Sycamore Shoals Historic Area is open from daylight to dark each day. The Visitors Center, which houses an interpretive facility with information, historic displays, and a theater, is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Picnicking is available at Sycamore Shoals with tables and grills provided. A two-mile fitness trail constructed jointly between the park and adjacent hospital is also available.

There is a two mile walking/fitness trail that follows the Watauga River. The trail also accesses Sycamore Shoals Hospital which is adjacent to the park

Directions: Sycamore Shoals is located in Carter County on U.S. Highway 321, in Elizabethton, TN.  Situated on the Watauga River, the 60-acre area is 30 miles from I-81.  From Exit 57 on I-81, take I-181 into Johnson City to Exit 31.  Then take Highway 321/67, traveling approximately 6 miles into Elizabethton.  Sycamore Shoals Historic Area is on the left.  For specific directions, see http://www.mapquest.com

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