Activities On Campus

You’ll never know who you’ll run into when you take a stroll on the boardwalk at Wildwood… happy couples, the Jackson County Mayor, families with their pets, performing artists from Nashville, someone vacationing from the UK, pro photographers and even early morning yoga enthusiasts that want to feel true Tennessee Zen. The wooden walkway stretches out into the lake for over a quarter of a mile. It is Tennessee’s longest waterfront boardwalk.

You can always count on passing a couple holding hands. There is just something so romantic about a boardwalk and it is almost like a magnetic force that somehow causes two hands to reach for each other when you begin the journey. This boardwalk has a prize at the end called the Sunset Pavilion and sunsets are just one of the great things you’ll discover out here. You are far enough out from the resort that most of the time you’ll only hear the sounds of nature. Often you’ll have the whole pavilion and comfy chairs all to yourselves too. The sunsets are paired nicely with a nice glass of Pinot Grigio or a warm cup of hot chocolate.

Wildwood’s sandy beach on Cordell Hull Lake is the perfect place to take a dip, splash around and cool off. Several complimentary beach chairs, umbrellas, a fire pit, and a tetherball pole are nearby. Feel free to bring along your own chairs, floats, and water toys too.
(There isn’t a lifeguard on duty, so please cool off with safety in mind.)

Directly across the street from the entrance to Wildwood you’ll find the trailhead to the Periwinkle trail.  This gentle walking path is 2.75 mile long and is an out-and-back trail that follows the shore of Cordell Hull Lake and ends at Indian Creek Recreational Area.  On most Saturday’s Wildwood offers a free shuttle if you would like to hike the trail only one way.