Warriors' Path State Park

10/22/2026

We are still looking for a few more folks to come out and help this Saturday!

A light breakfast will be served at 8 a.m. for anyone interested. This workday will focus on planting native trees and installing fencing around them, removing invasive species, and restoring the island’s historic picnic sites. Your help makes a real difference, and we hope to see you out on the island for another great day of volunteer work.

Date: 10/24/26
Time: 8:30-11:30
Location: Duck Island - Shelter Three

If you are interested, please feel free to sign up at the link below.

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10/20/2026

It looks like it will be perfect weather for a hike in the high country this Saturday (10/23). And there are still a few spaces left in our “Autumn on Firescald Knob” hike! Get all the details, and sign up SOON, at:

https://tnstateparks.com/events/hiking-adventure-autumn-firescald-knob

(PS - photo by Ranger Marty)

10/19/2026

10/19/2026

The Campstore has new designs for t-shirts, sweatshirts and children’s shirts in stock now! We also have some nice Sherpa Blankets to keep you warm on Fall and Winter nights! We also have a wide selection of magnets in stock! Stop by and see us today and get your park merchandise while we have your size in stock!

10/19/2026

It’s time for our sixth “Marvelous Mammals Monday.” Each Monday we’ll feature a photo of one of our native mammals, along with a charming description from a classic (1920’s) book on mammals: Ernest Thompson Seton’s “Lives of the Game Animals.” For the next few weeks we’ll feature our native squirrels, in “size place” from smallest to biggest. Today’s “featured guest” is #4 in the “squirrel parade,” our most common member of the family - the Gray Squirrel. And, to quote Mr. Seton:

“The food of the Gray-squirrel is chiefly nuts in the nut season, berries in the berry season, and buds of maple and elm when all else fails. And nearly all available kinds of seeds, acorns, leaves, roots, bulbs, tubers, insects and fungus must be added to this list. While there is little on the woodland bill of fare that the Gray-squirrel will not eat, all observers agree that his favorite food is the hickory nut. Where the hickories are, we find the Gray-squirrel; their ranges practically coincide. His appetite for hickory nuts amounts almost to a passion. He will pass by all other foods, and brave innumerable dangers, for a feast of his favorites. So eager is he for the annual bounty of his mother tree, that he cannot await the decent time of ripening, but cuts them while they are green. He is like a greedy small boy who is too impatient to wait for the thorough baking of his cake, so nibbles at the unsatisfactory unwholesome dough.
Everyone who has fed the Gray-squirrels in a city park has noted the nut-burying instinct. Undoubtedly, the underlying idea is to lay up a store of the present abundance, for use in time of scarcity. But how can he find the place of each of the many caches, especially when months elapse, and snow is on the ground, and hard frost is in the air, and the earth is like a stone? It seems absolutely certain that he does not find more than a very small proportion of the buried treasure. What happens to those that he does not find? They grow! Here, I think, we have the true answer. The Gray-squirrel, prompted by blind instinct, is planting nut trees for his posterity to enjoy.”

(PS - photo of Gray Squirrel standing on a log by Ranger Marty)

10/15/2026

Our friends at Rocky Fork State Park are hosting their annual Hiker’s Jamboree THIS SATURDAY (10/17). Come celebrate the trails, wildlife, and rugged beauty of Rocky Fork State Park during a day packed with guided hikes, educational programs, and hands-on demonstrations.
Our own Ranger Marty will be leading the first hike of the day.
Get all the details at:

https://tnstateparks.com/events/hikers-jamboree-2026

(Photo of Rocky Fork by Ranger Marty)

10/15/2026

Ready for our next HIKING ADVENTURE? Join us on October 24 as we head out to a remote corner of Bald Mountain in nearby Greene County TN. We'll have a chance to experience high country geology, fascinating history, and unique native plant communities. Weather permitting, we will also enjoy some of the finest autumn views in our region. We'll cover about 6 miles of rugged, rocky terrain.
Please note that this is a STRENUOUS hike. Participants must be prepared for slippery, rocky trails, steep cliffs, and the possibility of thorny shrubs, black bears and venomous snakes.

Get all the details, and sign up at:

https://reserve.tnstateparks.com/register/hiking-adventure--firescald-knob-10-26

(PS - Photo of Autumn View from the trail by Ranger Marty)

10/13/2026

It’s Fall y’all!! 🎃🍂🍁We have new selections of hoodies, long sleeves, sweatshirts and a brand new design on a short sleeve shirt! Come by the Marina and get your Fall shirts today! These make great Christmas presents as well for those thinking ahead to the Holidays!

10/12/2026

The Siggins Photography,Friends of Warriors' Path State Park Golf Classic 2026,Team photos and photos from the course. Available for free download.

10/12/2026

It’s time for our fifth “Marvelous Mammals Monday.” Each Monday we’ll feature a photo of one of our native mammals, along with a charming description from a classic (1920’s) book on mammals: Ernest Thompson Seton’s “Lives of the Game Animals.” For the next few weeks we’ll feature our native squirrels, in “size place” from smallest to biggest. Today’s “featured guest” is #3 in the “squirrel parade,” that squirrel of the mountains - the Red Squirrel. And, to quote Mr. Seton:

“The Red-squirrel is, above all things, a cone-eater. He is specialized to live on resinous cones, and where there be no cones, there shall we find no Red-squirrels. An important food supply in winter is mushrooms. The Red-squirrel stores them chiefly in the forked branches of the trees. Here they are safe from the snow that would bury them, from the mouse that would steal them; and instead of rotting, they dry up and remain in good order until needed.
The Red-squirrel is an embodiment of merriment, bird-like activity and saucy roguery. He is as boisterous as he is vigorous in work and play. He is gifted with a burning curiosity, which, tempered by prudence and aided by agility, is an excellent start on the road to knowledge. He is an inveterate scold, and will follow a foe for the fun of abusing him at a safe distance.
What is his value? His chief value is in his picturesqueness. He is the one live merry wild thing in the big dead silent pine woods. Summer and winter, he is visibly there, alert and musical, bustling and happy. Indeed, I should woefully miss the noisy little rascals if I did not see them at their daily play, and I hope that the Red-squirrels will frequent my grounds at least as long as I do.”

(PS - photo of Red Squirrel climbing a tree by Ranger Marty)