Passover/Feast of Unleavened Bread
APRIL 18 THRU 25, 2011
This year we will have the opportunity to enjoy Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread with a truly old fashioned "campmeeting" setting in the Tennessee mountains at Fall Creek Falls State Park.
We will begin arriving Sunday April 17th and check into the group camp that we have rented until Tuesday April 26th for our exclusive use. These cabins are rustic, but much nicer than the ones at Big Ridge we have used in prior years. The park has more than 20,000 acres sprawled across the eastern top of the Cumberland Plateau. It is one of the most scenic and spectacular outdoor recreation areas in America. Laced with cascades, gorges, waterfalls, streams, and lush stands of virgin hardwood timber, the park beckons those who enjoy nature at her finest. While Fall Creek Falls, at 256 feet, is the highest waterfall in the eastern United States, other waterfalls in the park are Piney and Cane Creek Falls and Cane Creek Cascades.
Observing God's holy days here is a spiritual experience. We wake in the morning and walk to the lodge for breakfast. The deer are in the fields and the birds are singing in the trees. To spend God's holy days in the mountains fellowshipping with other believers makes for an experience you do not want to miss. If you are going to attend, YOU WILL HAVE TO MAKE A RESERVATION TODAY! Call us at 865-922-5420 and reserve your spot TODAY. If you want a campsite, motel room or cabin contact the park directly.
Click HERE for a menu of the meals planned.
Group Camp:
Their group camp accommodates 90 and has 19 rustic cabins with three bathhouses The camp consists of cabins grouped in three sections with four to six bunks per cabin. The kitchen and dining hall is complete with cooking utensils, walk-in cooler and freezer, commercial dishwasher, and large mixer. You must bring your own linens, toilet tissue, soap, towels, electric heater, etc.
Camping:
The park has 228 campsites in three different areas. All sites have tables, grills, water, and electricity and are served by six bathhouses. Fifty sites have sewer connections. Some sites will accommodate an RV up to 45 feet in length. Ice and firewood may be purchased year-round. Nine primitive walk-in sites and 3 primitive camping areas on the overnight trails.
Cabins:
The Park features 20 two-bedroom, one-bath cabins
and 10 three-bedroom, two bath villas, each furnished to sleep up to eight or
ten people. All cabins and villas are fully equipped for housekeeping with
linens, cooking and serving utensils, appliances, microwave, telephone, and
cable TV. Each has a fireplace with firewood provided during the months of
October through April. The 10 fishermen cabins are two-story cabins located
directly on Fall Creek Lake. Fisherman cabin guests enjoy outdoor cooking,
sunbathing, and fishing from their private porches situated out over the lake.
There are also 10 landside cabins located on a hill overlooking the lake, each
complete with patio, picnic table, and grill for cooking and dining outdoors.
One landside cabin is accessible to persons with a disability. One cabin is
available to guests with pets and all service animals are allowed. Cabins and
villas have a minimum two-night stay requirement.
Park Inn:
The Fall Creek Falls Inn is situated on Fall Creek Lake and has 145 motel style guestrooms with
lake views. All rooms have full baths, cable TV, and coffeemakers. The Inn also
features a heated outdoor swimming pool, fitness room, and game room for guest
use.
Restaurant:
Fall Creek Falls Restaurant seats 220 and serves
southern style buffet cuisine daily.
Boating:
Fishing boat rental is available year round. No gasoline motors or private boats are allowed on the lake. Paddleboats and canoes are available April through October. Please bring your own trolling motor and battery. For boat rentals: 423-881-5500. Pontoon boat rides may be arranged through the programming staff at the Nature Center by calling 423-881-5708.
Fishing:
A Tennessee license and park permit are required
to fish in the 345-acre Fall Creek Falls Lake. Fall Creek Falls is the home of
two state record catches, Channel Catfish and Bream. The lake also offers
largemouth bass. Fishing in the creeks is also allowed. No privately owned boats
or gasoline motors are allowed on the lake. Pedal boats, canoes and aluminum
fishing boats may be rented through the park office. Please bring your own
trolling motor and battery.
For boat rentals: 423-881-5500
Golfing:
A three-time selection by Golf Digest magazine as
one of the “Top 100 Public Places to Play” and honored as one of the top 25
public courses in America, this 6,669-yard course is both beautiful and
challenging. There is a driving range and practice green on site. Call (423)
881-5706 for tee times up to seven days in advance.
Hiking:
There are over 34 miles of hiking trails around
the park. Hikers can opt for short or long walks around the lake and to and from
the base of Fall Creek Falls. There are two long distance overnight trails for
the more adventuresome. The day-use trails are designed to accommodate
recreational and educational activities including fitness walking, leisure
walking and easy hiking, or exploring the Parks' geological features and forest
life typical of the Cumberland Plateau.
The Nature Center, located near the North entrance of the park, is a popular
trailhead. Trail information is available inside the Nature Center. Trails also
originate or can be linked from the village area, campground, inn, group camp #2
entrance gate, the Falls parking lot and the Piney Falls parking lot.
The Fall Creek Falls Overlook Trail is accessible to persons with a disability.
Horse Stables:
The stables offer guided trail rides April through October by a privately leased operation.
Nature Center:
Fall Creek Falls boasts an outstanding nature center with many attractive interpretive displays. Naturalists present daily programs during the summer and by arrangement at other times of the year. These may include nature demonstrations, art and crafts, movies, campfires, organized games and live musical entertainment.
Rates:
Daily rates are as follows; the group camp is $2 per person; camping is $20 per spot; motel rooms start at $79; two bedroom cabins are $115; 3 bedrooms are $155.
Fall Creek Falls State Park
2009 Village Camp Road
Pikeville , TN 37367-9803 | Office: 423-881-5298
Inn & Cabin Reservations: 1-800-250-8610
Inn & Cabin Local: 423-881-5241
Camping: 1-800-250-8611
Directions
From Nashville take I-40 East to Cookeville (82 miles). Turn right onto
111 South (exit 288). Park entrance is on the left on Highway 284 (40 miles from
I-40 to the park).
From Atlanta, take I-75 North to Chattanooga, take I-24 toward Nashville,
take Hwy 27 North toward Dayton and follow Highway 111 North to the park
entrance on the right.
From Knoxville, take I-40 West to Crossville, Peavine Road, exit 322.
Take a left off the exit, onto Hwy 101 South. At the 4-way stop, go straight on
Hwy 392, through the first trafic light (at 127). Continue straight to the 2nd
traffic light (Lantana Road, Hwy 101). Take a left turn onto Hwy 101 South, and
travel approx. 30 minutes to a dead-end. Turn left (still on Hwy 101 South) and
go approx. 4 miles to Hwy 30. Turn right on Hwy 30 West. Park entrance is
approx. 5 miles on the left (at Hwy 284).
The park web site is: www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/FallCreekFalls
RV and camper rental sites are:
www.tennesseerv.com/content.asp?nav=120204&cpid=11138&isPreview=True&
www.cruiseamerica.com/rent/?gclid=CMSR69v365gCFYM_3godslEl1Q
http://tennessee.getrv.com/rv-rentals.php?gclid=CPfan-D365gCFZSB3godQzPc0w
Let us know if you are coming or if you have any questions,
Mark Carr 865-922-5420