Description: Frozen Head State Park is nestled in 12,000 acres in the back of the valley of the Flat Fork watershed. Activities include hiking, biking, camping, backpacking, and picnicing. It has some beautiful wild flower hikes in the Spring. The gated jeep road to the fire tower is dirt and climbs through a hardwood forest and several sandstone seams. The views from the firetower (now,2007, a lower viewing platform) are spectacular, with the wilderness of the Cumberland Mountains to the north and the Tennessee Valley to the south. (Aso see the history of the Park.)
From the campground (1460'), ride past the gate on the jeep road at the end of the campground and climb steadily (+1600') for 3 miles, then climb some more. At mile 5 (3020'), the trail from Coffin Spring comes in from the north. At mile 6.2 (3080') the road to Armes Gap descends (2.2 mi) to the left, and the road to the right climbs 0.4 miles to the fire tower (3324'). View from fire tower looking southeast ( picture 49K).
An alternate trail to the fire tower starts at Armes Gap (2139') on Highway 116, north of Petros. Park at the gap at the top of the ridge. Lift over the gate, and climb 2.6 miles to the fire tower. To the east of the gap, Park land includes the west face of Big Fodderstack.
You can also hike to several waterfalls, see Frozen Head State Park landforms from landforms of Tennessee (GPS data and maps). Wayhoo's USGS landmarks GPS data and maps.
Tennessee lookout towers
