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National Forest 'Roadless' Areas

Roadless and wilderness areas in the Southern Appalachian national forests

Alabama

Bankhead National Forest

Wilderness--25,002 acres

  • Sipsey

Inventoried Roadless--13,662 acres

  • Brushy Mountain

  • Sipsey River Headwaters

Talladega National Forest

Wilderness--7,245 acres

  • Cheaha

Inventoried Roadless--19,874 acres

  • Blue Mountain

  • Cheaha Addition A

  • Cheaha Addition B

  • Dugger Mountain

  • Oakey Mountain

Georgia

Chattahoochee National Forest

Wilderness--114,789 acres

  • Big Frog

  • Blood Mountain

  • Brasstown

  • Cohutta

  • Ellicott Rock

  • Mark Trail

  • Raven Cliffs

  • Rich Mountain

  • Southern Nantahala

  • Tray Mountain

Inventoried Roadless--61,557 acres

  • Ben Gap, S. Nantahala Ext

  • Big Mountain (more in SC)

  • Boggs Creek, Raven Cliffs Ext

  • Cedar Mountain, Blood Mtn Ext

  • Duck Branch, Brasstown Ext

  • ** Ellicott Rock Ext

  • Foster Branch, Ext

  • Helton Creek, Raven Cliffs Ext

  • Joe Gap

  • Kelly Ridge

  • Lance Creek

  • Miller Creek,Blood Mtn Ext

  • Patterson Gap, S Nantahala Ext

  • Pink Knob (Mountaintown)

  • Rocky Mountain

  • Sarah's Creek

  • Shoal Branch, S Nantahala Ext

  • Tate Branch, Ext

  • Tripp Branch, Ext

  • Turner Creek, Raven Cliff Ext

South Carolina

Sumter National Forest

Wilderness--2,859 acres

  • Ellicott Rock

Inventoried Roadless--6,161 acres

  • Bee Cove

  • Big Mountain (more in GA)

  • Ellicott Rock 1

  • Ellicott Rock 2

North Carolina

Nantahala National Forest

Wilderness--28,900 acres

  • Ellicott Rock

  • Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock

  • Southern Nantahala

Inventoried Roadless--52,786 acres

  • Barker's Creek, Ext

  • Big Indian, Ext

  • Boteler Peak

  • Cheoah Bald

  • Cherry Cove, Ext

  • Chunky Gal, Ext

  • Deep Creek/Avery Creek, Ext

  • Little Indian, Ext

  • Overflow

  • Sharptop Ridge, Ext

  • Snowbird

  • Tusquitee Bald

  • Wesser Bald

  • Yellowhammer Branch, Ext

Pisgah National Forest

Wilderness--37,945 acres

  • Linville Gorge

  • Middle Prong

  • Shining Rock

Inventoried Roadless--99,592 acres

  • Bald Mountain (more in TN)

  • Balsam Cone

  • Bearwallow Craggy Mountain

  • Dobson Knob

  • Graveyard Ridge, Ext

  • Harper Creek

  • Jarrett Creek

  • Laurel Mountain

  • Linville Gorge, Ext

  • Lost Cove

  • Mackey Mountain

  • Middle Prong, Ext

  • Sam Knob, Ext

  • Slide Hollow (more in TN)

  • South Mills River

  • Wilson Creek

  • Woods Mountain

Tennessee

Cherokee National Forest

Wilderness--66,389 acres

  • Bald River Gorge

  • Big Frog

  • Big Laurel Branch

  • Citico Creek

  • Cohutta

  • Gee Creek

  • Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock

  • Little Frog Mountain

  • Pond Mountain

  • Sampson Mountain

  • Unaka Mountain

Inventoried Roadless--86,805 acres

  • Bald Mountain (more in NC)

  • Bald River Gorge Addition

  • Beaver Dam Creek (more in VA)

  • Big Frog Addition

  • Big Laurel Branch Addition

  • Brushy Ridge

  • Devil's Backbone

  • Flint Mill Gap

  • Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Addition

  • Little Frog Addition NE

  • Little Frog Addition NW

  • London Bridge Branch (more in VA)

  • Rogers Ridge (more in VA)

  • Sampson Mountain Addition

  • Slide Hollow (more in NC)

  • Stone Mountain

  • Sycamore Creek

  • Upper Bald River

Virginia

Jefferson National Forest

Wilderness--57,655 acres

  • Barbours Creek

  • Beartown

  • James River Face

  • Kimberling Creek

  • Lewis Fork

  • Little Dry Run

  • Little Wilson Creek

  • Mountain Lake

  • Peters Mountain

  • Shawvers Run

  • Thunder Ridge

Inventoried Roadless--163,894 acres

  • Audie Murphy Monument

  • Barbours Creek Addition

  • Bear Creek

  • Beartown Additions A&B

  • Beaver Dam Creek (more in TN)

  • Broad Run

  • Brush Mountain

  • Brushy Mountain

  • Devil's Fork

  • Garden Mountain

  • Hickory Flats

  • Hoop Hole (more in VA)

  • Hunting Camp/Little Wolf Creek

  • James River Face Addition

  • Kimberling Creek Addition A

  • Kimberling Creek Addition B

  • Lewis Fork Addition

  • Little Dry Run Addition

  • Little Horse Heaven

  • Little Walker Mountain

  • Little Wilson Creek Addition A

  • Little Wilson Creek Addition B

  • London Bridge Brnch (more in TN)

  • Long Spur

  • Mottesheard

  • Mountain Lake Addition A

  • Mountain Lake Addition B

  • Mountain Lake Addition C

  • North Fork Pound

  • North Mountaino Patterson Mountain

  • Peters Mountain Addition A

  • Peters Mountain Addition B

  • Price Mountain

  • Raccoon Branch

  • Rogers Ridge (more in TN)

  • Seng Mountain

  • Sawver's Run Addition

George Washington National Forest

Wilderness--42,208 acres

  • Barbours Creek

  • Ramseys Draft

  • Rich Hole

  • Rough Mountain

  • Shawvers Run

  • Saint Mary's

  • Three Ridges

  • The Priest

Inventoried Roadless--251,985 acres

  • Adams Peak

  • Beards Mountain

  • Big Schloss

  • Crawford Mountain

  • Dolly Ann

  • Dry River

  • Elliot Knob

  • Gum Run

  • Hoop Hole (more in Jefferson)

  • Jerkemtight

  • Kelley Mountain

  • Laurel Fork

  • Little Alleghany

  • Little River

  • Mill Mountain

  • Mount Pleasant

  • Northern Massanutten

  • Oak Knob

  • Oliver Mountain

  • Ramseys Draft Addition

  • Rough Mountain Addition

  • Saint Mary's Addition

  • Skidmore

  • Southern Massanutten

  • The Friars

  • Three Sisters

Sources: Southern Appalachian Assessment, Alabama National Forests, Forest Service Southern Region

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