Mousetail Landing State Park Overview

Mousetail Landing State Park includes almost 1,900 wooded acres and is on the eastern bank of the Tennessee River in Perry County, TN. It offers two nice campgrounds including Main Campground (25 campsites) and Spring Creek Campground (21 campsites). A group campsite and two backcountry campsites are also available.

Backcountry camping is available along the park’s Eagle Point Trail. Two screened shelters provide overnight accommodations for hikers. Each shelter includes plywood bunks and can accommodate up to eight people. A backcountry permit is required for overnight stays.

The park and campground are open year round. Campground amenities include potable (drinking) water, flush toilets, hot-water showers, laundry facilities, trash collection and an RV dump station. Each campsite also has a gravel parking spur, table, lantern post, fire ring and grill. Wifi is also available at select campsites. Park amenities include a visitor center, gift, shop, picnic day use area, playground, boat ramp, boat trailer lot, archery range, volleyball court, sports/ball field, basketball court, fishing pier, swim beach and mixed use trails.

Mousetail Landing State Park – Area History and Recreation

Mousetail Landing State Park has an interesting history connected to the Tennessee River’s early shipping and commercial activity. The original Mousetail Landing served as a river port where goods, including leather products from nearby tanneries, were transported by boat.

According to local tradition, the area’s unusual name originated during the Civil War era. A fire at a tannery reportedly caused a large number of rats to flee the burning building. The nearby landing became known as Rat Tail Landing, while a smaller landing established nearby eventually acquired the name Mousetail Landing.

Today, the park preserves portions of this historic landscape while providing opportunities for outdoor recreation and nature appreciation. Recreational opportunities include boating, kayaking, canoeing, fishing, swimming, water sports, hiking, mountain biking, picnicking and stargzing.

The park’s wooded habitat also offers great wildlife viewing opportunities. Visitors may see white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, bald eagles, and numerous other bird species. Spring and fall are particularly rewarding seasons for observing migrating birds and seasonal wildflowers.

You might also like Natchez Trace State Park or Meriwether Lewis Campground.

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Amenities

• Archery Range
• Bathhouse
• BBQ Grills
• Boat Launch/Ramp
• Boat Trailer Lot
• Camp Store
• Campground Host
• Campsite Tables
• Cell Service Fair
• Day Use / Picnic Area
• Drinking Water
• Dumpsters
• Fire Pit
• Fire Rings
• Firewood Available
• Fishing Pier
• Gift Shop
• Grills
• Group Pavilion
• Hiking & Biking Trails
• Lantern Post
• Laundry
• Pets OK
• Picnic Tables
• Playground
• Ranger Station
• RV Dump Station
• Showers
• Sports Court
• Sports Field
• Swim Beach
• Trash Collection
• Visitor Center
• WiFi

Activities

• Archery
• Backpacking
• Basketball
• Biking
• Bird Watching
• Boating
• Canoeing
• Fishing
• Hiking
• Historic Sites
• Kayaking
• Mountain Biking
• Paddle boarding (SUP)
• Photography
• Picnicking
• Stargazing
• Swimming
• Volleyball
• Water Sports
• Wildlife Viewing