ADVENTURES - Chattanooga Resource and Relocation Guide

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OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
Outdoor
ADVENTURES
Chattanooga Has It All
CHATTANOOGA IS KNOWN NATIONWIDE as
a premier location for outdoor enthusiasts. It was
DID YOU KNOW?
The Cumberland Trail State Park is a linear park that cuts through 11
Tennessee counties. Plans are in place to have it extend 282 miles
from Cumberland Gap, on the Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky
border, to the Tennessee River Gorge, on the Tennessee, Alabama,
and Georgia border.
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voted the “Best Town Ever” by readers of Outside magazine in
2011 and again in 2015. Matador Network, the world’s largest
independent travel publisher, ranked Chattanooga among
the top 20 “Coolest Outdoor Towns” in America. National
Geographic Adventure named Chattanooga as one of the top
50 Next Great Adventure Towns in America for its miles of
mountain hiking, running, and biking trails. Bicycling magazine
named Chattanooga among America’s Top 50 Bike-Friendly
Cities. Wired2Fish.com, a freshwater fishing website, selected
Chickamauga Lake as one of the 2015 Top 20 largemouth
bass fisheries in the country.
With 50,000 acres of state parks, and hundreds of miles
of walking, hiking, and biking trails, Chattanooga offers an
abundance of space for outdoor activities. Hikers, cyclists,
and runners enjoy miles of greenways that run through and
around the Chattanooga area. Among the most popular is
the Tennessee Riverwalk, which stretches 13 miles along the
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ADVENT U R E S
Tennessee River, connecting parks throughout
downtown Chattanooga. Near downtown
Chattanooga is the South Chickamauga
Creek Greenway. Currently in two separate
sections – 4.5 miles and 5.5 miles – plans are
in place to connect the full 14-mile greenway
with the Tennessee Riverwalk. Located one
mile east of Highway 153 in Hixson, outdoor
enthusiasts enjoy Greenway Farm at the
North Chickamauga Creek Greenway. The
220-acre conservancy features walking,
running, hiking, and biking trails. Located
in Collegedale, Wolftever Creek Greenway
is a paved walking and exercise trail that
stretches along Wolftever Creek connecting
parks, playgrounds, an amphitheater, and
more. A short drive from Collegedale and
just off I-75, Enterprise South Nature Park is
home to 2,800 wooded acres, which includes
miles of walking paths, bicycle paths, off-road
biking trails, and picnic areas.
State parks offer residents beautiful outdoor
areas. Among the most notable are the Booker
T. Washington State Park, a 353-acre space
located on scenic Chickamauga Lake, and
Harrison Bay State Park, a 1,200-acre park that
also borders the Chickamauga Lake shoreline.
Located near Apison is Red Clay State Historic
Park. The 263-acre park is popular for its beautiful narrow valleys, streams, and mountains.
On the western edge of Lookout Mountain is
Cloudland Canyon State Park, a 3,500-acre
park with miles of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails. Just a short drive from Chattanooga
is the nearly 25,000-acre Prentice Cooper State
Forest. Situated on the awe-inspiring Tennessee River Gorge, the forest has 35 miles
of hiking trails, camping areas, rock climbing,
mountain biking, horseback riding, and more.
Crossing four Tennessee counties – Grundy,
Franklin, Marion, and Sequatchie – is South
Cumberland State Park, which has 23,386 acres
of the best hiking and backcountry camping in
the region. North of Chattanooga is Fall Creek
Falls State Park, Tennessee’s largest and most
visited state park. With more than 26,000 acres
sprawled across the eastern top of the Cumberland Plateau, the park features 34 miles of trails,
cabins, campsites, an Olympic-sized pool, and
more.
