Pickwick Landing State Park Receives ConventionSouth Annual Reader’s Choice Award

NASHVILLE – Pickwick Landing State Park’s Inn and Conference Center was recently presented with ConventionSouth Magazine’s annual Reader’s Choice Award for 2009. The park was one of four meeting sites in the state of Tennessee to receive this prestigious award.

Recognized as the leader in covering the South's meetings industry for the last 26 years, ConventionSouth Magazine solicited more than 18,000 meeting professionals across the nation to name the convention and visitors’ bureaus, convention centers, conference centers, hotels, resorts and other meeting sites they believe display exemplary creativity and professionalism to groups.

“It is an honor that Pickwick Landing State Park was selected by top meeting planners as one of the best in the South,” said Environment and Conservation Commissioner Jim Fyke. “Out of approximately 2,000 meeting sites, only the top vote getters received this recognition and we are very proud of our team at Pickwick and the hard work they put forth every day.” 

Pickwick Landing shared the ConventionSouth’s top honor with Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, the Hardin County CVB in Savannah and The Peabody in Memphis.

Pickwick Landing State Park is located just south of Pickwick Dam and 12 miles south of Savannah, Tenn. The lake and river offer excellent fishing, boating, swimming and a marina.  Accommodations in the park include a modern inn and restaurant, cabins and camping.  The park is made up of 1,400 acres of forested hills and hollows, with a 2.8-mile trail to explore and enjoy the wildlife and plant life around the lake. Picnicking, swimming, golfing and play fields are just a few of the amenities. For more information about Pickwick Landing State Park, please visit www.tnstateparks.com/PickwickLanding.

Tennessee has 53 state parks and 79 natural areas with a wide range of recreational opportunities, including camping, hiking, swimming, golf, boating, whitewater rafting and more. The state parks system includes resort parks with inns, conference centers and restaurants. Tennessee State Parks and natural areas also play an important role in environmental protection of ecologically significant land and preservation of cultural and historic sites. To learn more about what’s available at Tennessee State Parks, visit the Web site at www.tnstateparks.com.   To book your stay at a cabin or park inn, call 1-866-836-6757.

In addition to Pickwick Landing, Tennessee State Parks offer six other conference center locations distinguished by their outstanding service and unique natural surroundings. To learn more about conference center and meeting facility capabilities at Tennessee State Parks, visit the Web site at www.tnstateparks.com/group.