Home / States National parks in Tennessee Tennessee has 1 national park and 9 other busy National Park System sites in this guide. The best months below balance mild weather and crowds.
Park Best months Busiest July high / January low °F Visitors a year Great Smoky Mountains National Park Sep, Oct and Nov Oct 83° / 27° 12,339,000 Natchez Trace Parkway Oct and Nov Oct 92° / 34° 7,381,000 Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park May, Oct and Nov Jul 89° / 29° 999,000 Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area May, Sep and Nov Oct 85° / 25° 773,000 Stones River National Battlefield Apr, Oct and Nov May 89° / 28° 413,000 Shiloh National Military Park Oct and Nov May 91° / 30° 368,000 Obed Wild and Scenic River May, Oct and Nov Jun 86° / 26° 267,000 Fort Donelson National Battlefield Oct and Nov May 88° / 27° 166,000 Manhattan Project National Historical Park May, Oct and Nov Jul 88° / 28° 64,000 Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Mar, Oct and Nov May 87° / 26° 53,000
Tennessee parks by month
Month Visitors, all 10 sites Sites with mild weather January 1,070,000 none February 1,206,000 none March 1,719,000 Andrew Johnson National Historic Site April 1,890,000 Stones River National Battlefield May 2,121,000 Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park , Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area , Obed Wild and Scenic River , Manhattan Project National Historical Park June 2,370,000 none July 2,386,000 none August 2,054,000 none September 2,043,000 Great Smoky Mountains , Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area October 2,557,000 Great Smoky Mountains , Natchez Trace Parkway , Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park , Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area , Stones River National Battlefield , Shiloh National Military Park , Obed Wild and Scenic River , Fort Donelson National Battlefield , Manhattan Project National Historical Park , Andrew Johnson National Historic Site November 1,836,000 Great Smoky Mountains , Natchez Trace Parkway , Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park , Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area , Stones River National Battlefield , Shiloh National Military Park , Obed Wild and Scenic River , Fort Donelson National Battlefield , Manhattan Project National Historical Park , Andrew Johnson National Historic Site December 1,573,000 none
Weather 1991–2020 NOAA normals at each park's nearest station. Visitors National Park Service recreation visits, 2023–2025 average. Mild means an average high of 55–80°F without above-normal rain.