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TN
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What we do know
Inside Cherokee National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
McKamy Lake
AI-suggested draft · review before you go
Visitors to Chilhowee Recreation Area are drawn to McKamy Lake for swimming, fishing picnicking, sunbathing and canoeing. The seven-acre lake was built in the late 1930s to early 1940s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Chilhowee Lake Trail skirts the banks of the lake and connects to picnic, bathhouse and campground facilities.
Thunder Rock Campground
~15 min drive
A worthwhile stop near TN.
Chilhowee Group Camp
~0 min drive
A worthwhile stop near TN.
Parksville Lake Rv Campground
~5 min drive
A worthwhile stop near TN.
Doll Mountain Day Use Area Shelter
~1h 4m drive
A worthwhile stop near GA.
Lake Blue Ridge
~42 min drive
Easy
Hiwassee River Tailwater
~9 min drive
Moderate
Cohutta Wilderness - Jacks River
~26 min drive
Hard
Delano Mill Pond
~15 min drive
A worthwhile stop near TN.
Chilhowee Campground
~1 min drive
A worthwhile stop near TN.
Quinn Springs Pavilion
~11 min drive
A worthwhile stop near TN.
