Annual Recreation Use of National Forest Wilderness in the Southern Appalachians

Annual recreation use of national forest wilderness in the southern Appalachians.

1993 Recreation Intensity of Use Name of Area Forest Visitor-Day       High Use   Cohutta Chattahoochee 74,000 Cohutta Cherokee 850 Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Nantahala 22,500 Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Cherokee 7,240 Lewis Fork Jefferson 25,350 Shining Rock Pisgah 19,187 Citico Creek Cherokee 17,210 Mountain Lake Jefferson 15,600 Cheaha Talladega 14,600 Middle Prong Pisgah 13,558 Little Wilson Creek Jefferson 11,700 Ellicott Rock Sumter 10,150 Ellicott Rock Chattahoochee 600 Ellicott Rock Nantahala 500 Linville Gorge Pisgah 10,700 Peters Mountain Jefferson 9,200 Saint Marys George Washington 9,000 Bald River Gorge Cherokee 8,650 Blood Mountain Chattahoochee 8,620       Medium Use   Tray Mountain Chattahoochee 5,700 James River Face Jefferson 4,466 Ramseys Draft George Washington 4,400 Big Laurel Branch Cherokee 4,400 Mark Trail Chattahoochee 4,400 Southern Nantahala Nantahala 2,374 Southern Nantahala Chattahoochee 1,500 Raven Cliffs Chattahoochee 3,280 Pond Mountain Cherokee 3,000       Low use   Barbours Creek Jefferson 2,650 Barbours Creek   George Washington 0 Big Frog Cherokee 2,570 Big Frog   Chattahoochee 0 Brasstown Chattahoochee 2,500 Rich Mountain Chattahoochee 2,500 Little Dry Run Jefferson 1,950 Beartown Jefferson 1,540 Shawvers Run Jefferson 1,350 Shawvers Run   George Washington 0 Thunder Ridge Jefferson 1,334 Kimberling Creek Jefferson 1,320 Unaka Mountain Cherokee 600 Rough Mountain George Washington 600 Rich Hole George Washington 500 Sampson Mountain Cherokee 400 Little Frog Mt. Cherokee 380 Gee Creek Cherokee 300         Contributed by: D.K. Kennard Last updated: 05/07/2002