Mousetail Landing State Park
The park has 11 miles (18 km) of trails, 24 prepared campsites, a swimming beach, a boat landing, sports fields and courts, an archery range and an enclosed event pavilon. Also located within the park are several archeological ruins, including the original landing pier, a blacksmith shop, and Parrish Cemetery.
Soils in the park have brown silt loam topsoil over brown or red silty clay loam to clay. Chert and gravel commonly occur. The bedrock is limestone with varying amounts of chert and phosphate.
Perry County tourism authorities claim that there are around 250,000 visitors to Mousetail Landing State Park per annum. In 2020, the park reported that campsites were full on most weekends. There were over 3,100 campsite rentals that year, up from 2,149 in 2019. The increase in visitors was probably due to the COVID-19 pandemic encouraging outdoor activity. The park reportedly generated $14.3 million in economic impact to Perry County in 2021.
References
- ^ Van West, Carroll (March 1, 2018). "Mousetail Landing State Park". Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Tennessee Historical Society. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022.
- ^ "Mousetail Landing State Park". Tennessee State Parks. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "SoilWeb (Mousetail Landing State Park)". Archived from the original on November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Perry County Tourism Booklet '22 - '23". 1257.newstogo.us/. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "Record Breaking Year for Mousetail State Park". Perry County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. Perry County Government. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "Mousetail's Economic Impact: $14.3 Million In Fiscal Year 2021". Buffalo River Review. March 23, 2022.
External links
Media related to Mousetail Landing State Park at Wikimedia Commons
- Mousetail Landing State Park at Tennessee State Parks
- "Mousetail Landing State Park brochure" (PDF). Tennessee State Parks. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2022.