Ocoee Scenic River State Park: 34 miles ©TennesseePhotographs.com 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave., Floor 2 ANNUAL EVENTS Nashville, TN 37243 888-867-2757 • October: 18th Century Trade Faire TNSTATEPARKS.COM • December: Christmas at Fort Loudoun Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation authorization no. 327152, 10,000 copies. This public document was promulgated at a cost of .09 per copy, December 2019. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is committed to principles of equal opportunity, equal access, and affirmative action. Contact the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation EEO/AA Coordinator at 888-867-2757 or the ADA Coordinator at 615-532-0059 for more information. Hearing-impaired callers may use the Tennessee Relay Service at 800-848-0298. ©TennesseePhotographs.com GET INVOLVED The Fort Loudoun Association and volunteers assist in protecting, preserving, and promoting the cultural and natural resources of Fort Loudoun. They do this by giving of their time and talents to ensure the park’s integrity for future generations to enjoy. It’s easy to show your support—join the Association at fortloudoun.com/fort-loudoun-association. To learn more about volunteer opportunities in your area, visit tnstateparks.com/about/get-involved. tnstateparks.com Fort Loudoun State Historic Park n L w Legend Trails e i V Little Tennessee River C State Park Lost Shoe Spur Tr 0.40 mile l r ea rv Highway Meadow Loop Tr 2.50 miles ie bo w r D a Park Road Ridge Top Tr - loop 1.55 miles r H Other Park Road River Gate Tr 0.10 mile Rural Road Tellico Lake Stream Please practice Elevation 813 Trail minimum impact usage Blo Paved Walk ckh ou se Map Symbols R d Visitor Center Fishing Pier 9 0 Parking Picnic Shelter Scenic Overlook Bench 0 Information Picnic Area Gift Shop Hiking Trail Restrooms Waypoint 11 4 Museum Trailhead H y orn w Boat Dock e H D S r U Scale 1:8,000 0 Mile 0.25 Mile 0.20 20 feet contour intervals 0 0 9 0 Tellico 90 Blockhouse River Gate Trail Kayak Circle 0.10 mile Drop Off tra i and Launch l f o l l o w Fort Loudoun s r 0.20 o a d S t a t e H 0.25 w 900 Tellico Lake y 7 Ridge Top Trail Park Office/ Elevation 813 2 1.55 miles Museum 0.50 Picnic Area 0.90 0.50 0.30 d n R ou Little Tennessee River FORT LOUDOUN STATE HISTORIC PARK GIFT SHOP ud Lo is an 853-acre day-use park located on the shores The visitors center holds a bookstore and gift shop. Ft of Tellico Lake. The park preserves the history of The merchandise reflects the colonial theme of Fort Loudoun and the role it played in the French Fort Loudoun. Meadow Loop Trail and Indian War. Built in 1756, the fort was one of the 2.50 miles earliest British fortifications on the western frontier. PICNIC PAVILIONS Fort Loudoun has thirty picnic sites with grills at each 9 0 0 During the French and Indian War (1754-1763), the table. There is one pavilion that accommodates up 0.35 British Colony of South Carolina felt threatened by to 50 people. Reservations can be made online or by 0.65 S t 0 a 0 French activities in the Mississippi River Valley. To calling the park. Restrooms are available in the te 9 H 0.30 w counter this threat, the Colony sent the Independent picnic area. y 3 McGhee-Carson 6 Company of South Carolina to construct and 0 Wildlife Management Area 0.40 garrison what became Fort Loudoun. This move FISHING 0 0 helped to ally the mighty Overhill Cherokee Nation Fishing is available year-round from a 50-foot, 9 accessible fishing pier that projects over Tellico Lake. Lost Shoe Spur Trail in the fight against the French and guaranteed that 0.40 mile Sequoyah Birthplace A Tennessee fishing license is required. d. trade would continue between the Cherokees and oa Memorial n R so ar -C South Carolina. In the course of the fort’s four-year ee Gh PLANNED PROGRAMS Mc existence between 1756 and 1760, relations between There are monthly interpretive programs that recreate Toqua Cemetery the British and the Cherokee nation broke down. In the daily life of the original troops of Fort Loudoun. 900 August 1760, the British surrendered Fort Loudoun Programs are appropriate for all ages. This brochure is funded in part through the Federal Highway to the Cherokee, and its garrison was attacked and Administration’s Recreational Trails Program, administered by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, taken hostage 15 miles from the fort. MUSEUM Recreation Educational Services Division, Greenways and Trails Program. The visitors center houses an exhibit area with The fort was reconstructed during the Great artifacts recovered during an archeological dig of the Depression. It was designated a National Historic Tellico Lake fort site. Visitors can watch “The Fort Loudoun Story,” S The information on this map has been compiled by TDEC/State Elevation 813 ta Landmark in 1965. t Parks staff from a variety of sources and is subject to change d e an award-winning, 15-minute video on the history of R H without notice. TDEC/State Parks makes no representations or s warranties, expressed or implied as to accuracy, completeness, m w ia y timeliness, or rights to the use of such information. ill 3 the site in the auditorium. Hours for the visitors center W 6 HIKING This document is not intended for use as a survey product. 0 TDEC/State Parks shall not be liable for any general, special, There are five miles of moderate trail that loop are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. indirect, incidental or consequential damages including but not limited to: lost revenues or lost profits resulting from the use or misuse of the information contained on this map. around the park. Trail maps are available at the park Any sale of this map or information on this map is prohibited office, on the website, and on the mobile app. except by written permission of TDEC/State Parks..
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