RV Park & Cabins
Hiking trails, South Pittsburg TN
Things to Do & Location
Waterfalls, bluff overlooks, a swimming bay, a playground, a dog park, and 5 miles of trails on-property — plus South Pittsburg's local attractions just down the mountain.
On the property
128 acres to explore
Five miles of trails wind through forest, past waterfalls and creeks, and out to sweeping bluff overlooks. Mountain bike any trail, cast a line in one of two lakes, paddle across calm water, or just relax by the fire once the sun goes down.
Trails & overlooks
- 5 miles of hiking & mountain bike trails
- Multiple waterfalls
- Bluff overlooks with mountain views
- Creeks running through the property
Water & recreation
- Fishing lake — swim, fish, canoe & paddleboard
- Canoes, kayaks & paddleboards are free to use — just grab paddles & life jackets at the store, no rental fee
- Vic and Vi's Bay swimming beach & sunning area
- Squatch Falls, our built-in recirculating waterfall pool
Family & pups
- Playground for the kids
- On-site dog park
- Campfires & stargazing every night
- Occasional concerts & open stage nights
Swim, float, or just soak up the sun
Squatch Falls at Vic and Vi's Bay
Vic and Vi's Bay — named for our grandparents — is the swimming cove on our fishing lake: a sandy beach, a sunning area with chairs, and a stone-edged pool built right into the shoreline. Squatch Falls is the waterfall that feeds it — a man-made, recirculating falls you can wade straight into while the water moves around you. It's not a natural spring; we built it. But on a hot Tennessee afternoon, it does the job just as well.
Built for the kids
A brand-new playground
Right near the trailhead, our new playground has double slides, a climbing tower with a tunnel, and a swing set, all set on soft safety turf under the pines. A good spot to burn off energy before or after a hike — or while the grown-ups get the campfire going.
Bring the pups
On-site dog park
Our fenced dog park sits right in the woods, with a gate at the trailhead and a shaded path for your dog to stretch their legs off-leash. Please pick up after your pup and keep the gate latched behind you.
On the trail
Chase our waterfalls
Big Bad Ass Bernard Falls is the farthest trek on the property — about 1.8 miles in, tumbling over a mossy bluff in a multi-tier cascade guests love hiking to. Closer to the trailhead, a cluster of three falls sit within a few minutes of each other around the 1-mile mark: Chickie's Creek Falls tucked into its own rock amphitheater, Roberts Rapids (just follow your ears), and Williams Waterfall, which runs dry by late summer.
Plan your hike
Explore our trails on AllTrails
Browse our mapped trail network below, or open it directly on AllTrails to download routes to your phone before you set out.
Proud to be part of South Pittsburg
You'll find us at the Cornbread Festival
Sasquatch Farm sets up a booth every year at South Pittsburg's Annual Cornbread Festival — come say hi, grab some merch, and taste what we're about even before your first stay.
South Pittsburg & beyond
Just down the mountain
After you turn off South Pittsburg Hwy / SR 156, we're 3 miles down on the left — but South Pittsburg's own attractions are worth a stop too, including the Lodge Factory outlet and the Annual Cornbread Festival. Chattanooga's restaurants, river walks, and attractions are 40 minutes away, and Nashville is about 1 hour 40 minutes north.
- Lodge Factory outlet store
- Annual Cornbread Festival
- 40 minutes to Chattanooga, TN
- 1 hour 40 minutes to Nashville, TN
150 years of iron & cornbread
The town at the bottom of the mountain
South Pittsburg was laid out in 1873 as a planned industrial town on the Tennessee River, modeled after its Pennsylvania namesake and built on the coal and iron of the Sequatchie Valley. In 1896, Joseph Lodge — a machinist who'd come to town to run the local blast furnaces — started his own cast-iron foundry down the street. That same family-run foundry still pours the skillets sold at the Lodge Cast Iron factory store and museum in town, and every last weekend of April, South Pittsburg throws the National Cornbread Festival in its honor.
A Civil War crossroads
Long before the town existed, the river ford near here — the old Creek Crossing at the south end of Long Island — was a hub for Native American trade routes and, later, for Union and Confederate troops maneuvering through the Sequatchie Valley during the fight for Chattanooga. Fortifications built to guard the river crossing and rail line changed hands more than once during the war, and nearby Nickajack Cave was mined by Confederate forces for the saltpeter used in gunpowder production.
Worth the drive
Day trips up the plateau
The mountain has more than just us on it. Here's what's worth exploring within about 15–45 minutes of the farm.
Sewanee & the University of the South
About 30 minutes north
- The University's 20-mile Perimeter Trail for hiking, trail running & mountain biking
- Shakerag, the Southern-inspired restaurant inside the Sewanee Inn
- A stroll through the university's Gothic stone campus, "the Domain"
Monteagle
About 25 minutes north
- The Monteagle Sunday School Assembly, a 19th-century Chautauqua community
- The Caverns, a live-music venue built inside a real cave
- High Point Restaurant, fine dining & steaks inside a historic 1929 mansion
- Outlet shopping right off I-24
Winchester
About 40 minutes north
- Boating & trophy bass fishing on Tims Ford Lake
- Historic downtown shops, coffee & cafes
- Tims Ford State Park trails & marina
Guild, across the river
About 15 minutes away
- Riverdance, a river-gorge-view steakhouse on The Gorge Dr.
- Sweeping views toward River Gorge Ranch on the bluffs above the Tennessee River Gorge
October on the mountain
Spooky season nearby
If you're visiting in the fall, South Pittsburg leans into the season. The Old South Pittsburg Hospital, a shuttered hospital right in town on Holly Ave, is one of Tennessee's best-known paranormal hotspots — the Old South Pittsburg Paranormal Research Center runs day tours and overnight ghost hunts through it by advance booking. Marion County's Hale's Bar Dam has also hosted a seasonal haunted house in past Octobers. Either way, it's a fittingly eerie complement to a quiet night around our own campfire.
Plan your mountain adventure
Whether it's hiking, fishing, or just sitting by the fire, there's a spot on the mountain waiting for you.