Clay County Attractions
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The fish hatchery has a half-mile long, paved walking trail adjacent to the creek and provides visitors with an opportunity to exercise and bird watch. Operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, this National Fish Hatchery was established to mitigate for fishery resources which were lost due to the construction of federal water development projects in the Southeast.

The Red Oak Ridge Trail system consists of 18 miles of horseback riding and hiking trails on and over looking Dale Hollow Lake in middle Tennessee. The trailhead is located 8 miles north of Celina Tennessee, 3 miles miles off of Hwy 53.


Hollow Log Cabins offers some of the area’s most comfortable, well-equipped, and scenic accommodations in the Dale Hollow Lake area. Hollow Log Cabins and Smallmouth Specialty Guide Service are owned and operated by John Hunt Davis, a US Coast Guard Certified Fishing Guide.


Cedar Hill Resort is located on the northwestern end of Dale Hollow Lake about a mile from the Dale Hollow Dam. Family owned and operated for more than 60 years, they offer luxurious houseboat rentals and lake view cabin rentals.

Ollie's Place is a little restaurant near Celina,TN that is best recognized by its statue of an elephant in its parking lot. It is also a very well known restaurant to folks that are traveling through the area to Dale Hollow Lake and they get great reviews for their friendly service and high quality food.


The Clay County Courthouse was designed by D.L. Dow of Cookeville, TN and was built from bricks using clay that was extracted from the Public Square. The last Clay County government offices moved from this building to anew county government complex in February 2012.


Around 1939 Herman and Bethel Gas built a building for a restaurant at the point of three roads converging and leading to Celina, Red Boiling Springs, and Tomkinsville, KY - thus the name, "3-Way In" After a year or two the building was bought by Winnie Cherry and turned into a country grocery store. In the late 1960's William Cherry bought the store from Winnie. It is the only true "country store" remaining in Clay County.


Moonshine Daze is a festival with events held throughout Clay County such as the "Outhouse Races"
the "Yee Haw" variety show, and of course Moonshine Still Display & Tales.
Other activities include, fine arts and crafts, storytelling, antique car show, and a shotgun wedding.


Think you make good chili? Register your best chili recipe for $20 for a chance to win $500 and find out if
you are the best. Deadline for entry is October 12th.
Festivities are held at the Public Square in Celina, TN.