Just as beautiful are miles of hiking and
biking trails that wind above and around the
Chattanooga area. Just minutes from North
Chattanooga is Stringers Ridge, a 92-acre urban
wilderness park with hiking, running, and biking
trails that overlook the Tennessee River and
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OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
Greenways/
Hiking Trails*
Audubon Acres,
Elise Chapin
Sanctuary
900 N. Sanctuary Rd.
Chattanooga, TN
37421
(423) 892-1499
chattanooga
audubon.org
Audubon Island,
Maclellan Sanctuary
(423) 892-1499
chattanooga
audubon.org
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downtown waterfront. On the southernmost
extension of the Appalachian Plateau, Lookout
Mountain is home to spectacular hiking and
biking mountain trails. Among the most
notable are the Bluff Trail, Cravens House
Loop, Glen Falls Trail, Sunset Rock Trailhead,
and Lula Lake. Resting on Waldens’ Ridge and
the southern end of the Cumberland Plateau,
Signal Mountain is home to the Cumberland
Trail, which starts at Signal Mountain’s Signal
Point and extends for miles to Prentice Cooper
State Forest, Rainbow Falls, Edwards Point,
and other Tennessee River Gorge trails. Just
minutes west from Soddy-Daisy and part of
the Cumberland Trail is North Chickamauga
Creek Gorge State Natural Area, which offers
hiking, camping, sport climbing, and worldclass bouldering. On the fringe of Soddy-Daisy
is Big Soddy Creek Gulf Area and 285 acres
of hiking trails, exceptional views, waterfalls,
and more.
National Parks*
State Parks*
Chickamauga
and Chattanooga
National Military Park
3370 Lafayette Rd.
Fort Oglethorpe, GA
30742
(706) 866-9241
nps.gov/chch/index.htm
Booker T. Washington
State Park
5801 Champion Rd.
Chattanooga, TN 37416
(423) 894-4955
tn.gov/environment/parks
Moccasin
Bend National
Archeological District
10 Hamm Rd.
Chattanooga, TN
37405
(423) 322-5014
nps.gov/chch/
learn/historyculture/
moccasin-bendnational-archeologicaldistrict.htm
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In addition to the thrill of hiking or biking
through greenways and beautiful wilderness
trails, the Chattanooga area boasts other
world-class outdoor adventures. Risk-takers
enjoy hang gliding at Lookout Mountain Flight
Park, the largest full-time hang gliding school
and resort in the United States. Adventurers
can also go rock climbing and bouldering at
Foster Falls, Leda, Stone Fort, Sunset Rock,
and the Tennessee Wall. Cavers are also in
luck—just 10 minutes from downtown, Raccoon
Mountain offers one of the 10 most popular
cave systems in the country.
With the Tennessee River in the middle of
it all, and many creeks, lakes, and tributaries
nearby, water activities are at the top of the list
for outdoor enthusiasts. The Tennessee River
Blueway, a 50-mile section of the Tennessee
River that flows through Chattanooga and the
Tennessee River Gorge, is easily accessible by
boat launches located along the river. Fishing,
rowing, water skiing, and paddleboarding are
all popular pastimes for residents and visitors.
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Cloudland Canyon
State Park
122 Cloudland Canyon
Park Rd.
Rising Fawn, GA 30738
(706) 657-4050
gastateparks.org
Harrison Bay State Park
8411 Harrison Bay Rd.
Harrison, TN 37341
(423) 344-6214
Prentice Cooper
State Forest
3998 Game Reserve Rd.
(423) 658-5551
tn.gov/agriculture/article/
ag-forests-sf-prentice-cooper
Red Clay State
Historic Park
1140 Red Clay Park Rd.
Cleveland, TN 37311
(423) 478-0339
South Cumberland
State Park
11745 US 41
Monteagle, TN 37356
(931) 924-2980
tnstateparks.com/parks/
about/south-cumberland
*Within an hour of the
Chattanooga area
Audubon
Mountain,
David Gray
Sanctuary
(423) 892-1499
chattanooga
audubon.org
Big Soddy Creek
Gulf Area
11721 Back
Valley Rd.
