Collection · Best April to October

Waterfalls & Wild Places

The quiet-county side of the Highlands: places you hike to, paddle through, and keep to yourself.

Natural Wonder · Hancock County

Three-tiered falls hidden in Tennessee's quietest county.

Outdoors · Carter County

Grassy balds at 6,000 feet and June rhododendron blooms.

Whitewater · Unicoi County

Class III-IV whitewater through the East's deepest gorge.

Outdoors · Unicoi County

One of Tennessee's newest and wildest state parks.

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