Directions to Visit Skinner Mountain's Bredesen Overlook

Skinner Mountain -Bredesen Overlook

Driving Directions to Boatland Road

From Hwy 127 in Jamestown TN turn to get on Hwy 52 West

Stay on Hwy 52 west for 8 miles then turn LEFT onto Boatland Rd

Stay on Boatland Rd for 1.70 miles to a sign for Skinner Mountain WMA. 

Turn RIGHT here onto Skinner Mountain Road.

It looks like a driveway and there are a few residences up this lane. 

 The road is extremely rough and rutted past the last house which is a small yellow house on the right.  

There is a sign along the left near one of the driveways for Russ and Robin Brown.

It is the R N R Resort and indicates there is a park and ride. It belongs to Russ.

You can stop in and visit with the Brown's and get further info or you can go a little further up the road to a signed pull off gravel parking lot on the LEFT.

This is the park and ride. Russ will probably not want to take your money and doesn't charge anyone, but try to convince him to anyway. The road needs upkeep and it can go toward that if nothing else. Do not litter and please be respectful of private property. There are no bathroom facilities here. Bring along drinking water because there is none on the mountain. If you are riding four wheelers remember this is a WMA and a permit is required for the driver!

Hiking does not require a permit.  Passengers on or in four wheelers do not require a permit.

The likelihood of seeing a game warden back here is slim.

Park here and walk if you do not have four wheel drive or a side by side.

Beyond here the road deteriorates into deep ruts and wash outs.

If you came to ride four wheelers or like a challenge you can drive it the whole way.


From the intersection of  Boatland Road and  Skinner Mountain Rd.

Drive 1.25 miles up the rutted four wheel drive road to an intersection.

Take the fork to the LEFT and follow Lost Creek Road out for a little over

1 mile to a dead end. You will have to park and walk about 600 ft

to the RIGHT heading south to the Skinner Mountain Overlook.

There is a plaque dedicating it to Governor Phil Bredesen by the Nature

Conservancy. Aside from the plaque it is otherwise unimproved so

it along with all other overlooks on Skinner Mountain have no railing

or anything to stop you if you should fall. Stay back from the edge and

enjoy the view down into the valley below. You should be able to glimpse

the East Fork Obey River below you along with the rural scenery of

West Fentress.

Waypoint for the overlook

36.383943,-85.034578 

Below are views from the Bredesen Overlook