Cherokee National Forest
National forest in Tennessee and North Carolina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cherokee National Forest is a United States National Forest located in the U.S. states of Tennessee and North Carolina that was created on June 14, 1920. The forest is maintained and managed by the United States Forest Service. It encompasses an estimated area of 655,598 acres (2,653.11 km2).
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Location | Polk, Monroe, Carter, Unicoi, Cocke, Johnson, Greene, Sullivan, Washington and McMinn counties in Tennessee, and Ashe County, North Carolina, United States |
Nearest city | Elizabethton, Johnson City, Newport |
Coordinates | 36°29′N 82°05′W |
Area | 655,598 acres (2,653.11 km2)[1] |
Established | June 14, 1920[2] |
Visitors | 2,875,000[3] (in 2017) |
Governing body | United States Forest Service (USFS) |
Website | Cherokee National Forest |
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