Cherohala Skyway
National Scenic Byway The Tennessee stretch (22 mi) of a 40 mi national scenic byway that also runs through North Carolina.
About the Cherohala Skyway
The Skyway offers the cultural heritage of the Cherokee tribe and early settlers in a grand forest environment in the Appalachian Mountains. Enjoy mile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage, as well as great hiking opportunities and picnic spots in magnificent and seldom-seen portions of the southern Appalachian National Forests.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: National Scenic Byway, National Forest Scenic Byway.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 7 · 4.4 mi offHolly Flats Campground · Forest Service · 4 sites · reservable
- Mile 13 · 1.3 mi offIndian Boundary · Forest Service · 88 sites · reservable
- Mile 13 · 4.2 mi offJake Best Campground · Forest Service · 4 sites · reservable
- Mile 16 · 1.7 mi offMcnabb Creek Group · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 16 · 2.4 mi offNorth River Campground · Forest Service · 4 sites · reservable
- Mile 16 · 3.1 mi offDam Creek Walk-In Campground and Picnic Area · Forest Service
- Mile 16 · 3.5 mi offSpivey Cove Campground · Forest Service · 4 sites · reservable
- Mile 16 · 4.2 mi offSourwood Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 20 · 2.4 mi offDonley Cabin · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 21 · 4.7 mi offBirch Branch Campground · Forest Service · 4 sites · reservable
- Mile 21 · 5.0 mi offDavis Branch Campground · Forest Service · 4 sites · reservable
- Mile 22 · 2.1 mi offSwan Cabin Group Camp · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, in order along the byway; each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
The same byway in other states
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.