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Recreation Guide to Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests in North A B C D E F G H ell Pow r ve LEWIS 70 i 58 421 Damascus KY R r 421 JEFFERSON NF FORK WILD. VA ch ive 27 DANIEL BOONE NF CUMBERLAND GAP NHP in R 58 Middlesborough Cl h Weber City k nc ee k li 58 NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST PISGAH NATIONAL FORESTCr F C 23 TENNESSEE N RECREATION BOX FACILITIES LEGEND VIRGINIA TN IL Site Number and Name Facilities Comments Site Number and Name Facilities Comments Bristol A 133 er r R NORTH CAROLINA at c Camping Ñ Boat Ramp b Bicycle TrailC T kw B lac 11W Jacobs Creek 1 Cherokee Lake PR!*n Accessible fishing pier 43 Lake Powhatan c3_PRB!*s,b?h$B Lifeguard, guided activities in season ig ( Group CampingKingsport Ä Canoeing \ Horse11E Trail 33 421 2 Hanging Dog c3_PR!ÑÄb$ On Hiwassee Lake 44 Cold Springs P* On Cold Springs Creek Blountville r H Restrooms nearby S e ek 3 Camping Trailer F k Kayaking 81 V vScenic View Little Oak o re Sneedville a r C k e iv s 3 Fires Creek 30 miles of trails r Harmon Den Horse Camp By Reservation B R e P*,\ e 45 e (R!\*,$ H 37 iv r o n C R 25E o _ Trailer Dump Station -ls Tubing ? Information to r r t ls B m e o o 1 On Fires Creek, many trails a n H South Holston Lake ig 1 4 Bristol Horse Camp cR!\,*$ 46 Max Patch c V*, Panoramic view, pond v 25W y i L S R Picnicking Swimming Winter Recreation a P s G Bluff City Mountain City u On Chatuge Lake k 181 Fk r 5 Jackrabbit Mtn75 c3_PRB!Ñ*s,Oh$ 47 Rocky Bluff c3PR!*,O$ ee On Spring Creek S el er g r C iv i er C Surgoinsville R r R Tazewell B v Restrooms Fishingi Amphitheater 63 Ri R f v O 6 Hurricane Primitive No water 11W 2 N New c3R*,\$ New Tazewell 48 Silvermine h (R!,$ Group camp, by reservation 0 A Powell nc 2 I Shouns F li Boone Lake 7 5 H ork C ley B Showers , Hiking h Accessible 8 6 C al A 7 Kimsey Creek (R!*,$ Group camp, by reservation 49 Murray Branch On French Broad River L PRÄ*, V 19 A or Low Gap P 31 o Fall Branch P ek P ! Drinking Water ; Interpretive36 Trail $ 19EFee Site A e h 11 r t 8 Standing Indian c3PRB!*,O$ On Kimsey Creek 50 Corner Rock P,\ On Corner Rock Creek eek 91 r Rogersville B r 67 C o 63 eec C N h n Swimming pool across road n a 9 Arrowood Glade PR! La Follette 51 Old Fort PR!, Picnic Shelterlsto 167 o Ho R Watauga R BIG LAUREL 10 Wayah Bald PR,V Scenic overlook 52 Curtis Creek cPR*, Tents only, no water ga iv BRANCH au er Sink Mtn at WILDERNESS Appalachian Trail nearby W Elizabethton 221 11 Wayah Crest PR, 53 Briar Bottom (R!*,sb$ Group camp, by reservation Johnson City Watauga Lake 66 81 12 Dirty John XRh$ Accessible shooting platform 54 Black Mountain c3R!*,O$ On South Toe River, guided activities Norris Lake 25E 81 Caryville 11W 93 421 er 67 Cardens Bluff k iv Group camp, by reservation F R 13 Appletree (RB!*,h$ 55 Neals Creek f Former fish hatchery ew W S N POND MOUNTAIN 321 a 33 Jonesborough tau 14 Nantahala Gorge kR!*,bVh$ Rafting and kayaking Rutledge On South Toe River Hampton WILDERNESS ga 56 Lost Cove Pf E 50 l 11 D k 361 o 15 Ferebee Memorial ÄPRf$ Limited picnicking Bulls GapPicnic shelter, by reservation R Maynardville 57 Carolina Hemlock c3PR!