Cedars of Lebanon State Park

Cedars of Lebanon State Park
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TypeTennessee State Park
LocationLebanon, Tennessee
Coordinates36°04′25″N 86°18′41″W / 36.07366°N 86.31151°W / 36.07366; -86.31151
Area900 acres (364 ha)
Operated byTennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
WebsiteCedars of Lebanon State Park
Cedars of Lebanon State Park Historic District
Cedar Lodge
Nearest cityLebanon, Tennessee
Built1925-1949
NRHP reference No.95001274
Added to NRHP1995

Cedars of Lebanon State Park is a state park in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. It consists of 900 acres (364 ha) situated amidst the 9,420-acre (3,810 ha) Cedars of Lebanon State Forest. The park and forest are approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Lebanon, Tennessee.

Cedars of Lebanon State Forest is known for its cedar glades, a unique type of ecosystem that has adapted to the thin (or nonexistent) soil layers that often occur in the eastern Central Basin. These glades are typically flanked by thick stands of red cedar, a type of juniper tree that can survive in soil layers too thin to support most large wooded plants. The presence of the red cedar in the basin reminded the region's early Euro-American settlers of the Lebanese cedar forests of Biblical fame.