Backpacking/Camping in Chattanooga, TN

Laurel Snow

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Distance from downtown: 45 minute drive from downtown

Laurel-Snow State Natural Area has it all for the outdoor enthusiast. This 2,000+ acre state natural area is the crown jewel of the Cumberland Trail. Imagine beautifully contoured trails following cool, deep coves that... view details

Laurel Snow

Distance: 45 minute drive from downtown

Foster Falls and Fiery Gizzard

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Distance from downtown: 45 minutes from downtown 1 review

If you are looking for a solid 13 miles, the Fiery Gizzard Trail will not disappoint. The trail is beautiful. Pictures really don't do justice to what you see in person out there. The Tracy City side has magnificent... view details

Foster Falls and Fiery Gizzard

Distance: 45 minutes from downtown

Fall Creek Falls

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Distance from downtown: 1 hour

Just an hour from Chattanooga sits 20,000 acres of pristine wilderness. Fall Creek Falls has been called the best state park in the Southeast by Southern Living Magazine. It's a paradise of towering waterfalls,... view details

Fall Creek Falls

Distance: 1 hour

Cloudland Canyon

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Distance from downtown: 45 minutes 1 review

Cloudland Canyon is one of the most beautiful Appalachian river gulches in the country! Located on the western edge of Lookout Mountain, which is a plateau that extends fifty miles through northern Alabama and north... view details

Cloudland Canyon

Distance: 45 minutes

Savage Gulf

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Distance from downtown: 1 hour

With over 50 miles of trails across 15,590 acres of pristine Cumberland Plateau wilderness, Savage Gulf is one of Tennessee's most beautiful wilderness areas. Backpackers will enjoy backcountry camping, hardwood... view details

Savage Gulf

Distance: 1 hour

Prentice Cooper State Forest

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Distance from downtown: 25 minutes

Only 10 miles west of Chattanooga, and heavily utilized by the public for hunting, climbing, mountain biking, horseback riding, camping, hiking, and trail running, Prentice Cooper is a gem. With over 6,000 acres of... view details

Prentice Cooper State Forest

Distance: 25 minutes

Big Frog Wilderness

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Distance from downtown: 60 miles, 1.5 hours

Less than 60 miles east of Chattanooga, along the Tennessee-Georgia border, some of the world's oldest mountains have been protected and preserved as the the Big Frog and Cohutta Wildernesses. The majority of Big Frog... view details

Big Frog Wilderness

Distance: 60 miles, 1.5 hours

Cohutta Wilderness

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Distance from downtown: 60 miles, 1.5 hours

Only 60 miles from Chattanooga, with drives through some of the prettiest country in the southeast, the Cohutta Wilderness is one of the premier destinations in the southern Appalachians for hiking and backpacking. At... view details

Cohutta Wilderness

Distance: 60 miles, 1.5 hours