July Hikes & Programs All ranger-led hikes and programs are now listed on the Tennessee State Parks Website. Please bookmark that page to get info about all the latest ranger-led hikes and programs!
Friends Annual Meeting! Join us on Saturday, June 22 for the Friends Annual Meeting and Family Fun Day.
Hike during the day, then join us for the celebration
from 4-6 pm at the DuBose Conference Center in Monteagle!
FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL FRIENDS MEMBERS SNACKS & BEVERAGES PROVIDED Trail Work Days!
Savage Gulf Trail Repair and Maintenance
8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on July 8
Join us for a day of trail repair and maintenance at the Savage Gulf State Natural Area. Bring work clothes, sturdy footwear, gloves, plenty of water, and food for the trail. Work implements (hand tools only) will be provided. Weather permitting. Meet at the Savage Gulf Ranger Station, 3157 SR 399, Palmer, TN 37365
Join Ranger Ryan Harris at Denny Cove for a few hours on the trail picking up trash and cutting back overgrown vegetation on the trail. We will only be out on the trail for a few hours, so be sure to dress weather appropriately and bring plenty of water. Gloves will be provided if you do not have any. Meet at Denny Cove Trail Head. For more information email: ryan.harris@tn.gov.
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on July 21
Join Ranger Ryan Harris at Foster Falls for a few hours on the trail picking up trash and cutting back overgrown vegetation on the trail. We will only be out on the trail for a few hours, so be sure to dress weather appropriately and bring plenty of water. Gloves will be provided if you do not have any. Meet at the Foster Falls Trail Head. Email Ranger Ryan Harris at ryan.harris@tn.gov
This year’s Trails & Trilliums Festival showcased our amazing park and provided opportunities to increase awareness about the natural world ... from the kids activities (with over 300 attendees) to guided hikes and presentations geared to adults (which had more than 350 pre-registrants.) New members signed up, new volunteers joined in, and hundreds were introduced to the wildflowers, waterfalls and wonders of South Cumberland State Park!
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Join or renew your Friends membership today!
Now it’s easier than every to join or renew your Friends membership online! Just visit the Membership page of the Friends website. If you’re renewing, there will be a link on that page for current Friends members to use. If you’re a current member and follow that link, it will ask you to enter your email and password to log into the Member Services area of the website. If you have not yet set up your password, enter the email address you believe we have on file for you, and then click the “forgot password” link, which will allow you to set up a password to access your info in our system. Once you’re set up, it will be much easier to do future membership renewals; register for Friends’ events; make gifts or donations; and any other kind of transaction you’d like to make in support of the Park!
Add our new address to your contact list!
The Friends now offer online Member Services functions (click here to learn more)! Please add FriendsOfSouthCumberland@gmail.com to your device’s contacts or address book. This email address is the official address for communications from the Friends (including TrailTracker!), so please add it to your contacts to be sure important messages from us aren’t landing in your junk mail folder by accident.
Why should you join and support the Friends?
Now protecting more than 30,000 acres, South Cumberland is the largest State Park in Tennessee. Although this is great news, more land, and more visitors, creates new and urgent unmet needs for the park. New trails must be built, and existing trails must be maintained or upgraded. New and expanded parking areas, restrooms, camping and picnic facilities, and directional signage are needed. Invasive pests, like the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, and invasive plants must be controlled. Guided hikes, seminars and historical re-enactments, including programs for area school children, must be prepared and delivered. And, the work of conserving additional environmentally-significant lands is far from complete. By becoming a member of the Friends, you can help insure that South Cumberland will always be a safe, well-maintained and amazing place to experience world-class natural beauty!
Q&A: HOW TO SET YOUR FRIENDS MEMBER SERVICES PASSWORD IF THE EMAIL YOU RECEIVED SAYS “LINK IS EXPIRED”
Q: The email I received from the Friends has a link to activate membership accounts and set up a password. However, when I clicked the link the message came back that the link is expired. What should I do?
A: The link has a "time out" on it for security reasons; if it's not opened within a couple of hours after you receive the email, it "expires". However, if you click on that link, in the email, it will take you to the screen where it says it expired, and on that same page there is also a link titled Request a New Verification or Reset Password link. Click on that, and it will ask for your email address. Enter your address and then the system will email you a fresh link or code that will allow you to get into the system and set up your account password.