Soddy-Daisy, TN
37379
(423) 332-5323
soddy-daisy.org/
the-big-soddy-creekgulf-the-gulf
Bonny Oaks
Arboretum
6183 Adamson Circle
Chattanooga, TN
37416
(423) 842-8177
tnvacation.com/
vendors/the-bonnyoaks-arboretum
Chattanooga
Riverpark
(423) 643-6086
hamiltontn.gov/
tnriverpark
Chester Frost Park
2318 Gold Point
Circle N
Hixson, TN 37343
(423) 842-0177
hamiltontn.gov/
ParkRec/Rules
Fees.aspx
Coolidge Park
150 River St.
Chattanooga, TN
37405
(423) 425-6311
chattanoogafun.com/
members/outdoors/
coolidge-park/1271
Enterprise South
Nature Park
8015 Volkswagen Dr.
Chattanooga, TN
37421
(423) 893-3500
hamiltontn.gov/esnp
Lula Lake Land Trust
5000 Lula Lake Rd.
Lookout Mountain, GA
(706) 820-0520
lulalake.org
North Chickamauga
Creek Gorge State
Natural Area
(423) 842-1163
northchick.org
Reflection Riding
Arboretum and
Nature Center
400 Garden Rd.
Chattanooga, TN
37419
(423) 821-1160
reflectionriding.org/
Renaissance Park
River Street
Chattanooga, TN
37405
chattanooga.gov/
public-works/parks/
directory-of-parkfacilities
South Chickamauga
Creek Greenway
(423) 425-6311
outdoorchattanooga.
com/land/southchickamauga-creekgreenway-running
Wolftever Creek
Greenway
Collegedale, TN
37363
collegedaletn.gov/
index.aspx?NID=179
*Within an hour of the
Chattanooga area
Popular
Hiking Trails
Bee Branch Trail
Bluff Trail
Cravens House Loop
Cumberland Trail
East Overlook Trail
Edward’s Point
Falling Water Falls
Fiery Gizzard Trail
Glen Falls Trail
Green Gorge Trail
Guild-Hardy Trail
Julia Falls Overlook
Little Cedar
Mountain Trail
Mabbit Spring Trail
Pot Point Trail
Rainbow Lake Trail
Stringers Ridge
Sunset Rock
Trailhead
Table Rock Trail
Tennessee River
Gorge Trail
OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
AIR ADVENTURES
Chattanooga
Balloon Company
5958 Snow Hill Rd.
(423) 443-7994
chattballoon.com
Chattanooga Skydiving
Adventures
1 (855) 445-8973
chattanoogaskydive.com
Chattanooga Skydiving
Company
300 Airport Rd.
Jasper, TN 37347
1 (855) 776-5867
855projump.com
Lookout Mountain Hang
Gliding, Flight Park &
Training Center
7201 Scenic Hwy.
Rising Fawn, GA 30738
(706) 398-9546
hanglide.com
Tennessee Tree Toppers
1570 Window Rock Rd.
Dunlap, TN 37327
(423) 949-6093
tennesseetreetoppers.org
East Ridge Bicycles
5910 Ringgold Rd.
(423) 894-9122
eastridgebicycles.net
Scenic City Velo
P.O. Box 4155
sceniccityvelo.com
BIKING
Bike Chattanooga
(888) 925-4415
bikechattanooga.com
Electric Bike Specialists
45 E. Main St.
(423) 475-6569
electricbikespecialists.com
Southern Off-Road Bicycle
Association (SORBA)
P.O. Box 5836
sorbachattanooga.org
Chattanooga Bicycle Club
P.O. Box 11495
chattbike.com
Owen Cyclery
1920 Northpoint Blvd.
Hixson, TN 37343
(423) 875-6811
owencyclery.com
Cycle Sport Concepts
516 E. Main St.
(423) 531-7623
csctenn.com
River City Bicycles
5864 Brainerd Rd.
(423) 265-7176
rivercitybikes.net
Suck Creek Cycle
321 Cherokee Blvd.
(423) 266-8883
suckcreek.com
CAVING
Chattanooga Grotto
chattanoogagrotto.org
Cumberland Caverns
1437 Cumberland
Caverns Rd.
McMinnville, TN 37110
(931) 668-4396
cumberlandcaverns.com
The Lost Sea
Adventure
140 Lost Sea Rd.
Sweetwater, TN 37874
(423) 337-6616
thelostsea.com
Raccoon
Mountain Caverns
319 W. Hills Dr.
(423) 821-9403
raccoonmountain.com
CLIMBING
High Point Climbing and
Fitness Downtown
219 Broad St.
(423) 602-ROCK (7625)
highpointclimbing.com
High Point Climbing
and Fitness Riverside
1007 Appling St.
(423) 475-6578
highpointclimbing.com
Southeastern
Climbers Coalition
seclimbers.org
Tennessee
Bouldering Authority
3804 St. Elmo Ave.
(423) 822-6800
tbagym.com
The Walnut Wall
in Coolidge Park
(423) 643-6888
FISHING
Chattanooga
Fishing Guides
391 Skip Ln.
Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379
(423) 593-7703
chattanoogafishing
guides.com
Rocky Top Anglers
(865) 388-9802
rockytopanglers.com
Scenic City Fishing
Charters, Inc.
