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Support the creation of

America’s next outdoor recreation treasure.

Urge the establishment of

 ROCKY FORK NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

Please call and/or write to the public officials listed on the opening page and urge them to work together to help halt the possible sale of Rocky Fork to developers and speculators whose desire is to convert this national treasure into another private, gated playground for a privileged few, forever shutting out the public that has hunted, fished, hiked, and biked among Rocky Fork’s cherished forests and streams for generations.   

Ask them instead to help make the Rocky Fork National Recreation Area a reality for the citizens of Northeast Tennessee who wish to preserve this ecological gem, and retain their long-held tradition of free and open public access for recreation. 

Encourage them to stand strong against the spreading blight of overdevelopment of sensitive watersheds and vital wildlife areas, and instead, seize the opportunity to bring greatly needed economic progress to our region through sustainable recreation and tourism-based business and development.    

Over 30,000 acres of existing public lands virtually surround Rocky Fork, including Cherokee and Pisgah National Forest lands which could be included within the Rocky Fork N.R.A. boundary.  Potential entrance to the area from the existing Horse Creek Recreation Area in Greene County, Rocky Fork Creek in Unicoi County, and the Rich Mountain / Clark’s Creek areas of Washington County would help insure dispersed access and usage, as well as provide economic benefits to all three of these Northeast Tennessee counties.

If you hike, horseback ride, hunt, fish, mountain bike, derive your living from outdoor recreation, or simply love to observe and experience the nature of the world’s oldest mountains, you will benefit greatly from the success of this worthwhile campaign.

Please join in first preserving the Rocky Fork Watershed, and then bringing about the creation of Rocky Fork National Recreation Area.  Remember that an email and/or letter to a relevant official, followed by a direct call, is the most effective means of making your concerns and wishes known.