Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness

Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness is a 19,000-acre wilderness on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee.  13,590 acres are in Nantahala National Forest and 5,656 acres are in Cherokee National Forest.  The wilderness contains many miles of hiking trails, including the Slickrock Creek Trail, considered one of the most difficult trails in the United States.  Adjacent to the wilderness is the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, one of the largest tracts of old growth forest in the eastern United States.

Map:

Points of Interest:

Lower Falls:

Lower Falls on Slickrock Creek is a 15-foot waterfall into a large pool.

Blog Entries:

01-Nov-2020: Slickrock and Sand Creek

04-Sep-2016: Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Waterfalls

12-Jul-2015: Joyce Kilmer Wilderness

External Links:

US Forest Service website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/nfsnc/recreation/recarea/?recid=70827

Wilderness.net website: https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=280