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Public Access to the Obey River is Being Threatened. Act Now!
Protecting Tennessee’s Rivers. Defending Your Right to Access Them.
What Matters to Us?
What Matters to Us?
Preserving Public Access to all Rivers in Tennessee
Every single day Tennesseans are being discouraged from using Tennessee's rivers and streams due to misunderstandings regarding public use and access laws. Preserving public access to Tennessee's rivers can not be accomplished alone.
Tennessee’s rivers and streams belong to the public.
But across the state, citizens are being told they cannot paddle, fish, swim, or even stand in waterways that are legally navigable and federally protected.
At Tennessee Stream (TSPAC), we work to restore, defend, and secure public access to our rivers using verified federal evidence, community reporting, and statewide advocacy.
Our rivers are public.
Your rights are real.
We’re here to protect them.
What We Do:
What We Do:
We compile and publish official U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 10 navigability evidence, confirming which Tennessee rivers are legally public waterways.
Our Public Access Conflict Map documents real-world incidents of illegal signage, confrontations, and law enforcement misunderstandings.
Because there are no recent cases, our waterways remain legally untested. Your story could change that.
We educate paddlers, anglers, officials, and communities about their rights and advocate for policies that protect public access statewide.
Click here to became a member of Tennessee Stream (TSPAC) today and show your support for our cause. Stay up to date on our latest reports, while helping us preserve public access to Tennessee's rivers and streams for years to come!
Click here to learn more about the rights you have to use and enjoy the natural beauty of Tennessee's rivers and streams, and learn more about why it's important to help spread awareness about land owner confrontations.
Have you had a negative confrontation with a landowner while using any of Tennessee's Rivers or Streams? Or have you witnessed 'No Trespassing' signage or other barricades -- We want to hear about it! Click here.
Help keep Tennessee's Rivers and Streams public and accessible! Sign up for our news list to learn about upcoming events and projects. Your support is vital to protecting our beautiful rivers for everyone.
Tennessee Stream (TSPAC) is urgently seeking the details of any confrontations between private landowners and anglers or boaters on the following Tennessee Rivers:
Obey River (near Crawford, TN)
Roaring River (near Hillham, TN)
Submit a Landowner Confrontation Report today! While we have gathered evidence of navigability on all of these rivers, the State has not recognized them as navigable, which has invited landowners to claim the rivers as private. We need a record of angler or boater confrontations with landowners to support present and future legal and political actions to confirm public access to these rivers.
If you are aware of a Tennessee river or stream with it's public access being challenged, please let us know by using our general contact form.
When dealing with hostile landowners, please be careful to remain civil at all times but insist on getting the information needed to fill out the report. It’s your right to get this information.
A representative of Tennessee Stream may follow up with you for clarification or to get more information regarding your report.
Questions?
Questions?
Contact public.obey@gmail.com to get more information on Tennessee Stream (TSPAC)
Simply hearing from you can foster the support we need to keep this initiative going! Thank you!
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It's important that we have as much documentation regarding the frequent use of the Cumberland River and its tributaries!
Contact us to tell us your story, or voice any concerns you have regarding public access to Tennessee's Rivers and Streams.
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