This event is now history, but we have many more wonderful programs in store for you!
This hike is an exclusive after-hours hike. We will hike up to the White Oak Flats overlook to observe the sun rise over the distant mountain peaks.
*Please bring a flashlight or headlamp, water, and closed-toed shoes.
Registration is required! Please follow the link to register.
Directions: From Johnson City/ Erwin take I-26 South and get off at exit 43, follow the brown signs to Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park. Turn right on TN 352 for approximately 6 miles until you arrive at Rocky Fork Road on your right. Take Rocky Fork Road for 0.8 of a mile until you reach the gravel parking lot.
From Asheville/ Mars Hill NC take I-26 North and get off at Exit 50, the first Exit in Tennessee, take a left on Upper Higgins Road for 0.6 of a mile, turn right on Old Asheville Highway for 2.2 miles, turn Left on Rocky Fork Road for 0.8 of a mile until you arrive at the gravel parking lot.
Program Host: Cory Franklin
Contact Email: cory.franklin@tn.gov
Contact Phone: 4236720947
Meeting Place: Main Park Parking Lot / Location Map
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