Nature discovery
Research 7 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Clarksville, grouped across 3 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Clarksville. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Clarksville. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Clarksville, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Showing all 7 places.
Dunbar Cave State Park is State park with a large karst cave, sinkholes and springs on the edge of Clarksville, along the Cumberland River. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Dunbar Cave State Park, about 5 km (3 mi) from Clarksville
Image credit: Image: Lindsey Boise / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Port Royal State Park is State park in the Red River valley nearby northwest of Clarksville, on the Montgomery/Robertson county line. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Port Royal State Park, about 19 km (12 mi) from Clarksville
Image credit: Image: Chase Clarksville Homes / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lake Barkley State Resort Park is State park with forest trails and a lake beach on the eastern shore of Lake Barkley near Cadiz, Kentucky, nearby northwest of Clarksville. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lake Barkley State Resort Park, about 61 km (38 mi) from Clarksville
Image credit: Image: Vwwally / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Radnor Lake State Natural Area is a state park reachable from Clarksville as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Radnor Lake State Natural Area, about 72 km (45 mi) from Clarksville
Image credit: Image: Jonathan James from Nashville, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is Forested national recreation area on the isthmus between Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake, nearby west of Clarksville. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, about 73 km (46 mi) from Clarksville
Image credit: Image: http://www.terraprints.com / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5
Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park is a state park reachable from Clarksville as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park, about 74 km (46 mi) from Clarksville
Image credit: Image: Brian Stansberry / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Lake Barkley is Large reservoir on the Cumberland River straddling Tennessee and Kentucky, nearby northwest of Clarksville. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lake Barkley, about 94 km (59 mi) from Clarksville
Image credit: Image: Joseph H. Hartman / Wikimedia Commons, CC0