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A Little Help From
Your Friends
Advice, help and planning resources for Park
visitors
Quick Help Tip!
Use the search field top right here on the
page. Also, check the Friends blog which
is full of answers to previously asked questions.
For additional information
about the Friends of SCSRA, Inc., the Park or special activities you may
contact:
Park Contact Information, Maps,
Brochures
- John Christof, Park Manager and Staff
at the Park Visitor Center
- 931 924-2980 phone
931 924-2956 FAX
South Cumberland State Park
11745 US 41
Monteagle, Tennessee 37356-7609
Stone Door Ranger Station 931 692-3887
Savage Gulf Ranger Station 931 779-3532
Membership and Dues Questions
- Phillip Johnson,
Treasurer
kairover@comcast.net
Trip Planning
Ron Castle, Web Master
roncastle@roncastle.com
Will answer any and all questions regarding
hiking, backpacking, birding, wildflowers, waterfalls, facilities,
accommodations, trip planning or whatever you need to have a great South
Cumberland experience.
Look for answers to many visitor questions posted in the
Friends BLOG.
Woody McLaughlin, Board Member Emeritus
woodymcl@comcast.net
Will answer inquiries regarding hiking in the
Foster Falls area and Fiery Gizzard Trail.
Phillip Johnson, Board Member
kairover@comcast.net
Will answer questions regarding rental
accommodations and dining in the Tracy City, Monteagle, Sewanee area.
Newsletter and News Items
Glenn Himebaugh, Historian and
Newsletter Editor
gah@cannet.com FAX 615 898-5682
Editorial submittals for newsletter, trip
reports, poems, photos. This is your big chance to get published!
- 3314 Yorkshire Ct.
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
- Ron Castle, Web Master
roncastle@roncastle.com
Got some cool stuff for the web page?
Let's see it. Another chance to get published! Check the
news page and Nature Notes for photos, letters, stories, poems,
whatever. Show your stuff.
Volunteering, Activities, Getting Involved
Charlie Nokes, Chairman Membership
Committee
cfnokes@charter.net
If you want to be involved with the Friends
and the Park, Charlie will hook you up pronto.
Rock Climbing
Talk to the guys who know. Expert
climbing advice from members of the number one rock climbing group in the
Southeast.
Brad McLeod, Southeastern Climbers
Coalition
mbmcleod@mindspring.com
Lance Brock, President, Southeastern
Climbers Coalition
lancebrock@hotmail.com
Or check out
www.seclimbers.org
Identifying Wildflowers
This site contains over 550 photos of
wildflowers.
http://www.EastTennesseeWildflowers.com
Want to Learn About Backpacking?
Check out this helpful site:
thebackpacker.com - a site dedicated to backpacking with beginning
issues up to advanced topics
Need Camping Gear?
Locally the source in Monteagle is
Mountain Outfitters. The area's only source for quality
catalogue clothing and camping equipment at outlet store prices is in
Monteagle, Tennessee.
Camping
Out?
It has
26 campsites, with handicap-accessible site.
Restrooms with heated showers and flush toilets,
picnic tables and grills,
group pavilion available by reservation, hiking
trail, natural area, bird-watching. There is a
nominal fee for camping and space is available on a
first come basis.
Don't Want to Camp Out?
Then check out
www.monteagleinn.com. You can email them at
suites@monteagleinn.com.
Culture on The Mountain?
You betcha! The South Cumberland
Cultural Society is a new community theatre group who is ready to entertain
you. For more information email
sccs@blomand.net or call (931) 924-SCCS (7227).
Looking for Real Estate?
Contact Friends corporate member and
supporter Kay Sanders at Kay Sanders Properties in Monteagle at (931)
924-7001 or email Kay at
sandersk@realtracs.com.
Check their web page at
www.kaysandersproperties.com.
Local Information From the Monteagle
Chamber of Commerce
Additional information on places to stay,
places to dine, economic statistics and local merchants is available on the
chamber page
http://www.monteaglechamber.com.
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