Pin Oak Lake

This was the view from Picnic Area 1 in Pin Oak Lake Recreation Area. We were camping in Natchez Trace State Park near Lexington, Tennessee. We took a 1 1/2 mile trail through the pine forest and then returned the same way. It was a gorgeous spring day yet we had the whole place to ourselves!

Pin Oak Lake is roughly three miles long and has many miles of shoreline due to its irregular shape. It is a result of construction of the Pin Oak Dam which was completed in 1964. It is one of eight dams on the Beech River and its tributaries.