Tennessee Golf Vacation Idea #8:Ross Creek Landing State Park
part of the Bear Trace
is located near Clifton, along the Tennessee River. Each hole has five sets of tees so everyone can play at their level. During the construction of the course, special efforts were made to preserve stream corridors and existing woods and meadows.
Tennessee Golf Vacation Idea #9:Chickasaw State Park
part of the Bear Trace
is near Jackson, and an hour northeast of Memphis. This is a championship links-style course designed by Jack Nicklaus. The park also has hiking trails, horseback riding, biking, swimming and boating.
Central Tee Times is an excellent information resource in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. This organization allows you arrange tee times at 20 courses as you make your vacation plans. Up to a year ahead. They offer suggestions as to which courses suit your style of play and provide maps to the various courses.
Up in the high country, where Western North Carolina meets with East Tennessee you will find some courses that cannot be topped for beauty. The scenery sort of reminds one of Scotland where golf was born. For excellent golf instruction you might consider Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club. The teaching methods are highly respected in the golfing world.
Golf and Tennessee are such a great fit. Tennessee has a temperate climate with short, mild winters. The average annual snowfall for the state is 12 inches. Spring comes in early March ushering the warmer weather which brings early growth of trees, shrubs and flowers. Spring temperatures average between 45 and 70 degrees. Summer appears by mid May bringing perfect weather for swinging the #2 iron and putter.
As you would expect, the mountains of eastern Tennessee offer somewhat cooler temperature during the height of summer. The crisp fall air and accompanying colorful display of tree changes can be most relaxing for a friendly round of golf. So if you enjoy the game of golf then a Tennessee golf vacation is an excellent vacation idea for you to try.