*-s,$ 321 e Vilas k Dennis Cove i Laxon ee v r Laurels e 1316 C r 16 Snowbird PRf On Snowbird Creek 58 Roan Mtn Road closed in winter; Rhododendrons 11 R Deep Lake City d PR!,;?VG$ k R i 221 421 n e 70 iv v la Cherokee Lake e er er Gap h r PARK 17 Rattler Ford (RB!*,$ Group camp, by reservation ic 59 Linville Gorge Info Morristown Information,C maps WATAUGA 2559 CHEROKEE Valle Crucis Boone WAY Norris R ?R r Roan Mountain 1112 ve 2 Ri Unicoi LimestoneCove 2 18 Joyce Kilmer PR!,? Memorial Forest 92 y 1308 Moses H. Cone E 60 Wisemans View VR;h Views of Linville Gorge n 19E 194 E k C l c a r Visitor G u i 1305 Julian k d 107 D h Roan Mtn Center I 25W c 107 n Price k In winter no water or fee Blaine r li I R 19 Horse Cove c3R!*,$ e e 61 Table Rock PR,;V L Views of Linville Gorge o State Park e v i NOLICHUCKY/ N N Banner Elk r i Talbott c Greeneville 107 Erwin UNAKA MTN Elk Park C R k UNAKA WILDERNESS 20 Cheoah Point c3PR!ÑÄ*s,$ On Santeetlah Lake 62 Barkhouse PR! In mountains, off NC Hwy 181 2680 184 C Rock Cr E 0 Twin Springs 105 U l 2519 Banner Hill 3 226 1347 L i Jefferson City 2 1330 143 Blowing Rock 21 Cable Cove k c3PR!Ñ*$n 441 Near Fontana Lake 11W 63 Mortimer c3PR!*,$ No In winter no water or fee Horse Cr B 221 ee Clinton c li N AIL Buff r h ch NATIONAL o TR 194 alo uc 2580 SAMPSON l Grandfather Mtn C ky ic 22 Tsali Near Fontana Lake MOUNTAIN h Buladean 58 c3PRB!ÑÄ*,\bh$ 64 Mulberry Pf 25E On Mulberry Creek u 1367 8 c Newland C 8 WILDERNESS k 197 R Linn Cove Viaduct 321 Y 61 k Chestoa y e r e Halls Crossroads k 26 1349 r o i Vis Center a e e 331 T v d e r e River e e 23 Van Hook Glade c3R!,$ n Campers may use Cliffside facilities C 1132 r C 11E 65 Boone Forkr c(3PR!*,$ Group camp, by reservation Roan Mtn k k u on Poplar 261 181 i lr olst C Old Forge Poplar k Wilson Creek n l H Davy Crockett Round Knob c 1514 u Ernestville PISGAH Oliver Springs R B Boat Launch o N Linville Backcountry 24 Cliffside Lake i PRB!s*,$ 75 2 picnic shelters by reservation Lake R (R*\$ Group camp, call 828-877-3265 R v 66 Wash Creek Near site #41 1338 PISGAH Area e g 1370 i i r 70 v 5 321 e B 1511 4 1369 25 Highlands Vis Cen ?R!h Information, exhibits r 1126 Shelton Creek Rocky Fork N Bakersville Oak Ridge 640 25 70 Backcountry Crossnore 64 61 F 352 226 Spear Patterson 26 Blue Valley Primitive cR, er Primitive, no water Dandridge re Area Flag Pond Red Hill 1211 Linville Falls 464 90 av n T 65 r e 40 N o e r B c A Linville Falls v v i i a Solway 62 h I e 19E 2055 l 95 CH Vis Center 1522 R p 27 Ammons Branch Primitive, no water 63 R cR, o lin 31 LA 197 2557 s P mp 194 1368 1349 1354 n B Du Houston Valley 107 212 APPA 1395 2 mile trail toF rvistaench road 92 Paint Cr 19W Ledger 62 h 28 MeltonWhiteside Hill Lake Mtn ,RV$ Newport 54 181 U o 1353 208 p J p NATIONAL 90 162 P d Knoxville Douglas Lake oa 41 Rich er i Br NATIONAL 59 90 70 Highest falls in east r L 29 Whitewater Falls e g VPR!,h$ v Y i C R Mtn APPALACHIAN INV 6 11 e r a r A 1328 e 46 1341 ive 9 Brown o 25 v n BURNSVILLE R i 49 e W 4 n R 7 Burnsville IL Accessible trails and fishing 70 K Mtn 30 Balsam Lake PR!*,h 1318 UNIT Spruce Pine LE 441 66 1304 R Collettsville Lenoir L Micaville A OHV P 1337 i 1319 19E t 40 Area 58 XR?