Harrison Bay State Park

Harrison Bay State Park Beautiful state park on Chickamauga Lake. Camping, golfing, boating, and more!

Exciting news! Our Halloween Shirts launch today! This year we have children's sizes as well as adults. These are a limi...
09/01/2026

Exciting news! Our Halloween Shirts launch today! This year we have children's sizes as well as adults. These are a limited one print shirt, and when they are gone, they are gone! Grab yours at the A-frame Camp store, the Marina Office, or the Interpretive Center. You will also find spooky spiders, regel ravens, resourceful raccoons, or observant owls. We have some new vintage looking matchboxes, pill boxes, metal trays, and coin purses. Come visit our gift shops soon!

08/31/2026

HBSP Rangers are giving the sign outside of the Marina a much needed refresh. Go to the comments to see the final product!

Want to learn how to can, pickle, and preserve fruits and vegetables like an Appalachian Mamaw?Throughout the fall, Harr...
08/30/2026

Want to learn how to can, pickle, and preserve fruits and vegetables like an Appalachian Mamaw?
Throughout the fall, Harrison Ball Rangers are offering programs as part of Mamaw's Front Porch Series!

Sunday 9-13 at the Interpretative Center, Ranger Dani will be teaching folks how to make pickled okra!
Registration is required and there is a $5 fee that will include an 8 oz jar of pickled okra to take home.

Sign up through the link below!
https://tnstateparks.com/events/mamaws-front-porch-series-pickled-okra

Learn how ancient astronomers shaped our understanding of the universe and ourselves! Come out for a stargazing hike dur...
08/30/2026

Learn how ancient astronomers shaped our understanding of the universe and ourselves!

Come out for a stargazing hike during the New Moon! Going on from September to November. The hike is FREE and Ranger guided and a telescope will be available for stargazing. The Summer Triangle will still be viewable in September, and Pisces, Cassiopeia, and Andromeda later in the fall!

For more info or to register, follow the link!
https://tnstateparks.com/events/signs-stars-guided-night-hike

Next Friday is the start of Labor Day Weekend! If you are planning on spending time at the park, we have opportunities t...
08/30/2026

Next Friday is the start of Labor Day Weekend!

If you are planning on spending time at the park, we have opportunities to get outside with Ranger guided activities and to learn how New Deal Labor reforms and work programs played a role in creating Tennessee's First State Park!

To register for a program or find more information, visit the link below!
https://tnstateparks.com/parks/harrison-bay

08/29/2026

Join us...
For a guided paddle through Bay Point Loop!

Interpretative Rangers will be leading a 2-hour long paddle excursion, exploring the habitats along Bay Point and showing how they have evolved over the last century!

For more info and to sign up, follow the link below!

https://tnstateparks.com/events/habitats-harrison-guided-paddle-exploration

*Disclaimer* We cannot guarantee you will encounter a Psycho Great Blue Heron. But chances are not zero.

08/28/2026

Seasonal Interpretative Ranger Cameron is here to tell you all about Eclipse, our Eastern King Snake.

The Interpretative Center is open Thursday-Monday from 9-5. Stop by and say hello!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out for our National Dog Day Hike! It was great to meet all the pups- (from left t...
08/27/2026

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out for our National Dog Day Hike! It was great to meet all the pups- (from left to right) Strawberry, Huckleberry, Duke, and Harper.

Harrison Bay Pawsports are now available for free, only at the Interpretative Center! Stop by with your dog and pick one up, hike a trail, and get a stamp! Interpretative Center is open Thursday-Monday 9-5.

Calling all homeschool families! Registration for our fall Homeschool Days is officially open! Our first date Sept. 10th...
08/27/2026

Calling all homeschool families!

Registration for our fall Homeschool Days is officially open! Our first date Sept. 10th will only include Wild Tennessee at 10 AM. On October 1st-November 19th, Early Life in Tennessee is scheduled for 9-11 AM and Wild Tennessee for 2-3 PM.

Don't see a date that works for you and your students? Request a program instead! Program requests are submitted through our website (link below).

Follow the link to register for an upcoming Homeschool Day or for more info.

https://tnstateparks.com/parks/harrison-bay

Wednesday is National Dog Day!!!! In honor of dogs everywhere, all of our Bark Ranger merch, as well as any pup related ...
08/25/2026

Wednesday is National Dog Day!!!! In honor of dogs everywhere, all of our Bark Ranger merch, as well as any pup related item, is 20% off!! You can find these items in the Camp store, the Interp Center, or the Marina Office gift shop. (Wednesday only!) Tell them Kenji sent you.

Reminder, our Interp center is planning a dog hike at the Starwalk Trail at 6pm. Pictured are Kenji the Husky and his mom Ranger Klotz.

See you all tomorrow!

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8411 Harrison Bay Road
Harrison, TN
37341

Telephone

+14233446214

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