SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN PUBLIC LANDS Camping Camping THIS INFOMAP IS Group Camping Group Camping CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST (TN) Trailer Sites BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL RIVER AND RECREATION Trailer Sites AREA Trailer Dump station Trailer Dump Station A COOPERATIVE Picnic Area C1 Backbone Rock Recreation Area B1 Yahoo Falls Picnic Area Picnic Pavilion Restrooms EFFORT AMONG: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • OUTDOOR Swim Area Showers OUTDOOR C2 Chilhowee Recreation Area B2 Alum Ford • • • • • • • Restrooms• • • • • • • • • • • Drinking• Water • • U.S. Forest Service C3 Hiwassee River Corridor Showers B3 Yamacraw Bridge Fishing • • • Drinking• • Water • • • • • • • Hiking Trails • • • National Park Service C4 Indian Boundary Recreation Area Fishing B4 Stearns Visitor Center Interpretive Trail Blue Ridge Parkway • • • • • • • • • • • Hiking• Trails • • • • • • Horse Trail • C5 Little Oak Recreation Area Bike Trails B5 Blue Heron Bike Trail Horse Trails Blue Ridge National • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Boat• Launch • • • C6 Ocoee River Corridor - Parksville Lake Boat Launch B6 Bear Creek Camp Canoeing RECREATIONRECREATION Motorized Boating Wildlife Viewing Heritage Area • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C7 Ocoee Whitewater Center Non-motorized Boating B7 Station Camp Historic Site/District North Carolina State • • • • • • • • Whitewater• • • • • • • • • Visitor Information Parks C8 Paint Creek Corridor Accessible Site(s) B8 Charit Creek Wheelchair Accessible • • • • • • • • • Fee Site(s) • • • • • • • • Fee Required Tennessee State Parks C9 Rock Creek Recreation Area • • • • • • • • • • • • B9 Bandy Creek • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • MAPMAP C10 Tellico River Corridor • • • • • • • • • • • • • B10 Leatherwood Ford • • • • • • • • • NON-PROFIT C11 Watauga Lake Corridor B11 Burnt Mill Bridge • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • PARTNERS C12 Pigeon River Corridor B12 Brewster Bridge Partners of Cherokee • • • • • • • • CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK National Forest NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST (NC) G1 Park Headquarters Cradle of Forestry in • • • • • • • N1 Balsam Lake – Lodge G2 Iron Furnace America Interpretive • • • • • • • • • • N2 Cheoah River Corridor G3 Pinnacle Overlook Association • • • • • • • • • • • Great Smoky N3 Cherokee Lake G4 Wilderness Road Campground • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mountains Association N4 Cullasaja Gorge - Dry Falls & Cliffside Lake G5 Gibson Gap • • • • • • • • • • • Blue Ridge Parkway N5 Hiwassee Lake G6 Hensley Settlement • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Foundation N6 Joyce Kilmer G7 Chadwell Gap • • • • • • • • N7 Lake Chatuge - Jackrabbit Mountain G8 White Rocks • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • OTHERS N8 Nantahala River Corridor GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK • • • • • • • • • TN Dept of Tourist N9 Standing Indian Recreation Area S1 Greenbrier • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Development N10 Tsali on Fontana Lake S2 Cosby Campground ABOVE: Capture the splendor and excitement of canoeing, kayaking or rafting whitewater rivers in a national forest, national park, or • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Visit North Carolina N11 Whiteside Mountain S3 Big Creek Campground state park. Each river has its own personality. Challenges can be found for everyone from first-timers to Olympic-level athletes. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • N12 Whitewater Falls S4 Cataloochee • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • N13 Santeetlah Lake - Cheoah Point S5 Balsam Mountain Campground BLACK BEARS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SAFETY S6 Collins Creek At one time, the black bear’s range included most of North • • • • • • • PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST (NC) S7 Smokemont Campground • • • • • • • • • • • • • • America. Some of the largest protected areas in the eastern P1 Curtis Creek Corridor S8 Oconaluftee Visitor Center WATER SAFETY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • United States where black bears can live in wild, natural P2 Cradle of Forestry in America S9 Deep Creek Campground Surprisingly, drowning is one of the leading causes of • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • surroundings are found on this map. Bears inhabit all P3 Davidson River Corridor - Sliding Rock S10 Chimneys Picnic Area • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • death on public lands. These accidents and injuries can elevations in the Appalachian Mountains. P4 Lake Powhatan S11 Sugarlands Visitor Center • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • easily be avoided. Closely supervise children at all times. Black bears may exceed six feet in length and three feet P5 Linville Gorge Corridor - Wisemans View S12 Elkmont Campground • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Remember, medical assistance for injured persons may be P6 North Mills River Corridor S13 Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area high at the shoulder. During the summer months, a typical • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • many hours away. P7 South Toe River Corridor S14 Cades Cove Campground adult male bear may weigh 250 pounds or more while adult • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • P8 Wilson Creek Corridor S15 Cades Cove Visitor Center females are generally smaller and weigh less. Bears can run • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Do not wade in or attempt to cross a rain- P9 Catawba Falls S16 Abrams Creek Campground swollen stream! up to 30 miles per hour—which is faster than humans. • • • • • • • • • • S17 Twentymile Bears are most active during early morning and late • • • River levels can rise rapidly after a heavy rainfall. A CHEROKEE & PISGAH/NANTAHALA BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY evening hours in spring and summer. localized thunderstorm dumping rain far upstream on T1 Balds of Roan Mountain R1 Moses Cone Memorial Park • • • • • • • • • • • • the higher peaks can create sudden and unexpected flood T2 Cherohala Skyway R2 Julian Price Park Bear Behavior • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • conditions at lower elevations without you seeing a single T3 Nolichucky River Gorge R3 Linville Falls • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Bears in the national park and national forest are wild and T4 French Broad River Corridor R4 Craggy Garden raindrop! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • their behavior can be unpredictable. Although extremely R5 Mt. Pisgah • • • • • • • • • Do not climb on rocks near water. rare, attacks on humans have occurred, inflicting serious MT ROGERS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA R6 Graveyard Fields • • • • • Rocks near water are extremely slippery. These rocks are ALL IMAGES BY BILL LEA M1 Virginia Creeper Trail injuries and death. Treat bear encounters with extreme • • • • • • • • slippery due to mist and algae. National Historic Sites & Other (For info about visitor centers and restroom facilities - visit NPS.GOV) Map Grid caution! Before hiking in bear country, learn in advance The U.S. Forest Service partners with other agencies and commercial outfitters & guides to offer a E3 how to handle bear encounters. variety of water-based adventures on rivers that wind through the mountains from North Carolina AJ ANDREW JOHNSON N.H. SITE Interprets the life and legacy of the 17th President, Andrew Johnson (term 1865-1869). Use extreme caution when walking along www.RecreationLinks.org into Tennessee. Search for these exceptional river corridors and their tributaries - French Broad River CS CARL SANDBURG HOME N.H. SITE A popular voice for the American people still speaks through his writings and songs. F5 streambanks. (Classes I-III), Hiwassee River (Classes I-III), Nantahala River (Classes I-III), Nolichucky River (Classes MP MANHATTAN PROJECT N.H. PARK Tells the story that led to the creation of the atomic bomb, which helped end World War II. B3 Over the years, there have been fatal accidents and many A3 II-V), Ocoee River (Classes III-IV & 1996 Olympic Whitewater Venue) and Pigeon River (Classes I-IV). OR OBED WILD & SCENIC RIVER Stretches along the Cumberland Plateau and offers a variety of recreational opportunities. serious injuries resulting from people climbing on rocks near waterfalls or along streambanks. ABOUT THIS MAP ENJOY YOUR PUBLIC LANDS Do not dive or jump into water. Submerged rocks, trees or debris could be immediately below the surface of the water. National Park Service National parks and national forests have been established If you find yourself accidentally swimming in in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee United States Department of the Interior Units throughout East Tennessee and Western North fast moving water, do not try to stand up. and North Carolina to preserve and conserve natural and Most drownings result from getting a leg or ankle cultural resources. They occupy more than 2.2 million acres Carolina provide incredible opportunities to experience the diversity of place, history, and nature of our region. caught in an underwater rock ledge or between of land connected by rivers, trails, parkways and history. boulders. The force of the water will push you over and Several supporting nonprofit organizations have worked Visit our website to learn more about the sites where you can take a scenic drive, explore the backcountry by trail, take the family hold you under. together in cooperation with the National Park Service, The standard defensive swimming position in fast water U.S. Forest Service and several state agencies to provide camping, walk through history, rock climb, or kayak. Explore, experience, and enjoy your National Parks! is lying on your back with your feet pointing downstream this map and encourage you to appreciate and experience and toes up