Fort Loudoun State Historic Park is a
state park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...
in
Monroe County Monroe County may refer to seventeen counties in the United States, all named for James Monroe:
* Monroe County, Alabama
*Monroe County, Arkansas
* Monroe County, Florida
* Monroe County, Georgia
*Monroe County, Illinois
*Monroe County, Indian ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
. Established in 1977, it houses the reconstructed
Fort Loudoun along with an interpretive center and recreation area. Park staff also maintain the nearby
Tellico Blockhouse
The Tellico Blockhouse was an early American outpost located along the Little Tennessee River in what developed as Vonore, Monroe County, Tennessee. Completed in 1794, the blockhouse was a US military outpost that operated until 1807; the garrison ...
site.
The state park is located off
State Route 360 south of
Vonore.
Activities and amenities
Along with the reconstructed fort, the park has a visitors center and museum, and one picnic shelter/pavilion.
*Hiking: There are three hiking trails in the park.
*Fishing: Fishing is available in the park on
Tellico Lake
Tellico Dam is a dam built by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in Loudon County, Tennessee, on the Little Tennessee River as part of the Tellico Project. Planning for a dam structure on the Little Tennessee was reported as early as 1936 but ...
.
*Birding is a popular activity in the park.
*A museum is present near the main parking lot.
*A full-scale, reconstructed fort, with occasional reenactments is present behind the main museum building.
*A gift shop, complete with t-shirts, CDs, and children's toys, is located in the museum.
*A rental pavilion is available.
External links
Fort Loudoun State Historic Park fortloudoun.com
State parks of Tennessee
Protected areas of Monroe County, Tennessee
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