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Roan Mountain State Park

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Roan Mountain State Park

Location: Off TN 143, 16 miles south of Elizabethton.
Facilities: 107 campsites (including 20 tent only sites), group camp, 30 cabins, picnic areas, pavilions, hiking trails, swimming pool, game courts, playfield, playgrounds, conference center.
Activities: Camping, fishing, swimming, hiking, backpacking, tennis, interpretive programs.
Special Features: Park is situated at the base of Roan Mountain (6,285 feet). Atop the mountain is a 600-acre natural rhododendron garden, which blooms with pink and purple blossoms during the summer. The 2,144-mile Appalachian Trail (see entry in national trails section) crosses Roan Mountain in the adjoining Cherokee National Forest (see entry in national forests section).
Address: 1015 Hwy 143
Roan Mountain, TN 37687
Phone: 423-772-0190;
Web: www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/roanmtn
Size: 2,006 acres.

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RAVEN ROCK OVERLOOK TRAIL: A two-mile trail in Roan Mountain State Park with its trailhead at the Ranger Station.
Roan Mountain State Park With one of the highest peaks in the Cherokee National Forest and one of nature's most magnificent spring shows--more than 700 acres of rhododendrons--Roan Mountain State Park is one of the most attractive state-operated campgrounds in this region of Tennessee.
 
 
 
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