Cherokee National Forest

Cherokee National Forest
Cherokee National Forest
	Chimney Rocks overlooking the French Broad River in Cherokee National Forest
	United States Forest Service issued map of Cherokee National Forest
Location	Polk, Monroe, Carter, Unicoi, Cocke, Johnson, Greene, Sullivan, Washington and McMinn counties in Tennessee, and Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
Nearest city	Elizabethton, Johnson City, Newport
Coordinates	36°29′N 82°05′W / 36.483°N 82.083°W
Area	655,598 acres (2,653.11 km2)
Established	June 14, 1920
Visitors	2,875,000 (in 2017)
Governing body	United States Forest Service (USFS)
Website	Cherokee National Forest

The Cherokee National Forest is a United States National Forest located in the U.S. states of Tennessee and North Carolina that was created on June 14, 1920. The forest is maintained and managed by the United States Forest Service. It encompasses an estimated area of 655,598 acres (2,653.11 km²).

^ "Land Areas of the National Forest System" (PDF). U.S. Forest Service. January 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
^ "The National Forests of the United States" (PDF). ForestHistory.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 28, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
^ "Visitor Use Report: Cherokee National Forest" (PDF). United States Forest Service. August 20, 2019. p. 9. Retrieved July 16, 2020.