Alerts and Closures

TRENTON, Tenn. - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is actively working to address issues at the Gibson County Lake boat ramp. Low lake levels have caused prop wash from boats loading onto trailers to create large holes at the end of the ramp. This can damage trailers and make it difficult for everyone to launch their boats. TWRA personnel are filling these holes with rock as a temporary solution so anglers can continue using the lake.

CROSSVILLE, Tenn.---Boat ramps at the 411 Bridge and Patty Bridge on the Hiwassee River will remain open with limited parking during an improvement project taking place at each location. Construction will start on Monday, Aug.31.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is temporarily closing the access road leading into the Forks of the River Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and the Will Skelton Greenway beginning at sunset on Sunday, Aug. 16. This closure is necessary to repair several potholes and reinforce the roadway, which has experienced heavy year round use.

NEWPORT, Tenn. — Rankin Access Area on the French Broad River is temporarily closed while crews repair the parking lot. Repairs are expected to continue through Aug. 7, weather permitting.

McMinnville, Tenn ----The Caney Fork boating access ramp, Plumlee Ford, in Van Buren County, will continue to be closed at this time due to underlying circumstances.

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has reopened a section of Flatwoods Road on North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (NCWMA) following repairs to a washed-out culvert near the Thirteen Hollow trailhead.

FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has reopened the public access area on the Elk River where the former Harms Mill Dam once stood.

Renovations of the boat ramp and dock at the Winchester City Park on Tims Ford Lake are nearing completion. Currently, the new sixty-foot-wide ramp is open for use. Placement of courtesy docks and bank armoring began the week of April 6 and is slated to be completed by May 1, 2026.