Edgar Evins State Park - Silver Point, TN
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N 36° 06.204 W 085° 49.202
16S E 606211 N 3996061
Edgar Evins State Park is located in Silver Point, TN.
Waymark Code: WM19Y27
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2024
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"Edgar Evins State Park is located on the shores of Center Hill Lake in the steep, hilly Eastern Highland Rim. The 6,000-acre park provides many recreational opportunities, cabins, and campsites on one of the most beautiful reservoirs in Tennessee. The park also has a large on-site marina with a restaurant and gift shop.
Wildlife is abundant and includes three different owl species, numerous hawks, and wintering bald eagles as well as the rare Cerulean Warbler, a summer resident of the park’s mixed hardwood forests, which include stands of Tulip Poplar, Oak, Hickory, Buckeye, and Wild Cherry. An observation tower at the Visitor Center offers a spectacular view of Center Hill Lake and the surrounding hillsides. The park was dedicated in 1975 and named for James Edgar Evins, a Dekalb County businessman and mayor of nearby Smithville. As a two-term state senator, Evins was instrumental in the development of the Center Hill Dam and Reservoir."
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