Tellico Plains
Top Adventures in Tellico Plains
Hike to Whiggs Meadow
3 mi
/ 700 ft gain
You will start your hike off of the Cherohala Skyway. The trail-head is a small asphalt pull-off on the right if you are coming from Tellico Plains. From the trail-head the trail starts up and almost all of the trial is an uphill incline on the wa...
Hike Hooper Bald
1 mi
/ 250 ft gain
Hooper bald is one of the highest points in Graham County so the views from the top can be spectacular year round.
The trail-head starts at mile marker 8 on the Cherohala Skyway. From the trail-head you start your accent on a semi-paved trail and...
Hike to Falls Branch Falls
5.0
2.6 mi
/ 540 ft gain
To get to the trailhead, drive 22.5 miles on the Cherohala Skyway from Tellico Plains, Tennessee. If you are coming from the North Carolina side, drive 20.5 miles to the trailhead. The trailhead parking area is marked by a large green sign saying ...
Hike to Huckleberry Knob
4.8
2.4 mi
/ 397 ft gain
Huckleberry Knob is the highest point in the Cheoah Ranger District at 5,560 feet, and it offers expansive views of the surrounding Cherokee and Natahala National Forest.The hike is 2.4 miles roundtrip and begins at the parking lot between mile 8 ...
Explore North River Road
5.0
If you're looking to get off the beaten path and take the road less traveled, North River Road is your ticket to solitude.A popular loop for the locals is starting on Tellico River Road, then getting on North River Road to make your way up the mou...
Camp at North River Campground and Dispersed Campsites
North River Road is located in the Nantahala National Forest near Tellico Plains. To get to North River Campground you can either drive up the Cherohala Skyway about 6 miles then turn when you see the sign for the campground and bald river falls. ...
Backpack Slickrock Creek Trail #42
30 mi
/ 3700 ft gain
8:30 a.m. and we’re winding our way down Highway 129 near Robbinsville, NC. The fog is still thick over the Little Tennessee River as we slow down crossing the bridge into Graham County. “I think we missed it,” I say as we continue onward. Within ...
Camp at Citico Creek
5.0
There are a few options for getting to Citico Creek, you can either go up the windy gravel road from US 411 or get off of the Cherohala Skyway and go down the mountain past the Indian Boundary campground. The Citico Creek campground has about 5 or...
Tellico Plains camping, hotels, and more
North River Road
Mcnabb Creek Group
Overview
McNabb Creek Group Campground is located on the North River in the Tellico River area. Fishing, swimming, hiking and hunting are...
North River Road
Donley Cabin
Overview
Donley Cabin is a primitive and historic structure in the heart of the Cherokee National Forest, offering visitors a glimpse of ...
Robbinsville, North Carolina
Rattler Ford Group Campground
Overview
Rattler Ford Group Campground sits near the swift-moving Santeetlah Creek in the Nantahala National Forest. Groups of up to 25 ...
Cheoah, North Carolina
Swan Cabin
Overview
Nestled in a remote area of Nantahala National Forest, this primitive log cabin was built in 1931 by Frank Swan in a different l...
Robbinsville, North Carolina
Cheoah Point Campground
Overview
Cheoah Point Campground lies on a peninsula of the vast Lake Santeetlah in the hills of western North Carolina. The lake and sur...
Vonore, Tennessee
Young Branch Horse Camp
Overview
Young Branch Campground is situated near Citico Creek. It is one of Cherokee National Forest's two horse campgrounds. Visitors e...