(423) 509-4655
sceniccityfishing.com
HIKING /
BACKPACKING
Chattanooga Hiking Club
chatthiking.com
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Greenway Farm
northchick.org
Lula Lake Land Trust
5000 Lula Lake Rd.
Lookout Mountain, GA
30750
(706) 820-0520
lulalake.org
Miller Park
910 Market St.
(423) 425-6311
chattanooga.gov
Renaissance Park
100 Manufacturers Rd.
(423) 425-6311
chattanooga.gov
Tennessee Riverpark
4301 Amnicola Hwy.
(423) 493-9239
hamiltontn.gov/
tnriverpark
RIVER
ADVENTURES
Adventures Unlimited
522 Highway 64
Ocoee, TN 37361
(423) 338-4325
adventuresunlimited.net
Chattanooga Trekkers
chatt-trekkers.weebly.com
Cumberland
Trail Conference
409 Thurman Ave.
Suite 102
Crossville, TN 38555
(931) 456-6259
cumberlandtrail.org
Georgia Trails
georgiatrails.com
Cleveland Hunting,
Rifle, and Pistol Club
2522 Leadmine
Valley Rd. SW
Cleveland, TN 37311
chrpc.com
Dunaway Hunting
and Fishing Club
1046 Coca-Cola Rd.
Dunlap, TN 37327
(423) 949-6803
dunawayhuntfishclub.com
Georgia Pinhoti
Trail Association
pinhoti.info/joomla
Tennessee Valley
Chapter Safari Club
International
tennesseevalleysci.org
Hiking Chattanooga
hikingchattanooga.com
MULTIRECREATIONAL
RESOURCES
Hike Lookout
hikelookout.org
Tennessee Trails
Association
P.O. Box 41446
Nashville, TN 37204
(888) 445-3882
tennesseetrails.org
SEGWAY
Chattanooga Segway Tours
(423) 708-5051
chattanoogasegway
tours.com
HUNTING
Chattanooga Rifle Club
5960 Hunter Rd.
Ooltewah, TN 37363
(423) 493-9003
chattanoogarifleclub.org
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The Adventure Guild
P.O. Box 2621
Dunlap, TN 37327
(423) 266-5709
theadventureguild.com
Chattanooga
Adventure Guide
advguides.com
Chattanooga Track Club
P.O. Box 11241
(423) 842-6265
chattanoogatrackclub.org
Outdoor Chattanooga
200 River St.
(423) 643-6888
outdoorchattanooga.com
PUBLIC PARKS
Chattanooga Chew Chew
Canine Park
1801 Carter St.
(423) 643-6311
chattanooga.gov
Cherokee National
Forest Campgrounds
2800 Ocoee St. N
Cleveland, TN 37312
(423) 476-9700
fs.usda.gov/cherokee
Chester Frost Park
2277 N. Gold Point Circle
Hixson, TN 37343
(423) 842-0177
hamiltontn.gov/ParkRec
City of Chattanooga
Neighborhood Parks
Visit chattanooga.gov/
public-works/parks/directory-of-park-facilities for a
complete listing.
Coolidge Park
150 River St.
(423) 425-6311
chattanooga.gov
Enterprise South
Nature Park
8015 Volkswagen Dr.
(423) 893-3500
hamiltontn.gov/esnp
Big Frog Expeditions
1278 Welcome Valley Rd.
Benton, TN 37307
(877) 776-2633
ocoeeriver.biz
Cascade Outdoors
1248 Hwy 64
Ocoee, TN 37361
(800) 338-7238
cascadeoutdoors.com
Chattanooga Ducks
503 Market St.
(423) 756-3825
chattanoogaducks.com
Cherokee Rafting
869 Highway 64
Ocoee, TN, 37361
(423) 338-5124
cherokeerafting.com
Named One of the Ten Most Incredible Cave Waterfalls on Earth by World Reviewer.