$ Covered concrete shooting pad t French Broad Hot Springs 68 Panther Top r C Near site #1 l 411 Bald Creek 60 e e 299 Wilson Creek G r W 3 APPALACHIAN v 2 r 3 i e 40 Seymour 197 O 1 C Stackhouse 19 1002 226 0 e Wild and HOT SPRINGS UNIT R R 69 Atoah FarragutX Near site #16140 No fee, six stations Sevierville 32 k Boat Launch G 61 1405 Scenic River 48 E E R 80 Murphy a FOREST Crabtree Falls Gamewell st F i Falls 1238 1261 Tuttle 70 Moss Knob X Northeast of Franklin No fee, four shooting benches o v 107 47 Table Rock r W Educational k e Unimproved Walnut Celo 70 P TR 221 er r J 33 AIL Road I State Forest ig L 1258 o w 441 e F Little Switzerland D h o PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST o n L Round Mtn Mars Hill 1167 E Fish L n Little P Bluff r R s 129 it ig e E 226A R e t e 1175 n i l o 1177 G N Hatchery Fort Loudoun Lake e n 1151 v Black Mtn R 321 Hartford c o D 64 209 I E h e 57 Lenoir City 213 i On site of early logging town Backcountry T R S tts Bar Lake31 Sunburst c3PR!*$ R r v 411 i Max Patch Spring Creek S 181 v R e e Area S 1240 r 1443 r T 75 Pigeon Forge i APP 1180 Marshall N v ALAC 197 Rhodhiss Lake 32 Kuykendall (R!*,$ Group camp, by reservation W e 46 ek Mt Mitchell r HIAN e R r Fish Woodlawn 35 P 1181 B Ivy C Big Ivy State Park k r r o 56 r R o e Unimproved Road a Hatchery 126 e 33 Sycamore Flats Picnic shelter available n Cosby 1165 e d Barnardsville 2173 Crabtree 1236 v PR!*- i r Lake James v g 1182 Jupiter Meadows i e C r 1175 7 C R Morganton 321 1233 at Maryville Big Creek r 4 54 FOREST aw 34 DavidsonLoudon River c3_R!*-,O?$ Guided activities in season 321 Gatlinburg 44 C 25 Dillingham B 128 Lake James ba 70 289 LU 55 1234 148 Luck h 50 E 2 State Park Glen Alpine Walland us 2178 7 IL 288 45 126 Accessible fishing platform r 1334 ym 70 53 4 40 35 Coontree PR!*-, Harmon Den d 2 TRA C g n 6 B 8 ig n a 3 80 Greenbrier i S R 4 1397 r FOREST i 70 36 Cove Creek (R!*,b$ Group camp, by reservation p v 1552 k Salem 18 72 S e e Sugarlands r Weaverville Craggy Gardens re Visitor Center NA Visitor Center C L 52 1338 11 37 Sliding Rock VR!s$ Lifeguard on duty in season 63 Marion Tellico Lake P GRANDFATHER ork Townsend i 26 F g r e TENNESSEE Pi Folk Art y L ge k C r 38 White Pines 411 Look Rock Group camp, by reservation it o IAN on ee 1227 70 k n (R!*,$ r r 129 tl n C Center e r CH Montreat e e R 1407 H o Elkmont iver 209 51 y v l NORTH CAROLI F d 39 Cradle of Forestry ?R!,;h$ Exhibits, movie, guided tours d r i u C S APPALA Cataloochee R 9 1400 40 N A R o M bra iv d rt ms iv e Leicester Black Mountain h y 40 Pink Beds Picnic shelter available e t r n Old Fort PR!, r k h u d C r g o d Abrams Creek r o i f SUPERVISOR OFFICE u Jacob a w M Fo Vonore F r e rk 41 North Mills River c3_PR!*-$72 On North Mills River 441 t Cove Creek N Asheville 4 Cades Cove S Swannanoa 4 Clingmans Dome S Asheville 240 h South Mountains e t c State Park 42 Stony Fork P Tallassee Picnic shelter available Balsam Mtn Chamber of Commerce u 25 o 276 9 o 360 n n S 68 Smokemont e d r v e a Lake 40 Enka v Chilhowee R 23 i Junaluska 19 R Lake GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Oconaluftee eek BLUE Maggie Valley H Cr Biltmore Forest F om Fairview er ir Madisonville CHEROKEE Visitor Center Canton iny v st 129 r Clyde i k C Cr 19 R e 411 l CHEROKEE e 221 e 215 151 k r Youth Branch z e 74A o INDIAN 43 d C c a d R e 18 i Horse Camp
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