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Reelfoot Lake was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes, and its flooded cypress forest is unlike anywhere else in Tennessee. This easy, mostly accessible boardwalk loops out over the bayou past knobby cypress knees and lily pads. Winter brings one of the South's best bald-eagle gatherings; summer is all herons, egrets, and turtles. Bring binoculars and bug spray.
