Tennessee Wilderness Areas

Tennessee has 12 designated wilderness areas on record. 1 have a published camping stay limit.

Tennessee wilderness areas map

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  • Forest Service
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Land ownership: USGS PAD-US 4.1, dissolved by manager and simplified (parcels under about 2 square km not shown). Unit boundaries simplified. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Bald River Gorge Wilderness Monroe County Forest Service 3,791 Not on record Not on record Not on record
Big Frog Wilderness Polk County Forest Service 8,502 Not on record Not on record Not on record
Big Laurel Branch Wilderness Carter County Forest Service 10,804 Not on record Not on record Not on record
Citico Creek Wilderness Monroe County Forest Service 16,213 Not on record Not on record Not on record
Cohutta Wilderness Polk County Forest Service 37,033 Not on record Not on record 12
Gee Creek Wilderness Polk County Forest Service 2,559 Not on record Not on record Not on record
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Monroe County Forest Service 19,246 Not on record 14 days 10
Little Frog Mountain Wilderness Polk County Forest Service 5,634 Not on record Not on record Not on record
Pond Mountain Wilderness Carter County Forest Service 6,937 Not on record Not on record Not on record
Sampson Mountain Wilderness Greene County Forest Service 10,895 Not on record Not on record Not on record
Unaka Mountain Wilderness Unicoi County Forest Service 4,472 Not on record Not on record Not on record
Upper Bald River Wilderness Monroe County Forest Service 9,037 Not on record Not on record Not on record