North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy

10/03/2026

We had a wonderful turnout for a rainy day! Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers! 2026 TN River Rescue with WaterWays & North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy

09/29/2026

Come out to Hixson this Saturday and help clean up our river! We’re supporting the Tennessee River Rescue and need volunteers to help clean trash and tires from the river. The registration link is in the bio!

Saturday October 3rd - 9:00-12:00 - Next to the former Earth Fare in Hudson!

08/27/2026

Barker Camp Rd trailhead is temporarily closing for some parking lot renovations. Please stay tuned and check out the Flipper Bend and Hall Rd trailheads for access points to the gorge.

🚧CLOSED TO ALL ACCESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!🚧

Our Barker Pounds Trailhead is undergoing construction at this time, but we are still seeing visitors trying to access the trail. For the safety of our guests, we have closed off the trailhead and parking lot up to the entrance of the area. Prior to the entrance is private property and any vehicles found alongside the road will be towed.

All backcountry campsites are closed during this time, too. Updates will be provided once they have reopened. Thank you!

For more information on the current closures at our park, visit: https://tnstateparks.com/parks/north-chickamauga/safety

05/17/2026

A BIG THANK YOU to the volunteers who came out to the Barker Pounds Trailhead to help us make needed improvements to the Cain Creek Paddler Access Trail! They absolutely rocked it out there while cutting in some new bench, and leveling all the rocks in the lower rock gardens. They were able to lay the ground work for TDEC’s Trail Crew to go in with their trail machine to finish off the bench cutting, and set the stage for more workdays this fall. The trail is in much better condition because of the hard work of our amazing volunteers!!

05/08/2026

We’ve got another trail cleanup day happening! Sign up in the link in bio to come help out on May 16th!

04/28/2026

We were excited to welcome a group of freshman volunteers from to help remove invasive plant species from the Springfield Trail as part of their schoolwide day of service. They put in about four hours of hard work to remove several truckloads of privet, mimosa, honeysuckle, and English Ivy!! Another huge thank you to faculty and Rangers for being fabulous host!

04/28/2026

The improved Flipper Bend Trailhead is open!!

04/22/2026

We successfully celebrated Earth Day by supporting 87 volunteers from who came together as a community to remove over 9 cubic yards of trash and more than 27 tires from the headwaters of Friar Branch! We love seeing kids in action and watching them learn that their own two hands can have a big impact on the world when people come together! Celebrate Earth Day Y’all 🌎❤️😎

04/21/2026

New Swag Alert! Check out these sweet hats by . We’ve got three new options and they’re available at the Waterways Gear Sale this upcoming Saturday! $30 each and all of the money goes to support your favorite creek system.

04/20/2026

THANK YOU to our amazing team of volunteers who helped us make needed improvements to the Cain Creek paddler access trail yesterday! As an all volunteer organization, we simply couldn’t do the work we do without the support of our community! We appreciate you so much!!

Save the date for our next trail work day on May 16th, more details to follow.