Our Beautiful Tennessee Location on Dale Hollow Lake

Managed under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and curving gently along the northern borders of Tennessee and Kentucky flows Dale Hollow Lake from Dale Hollow Dam. Dale Hollow Lake is a year-round sanctuary for fishermen, boaters, hikers, and water sports enthusiasts. La Gardena is nestled adjacent to Dale Hollow Lake, tucked into a beautiful valley with views of vineyards and the beautiful Tennessee Mountains.

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Area Schools & Healthcare

Warm Summers and Mild Winters are La Gardena

The climate at La Gardena provides enjoyable golf and other activities year round. Winter temperatures are in the 40's and 50's, Summer highs average in the high 80s, and in the fall and spring temperatures fall in between.

Close to Major Cities in the United States

In todays world of business and travel, its vital to be within a days drive or a few hours flight to cities around the country and around the world. Tennessee is around a days drive to over 90% of the United States, and La Gardena is just a few hours to TWO international airports.

Natural Trails, State Parks, and National Parks

Standing Stone State Park - Standing Stone State Park covers nearly 11,000 acres on the Cumberland Plateau of north-central Tennessee. The quaint and rustic park is noted for its outstanding scenery, spring wildflowers, fossils and other natural diversity. The park is located in Overton County within a triangle formed by highways connecting Livingston, Gainesboro and Celina, Tennessee. In the 1930's, Standing Stone was an area plagued with soil erosion and sub-marginal lands. With the assistance of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Work Projects Administration, the Resettlement Administration and U.S. Forest Service, the area was made productive again. The project was threefold: to relocate area farmers on better land, to stop soil erosion and reforest the area and to develop opportunities for open space or outdoor recreation.

Cordell Hull State Park - The Cordell Hull Birthplace and Museum is a historic site owned by the State of Tennessee. It was placed under the TN Department of Environ ment and Conservation, Division of Parks in June 1997 by an act of the Tennessee General Assembly. The site is located on 45-acres on the Highland Rim, near Byrdstown, north of Cookeville, near the Kentucky border. The site consists of a representation of Hull's log cabin birthplace, an activities center and a museum housing documents and artifacts. Also on the park is beautiful Bunkum Cave Trail leading to an overlook and the actual entrance of historic Bunkum Cave where Cordell Hull's father made moonshine years ago. The collection includes his Nobel Peace Prize that is on display.

Edgar Evans State Park - Edgar Evins State Park is located on the shores of Center Hill Lake in the steep, hilly Eastern Highland Rim. The 6,000 acre park provides excellent recreational opportunities and accommodations on one of the most beautiful reservoirs in Tennessee. Wildlife is abundant and includes three different owl species, numerous hawks and wintering bald eagles as well as the rare Cerulean Warbler, a summer resident of the park’s mixed hardwood forests, which include stands of Tulip Poplar, Oak, Hickory, Buckeye and Wild Cherry. An observation tower at the Visitor Center offers a spectacular view of Center Hill Lake and the surrounding hillsides.

Burgess Falls State Park - Burgess Falls State Natural Area, located in Middle Tennessee, lies on the eastern edge of Tennessee's Highland Rim adjacent to the Cumberland Plateau and is noted for its natural beauty. Sheer bluffs, narrow ridges, rolling water and abundant mixed forest, characterize this area. The Falling Water River drops approximately 250 feet, providing numerous waterfalls, breathtaking scenery and overlooks. The park is home to over 300 species trees and plants and an abundance of wildlife. Park visitors can visit the large Native Butterfly Garden located adjacent to the upper parking lot.

Rock Island State Park - The scenic beauty of this wooded park is dominated by the Great Falls of the Caney Fork River - an imposing limestone gorge (called a gulf in southern culture). It provides scenic overlooks, waterfalls and deep pools for fishing, rock-hopping and exploring. Located at the confluence of the Collins and Caney Fork Rivers, this 883-acre park has a natural sand beach on Center Hill Resevoir. Historic features of the park include a 19th century textile mill and one of Tennessee's early hydroelectric plants

Cultural Activities

Cumberland County Playhouse - This fine regional performing arts center is one of the most active in rural America. It offers professionally produced musicals, plays, and concerts in three theaters on a lakeside site from February thru mid-December. Famous productions include-Hello Dolly, Oklahoma, Man of LaMancha, Grapes of Wrath-mix with Cumberlands culture-Smoke on the Mountain, A Homestead Album, Quilters and much more. Visitors often have a choice of several productions. Also the shady grounds around the Playhouse invite picnics, and the Theater-in-the-Woods is a magical setting for occasional summer evening productions. The Playhouse offers hundreds of classes in theater, dance and music for all ages.

The Cumberland Art Society - A gallary with 11 different exhibits per year in various media. A work studio for a variety of workshops, classes and/or seminars. Centrally located in the middle Tennessee area.

Bryan Fine Art Center - Home to the Tennessee Tech University Department of Music and Art and the Bryan Symphony. Two-hundred concerts and exhibitions by national and local artists annually.