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Reserve now for the 12th History Hayride at Edgar Evins State Park on Center Hill Lake, Silverpoint, on October 14th. The park is between Cookeville and Smithville.
On-line reservations may be made at www.foeesp.com/history-hayride/ or through TNVacation.com . The cost is $15 per person.
A Visa or a Master Card will be accepted. If you need assistance making reservations on-line please call the park office at (931) 858-2114 or toll free at 800-250-8619 to obtain contact information for Fount Bertram, President of Friends of Edgar Evins State Park.
Ride hay wagons back into the olden days as costumed re-enactors at several stops portray people and events from earlier days in the park and surrounding area. A narrator on each wagon will reveal more history between stops. This is not a Halloween themed event and it is not recommended for small children or anyone who has difficulty sitting quietly for approximately 2 1/2 hours. It has been described as " ... kind of like theater in the round except the audience is sitting on a hay wagon."
Wagons will leave the Visitors Center approximately every 30 minutes from 1:30 to 7 p.m. to begin the circuit. Reservations will be for specific wagons and times. This event sells out early every year with the most popular departure times selling out first. Some like to go in the daylight to see better. Others appreciate the ambience fire and lamp light add to the enactments.
This popular annual event is a fund raiser for the Friends of Edgar Evins State Park, an all volunteer organization that is dedicated to helping the park and improving the park experience for all. This event is a result of team work between the volunteers and the park employees. Information on joining is available in the park office and the website www.foeesp.com
For those wishing to make this an overnight or weekend outing there are cabins and camping available at the park. Reservations for those are on-line at http://tnstateparks.com/parks/about/edgar-evins
For GPS users the address of the park is 1630 Edgar Evins Park Road, Silver Point, TN 38582. It is located approximately 20 miles north of Smithville, 20 miles west of Cookeville and 60 miles east of Nashville. From Woodbury go through Gassaway to Liberty and then left on TN-96 (Dale Ridge Road) about 11 miles until it goes over the dam and past the Corps of Engineers. Look for the park entrance on the right, across from Big Rock Market and Caney Fork Outdoors. - OR - From I-40 take exit 268 at State Highway 96 and Center Hill Lake.
