Bridgestone-Firestone Centennial Wilderness

White County • 20,000 acres
On the Cumberland County line
6 miles south of Hwy. 70S
601 Carl Cude Lane, Sparta TN. 
Nathan Wilhite (931) 935-3280

• No ATVs, motorcycles, or hooved animal riding is permitted.
• Closed to all non-hunting activities during deer hunts.
• Closed to all non-hunting activities during spring turkey season until 12 noon CDT.
• Antlered deer must have a minimum of four (4) points on one antler or a 15-inch minimum outside spread.
• Wild hogs may be taken during any deer hunt by legal deer hunters.

Small game and trapping are the same as statewide seasons except as noted.

Closed to all hunting from March 1 through the fourth Friday in August, except during spring turkey and squirrel seasons.

Closed to quail hunting.

Rabbit and Woodcock hunting is open Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday only.

Big Game is the same as statewide seasons, except deer season is closed Nov. 10 - 17, 2023 and after Dec. 9, 2023.

Dog training - Sept. 1, 2023 - March 15, 2024 Dog training is open Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday only.

Camping - During big game hunts, camping is allowed for big game hunters only.

Big Bottom Unit  

Special Use - Hooved animal riding, bicycling, and OHV use are permitted only by individuals possessing a valid hunting and fishing license and WMA permit or a High Impact Habitat Conservation Permit.

Unauthorized entry is prohibited between sunset and sunrise. Closed to all non-hunting activities during big game hunts.

Wild hogs may be taken during any deer hunt by legal deer hunters.

Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping are the same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Rabbit and Woodcock hunting is open Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday only.

Closed to Quail hunting.

Dog training - Sept. 1, 2023–March 15, 2024. Open Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday only.

Site Description: The  over10,000-acre area includes a wide variety of habitats.

A 700 acres tract of native warm-season grass occurs near the main entrance and is burned on a rotation to provide continual habitat for grassland species.

The majority of the WMA has second-growth hardwood forests with some pine plantation in various stages of development.

On the south side, not accessible from the main entrance, consists of 2000 acres of early succession pine plantation with the extensive presence of warm season grasses and native wildflowers are being converted to native warm season grasses via burning to remove the majority of the pines.

Check access via the main road towards the checking station and old barn with grain silo.

The gate is closed there at times, but one can park at the entrance (do not block gate) and walk the roads.

Hiking trails and paths/mowed roads around the warm season grass fields are open to the public and a pleasant walk in the cool morning weather.

Many miles of hiking trails are also accessible throughout the forests near the barn/silo.

Camping is available at primitive camping sites only in designated areas. 

Wildlife to Watch: In the silo by the barn is occasionally a Barn Owl. Look in the silo for feathers on the ground and for the bird perched near the top of the silo.

Warm season grass fields support some nesting Northern Bobwhite, Dickcissel, Blue Grosbeak, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Yellowthroat, and Henslow's Sparrow.

Barn swallows nest in an equipment barn near the checking station and is found in spring and summer.

Many Neotropical migratory songbirds nest in the deciduous forests including Black-throated Green Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, Worm-eating Warbler, and Ovenbird.

Deer and Wild Turkey are common around the WMA.