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Reelfoot State Park is a wet wet location. With plentiful rainfall, May remains the wettest month and October gets the least moisture. The terrain is composed of wildlife areas, fields, levees and dikes and the Mississippi River. The 22 miles shoreline of the lake is managed by Park authorities. With accommodations, visitor centers along with picnic and camping areas, Reelfoot lake offers lots of enjoyable things to do.
The lake is in a beautiful wooded area, which attracts fishermen and hunters for which it is primarily known. Tennessee’s largest naturally-formed lake is however quite shallow with average depths of only 5 to 6 feet and about 18 feet at it's deepest. The old forest just beneath the surface makes the lake one of the world's greatest natural fish hatcheries.
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Among the things you can do here are kicking back and relaxing. Summers especially can be great fun. Close to edge waters is the old Sunkist Beach at the Washout. Magnolia beach is another sandy shoreline where you may splash about. But its the fishing here thats really great. You do have some real hefty white and black crappies here.
Its an amazing place and its origins are equally fascinating. An earthquake created a depression that soon filled with water, forming the lake now known as Reelfoot. A habitat for waterfowl and wildlife it has become a wonderful recreation area for visitors. You have boat cruises and special programs concerning the lake's exceptional environment.
Home to one of the most outstanding outdoors locales, you have here some unique recreation opportunities. The Appalachian Trail across the highlands offers terrific views over veritable carpets of moss and wildflowers. Reellfoot Lake is really a fishing and hunting hot spot besides offering water based recreation.
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