Cherokee National Forest, created on July 19, 1936, by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, is a large National Forest operated by the U.S. Forest Service and encompassing some 640,000 acres (2,600 km²).
The Cherokee National Forest headquarters are located in Cleveland, Tennessee.
The Cherokee National Forest is mostly lies within eastern Tennessee, along the border with North Carolina, and comprises nearly the entire border area except for the pa...
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Cherokee National Forest, created on July 19, 1936, by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, is a large National Forest operated by the U.S. Forest Service and encompassing some 640,000 acres (2,600 km²).
The Cherokee National Forest headquarters are located in Cleveland, Tennessee.
The Cherokee National Forest is mostly lies within eastern Tennessee, along the border with North Carolina, and comprises nearly the entire border area except for the part of it within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Cherokee National Forest has two separate sections: a northern region with a smaller northern section extending into northwestern North Carolina directly north of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and a southern section directly south of the Smokies.
The Cherokee National Forest contains such notable sites as the Ocoee River (site of the 1996 Olympic whitewater events); 150 miles (240 km) of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail; Citico Creek Wilderness; Big Frog Mountain within...
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