Directions to Major Day Use Recreation Areas
Tailwater Rec Area– 71 CORPS LANE, CARTHAGE TN 37030-9710
From I-40, take Exit 258, travel north on HWY 53/25, turn right on SR-26 and travel for 2 miles. Turn right on Corps Lane and follow signs into recreation area.
Defeated Creek Park– 140 Marina Lane, CARTHAGE, TN 37030
From Carthage, Tennessee, take SR-25 west for 4 miles. Turn north on SR-80, then east on SR-85. Follow signs to campground.
Salt Lick Creek Park– 520 Salt Lick Park Lane, Gainesboro TN 38562-5372
From Carthage, go 4 miles west on SR-25, then north on SR-80, then east on SR-85 to Gladice. Turn right on Smith Bend Road and follow signs
Wartrace Creek Park– From Carthage, go 4 miles west on SR-25, then north on 80, and east on 85 past Gladice; park is on the right.
Roaring River Park– From I-40, take HWY 53 north through Gainesboro, TN. Turn east on HWY 135 and follow signs into recreation area.
Donaldson Park– 1110 JACKSON STREET, CELINA TN 38551
From Celina, TN (Highway 52), travel East Lake Avenue. Turn onto Jefferson Street. Follow signs into the park.