Ruby Falls
Forecast:
60°
®
As one of Chattanooga’s favorite attractions, we have been thrilling visitors for more than 85 years with our majestic cave formations and thundering 145-foot waterfall. Ruby Falls is also home to one of the south’s premier
Halloween attractions, Ruby Falls Haunted Cavern. Join us for more fun at
Football@theFalls, and ZIPStream Aerial Adventure. Come experience the
ZIPStream Tower ZIP Ride and the Climbing Tower - Named a “Top 10 Extreme
Thrill “ by Groupaway Travel Magazine!
423.821.2544
RubyFalls.com
High Country
Adventures
Whitewater Rafting
430 Hwy 64 E
Ocoee, TN 37361
(800) 233-8594
hcrivers.com
L2 Boards
100 Market St.
(423) 531-7873
l2outside.com
Lookout Rowing Club
lookoutrowingclub.com
Nantahala
Outdoor Center
150 Hawkins Dr.
Ocoee, TN 37361
(800) 232-7238
noc.com
Ocoee Outdoors
1985 Highway 64
Benton, TN 37307
(423) 338-2438 or (800)
533-7767
ocoeeoutdoors.com
Ocoee Adventure Center
4651 Highway 64
Copperhill, TN 37317
(888) 723-8622
ocoeeadventurecenter.com
Outdoor Adventure
Rafting
Benton, TN 37307
(423) 338-5746
raftoar.com
Outland Expeditions
6501 Waterlevel Hwy.
Cleveland, TN 37323
(800) 827-1442
outlandexpeditions.com
Quest Expeditions
281 Highway 64
Ocoee, TN 37361
(423) 338-2979
questexpeditions.com
River Canyon Adventures
21726 River Canyon Rd.
(423) 488-8211
rivercanyonadventure.com
Tennessee Aquarium's
River Gorge Explorer
1 Broad St.
(800) 262-0695
(423) 265-0695
tnaqua.org
Southeastern Expeditions
7350 Highway 76 E
Clayton, GA 30525
(800) 868-7238
southeastern
expeditions.com
Southern Belle Riverboat
201 Riverfront Pkwy., Pier 2
(423) 266-4488
chattanoogariverboat.com
Sunburst Adventures, Inc.
Benton, TN 37307
(423) 338-8388
sunburstrafting.com
Tennessee Valley
Canoe Club
tvccpaddler.com
Wildwater Rafting
4969 Highway 64 W
Ducktown, TN 37326
(866) 319-8870
wildwaterrafting.com
Chattanooga TrailBlazers
trailblazerar.com/
hq_chattanooga
SHOOTING
RANGES
Carter Shooting
Supply and Range
6210 Highway 58
Harrison, TN 37341
(423) 344-1099
The Ridge
11534 Highway 27
Dayton, TN 37321
(423) 605-4242
theridgeshooting.com
The Shooter’s Depot
5958 Shallowford Rd.
(423) 305-0747
theshootersdepot.com
Sportsman’s
Supplies and
Services
4824 Hixson Pike
Hixson, TN 37343
(423) 875-4868
sportsmanssupplyand
services.com
TRAIL RUNNING
Wild Trails
P.O. Box 2271
wildtrails.org
WILDLIFE
Reflection Riding
Arboretum &
Nature Center
400 Garden Rd.
(423) 821-1160
reflectionriding.org
Riverview Bird Sanctuary
1621 Riverview Rd.
(423) 643-6311
chattanooga.gov
Tennessee Ornithological
Society- Chattanooga
Chapter
chattanoogatos.org
Tennessee River
Gorge Trust
1214 Dartmouth St.
(423) 266-0314
trgt.org
Chattanooga
Audubon Society
900 N. Sanctuary Rd.
(423) 892-1499
chattanoogaaudubon.org
ZIP LINES
Hiwassee
Wildlife Refuge
525 Priddy Rd.
Birchwood, TN 37308
(423) 614-3018
tnwatchablewildlife.org
Ruby Falls ZIPstream
Aerial Adventure
1720 S. Scenic Hwy.
(423) 821-2544
rubyfallszip.com
Ocoee Zip
1985 Highway 64
Benton, Tennessee 37307
(877) 794-7947
ocoeezipz.com
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