In early April, a U.S. Forest Service office in East Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest issued a memo inviting the public ...

Hikers looking to get off the crowded trails in ... state and national parks can look for new paths from scenic Tellico Plains down to the Ocoee River in the Cherokee National Forest in a new ...

Wildfires have once again overtaken portions of East Tennessee. Local fire departments ... nestled into the Cherokee National Forest. It offers gorgeous nature views at Bald River Falls and ...

all of whom were related to a Middle Tennessee State University golfer. The Federal Aviation Administration said a Mooney M20 crashed in the Cherokee National Forest near the Polk County community ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Cherokee National Forest is a 650,000-acre tract of public land in Tennessee that adjoins other national forests in Virginia, North ...

For National Public Lands Day, all entrance fees are waived at all national parks in the U.S. Tennessee State Parks ... others to get involved. The U.S. Forest Service, which is an agency of ...