Pickett CCC Memorial State Park

If you drive about two and a half hours from Nashville to the very northeast corner of Middle Tennessee, you’ll arrive at Pickett CCC Memorial State Park. (1) It’s an International Dark Sky Park giving astronomy enthusiasts a place to enjoy the stars with less light pollution. (2) Pickett also honors the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a group of young men who helped to build public works during the 1930s and early 1940s. (3) This endeavor was part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. (4) The CCC worked in Pickett and 16 other Tennessee State Parks. (5)