This article is about a park in Tennessee. For the park in Ohio, see Rocky Fork State Park (Ohio).

Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park (RFSP) is a 2,265 acres (9.17 km2)[1] state park in Unicoi County in East Tennessee. It is situated in the Blue Ridge region of the Appalachian Mountains, close to the Tennessee-North Carolina state line. The park is adjacent to the Cherokee National Forest, and it is in close proximity to the Appalachian Trail. The Sampson Mountain Wilderness is also nearby.[1]

Rocky Fork State Park was established in 2013, and facilities have not been developed, however the park does have a ranger station and gift shop located outside the park in the Flag Pond community.

Hiking and mountain biking are permitted on a network of old road beds, and fishing is allowed in Rocky Fork and South Indian Creeks, below and downstream of the State Park Main Entrance Gate.[2]

The park was renamed from "Rocky Fork State Park" in January 2019 in honor of then-Senator Lamar Alexander, who was in his last term.[3]

Nearby state parks

The following state parks are within 30 miles (48 km) of Rocky Fork State Park:

Roan Mountain State Park
Mount Mitchell State Park, North Carolina

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Rocky Fork State Park – About". Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Rocky Fork State Park – Activities". Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Crocker, Brittany (January 7, 2019). "Rocky Fork State Park renamed to honor Sen. Lamar Alexander". Knoxville News Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee.
A view of the creek from Rocky Fork Trail.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamar_Alexander_Rocky_Fork_State_Park
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