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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