Brian F.

I saw this state park as being very popular so I wanted to check it out even if it was only for a couple hours. When I arrived at the visitor center there was a volunteer who asked if I was camping. I didn't have anything planned other than just walking or driving around to see what there was to do. I was charged a non-resident one day pass for $14 (resident one day passes are $7). The volunteer then gave me a map of the park and gave me some tips on what to do. You can reserve a spot at one of the many campgrounds at the park at the visitor center if there's any vacancy. Even within the visitor center you can read more about the overview of the park itself. There are also a lot of trails throughout the park if you want to go on a hike. The first thing she said was to visit the Museum of the Brig which is a museum that talks through the history of what is now the Farragut State Park. Previously it was a US Navy naval station that was basically a World War 2 training center. At the museum I learned about the life of a recruit during that time and that they even housed some German POWs. It was very informational and fascinating to see artifacts from that time still on display. The next thing was Beaver Bay which is a small area to play in the water and other water sports like paddle boarding, canoeing, or just floating around. There's not much parking and it can get full quick so I would recommend going during the less busy times. At the further end of the park there are viewpoints of the lake which are beautiful. There's also things like an adventure park and disc golf if you're so inclined. I only spent a couple hours here but I was still able to visit a lot of the park that was non-hiking or non-campground related.

We stayed at Farragut State Park, in the dry cabins (ninebark) in the day use area for 2 nights. Cabin was very clean, we enjoyed the close proximity to the boat launch and the day use area. Our cabin had a double upper and lower bunk(with covered sleeping pads) and futon. Also small table and bench with AC and electricity. We also had a partial lake view, covered porch with small table and bench and porch swing. Also included a fire pit and picnic table. Out house was nearby, closest showers if you need them are in Snowberry Campground. Overall we had a great time, awesome State Park.

Wonderful park for biking and picnicking. Stop at the Visitor Center and buy the trail map for $1. We chose to park at the Visitor Center and ride the Lynx trail. Fortunately we chose to ride counter clockwise. The ride down the trail was surprisingly steep. We saw some wild turkeys on the trail. They're practically domesticated. We didn't phase them at all. There's a nice restroom at the Sunrise Day Use Area. From there we dropped down to the Willow Lakeview Trail Loop. There were a handful of hikers. We pretty much had all of the trails to ourselves. We jumped back on to the counter clockwise portion of the Lynx trail. It wasn't nearly as steep. There were only 3-4 sections that I elected to walk my bike. We saw deer and turkey hens on our return trip. Overall, the return trip was easier than I anticipated. Total bike ride was around 9miles.

Christina S.

We stayed at the campground and really enjoyed our site. I think this was the nicest state park campground I have ever stayed at. The sites were very spacious. When we arrived our "driveway" and tent pad were freshly raked out and looked very nice. The bath house was clean, no soap though. We did have a bad experience with the camp host as she was not nice at all when we tried to get firewood from her. We did not spend much time out in the park as we were out and about doing other things during our stay. It seemed like there was a lot of hiking/biking trails throughout the park and plenty of activities. We did not have time to go swimming but we did go to the beach and it was very nice.

Casual Shopper S.

Wonderful peaceful place to camp and take the family and lots of things to explore, go fishing, hiking, check out the museum. but theirs to many people coming over from Washington here on the weekends and holidays.