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Hike of the month laurel snow state natural area
Laurel-Snow State Natural Area is a Tennessee Class II Natural-Scientific State Natural Area located in Rhea County, Tennessee, near Dayton, on Walden Ridge of the Cumberland Plateau. The 2,259-acre (9.14 km2) area is owned by the State of Tennessee and managed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. It is a component of the Cumberland Trail, a linear park.
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- Hike of the month laurel snow state natural area
- Laurel falls at laurel snow state natural area
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The Laurel-Snow trail within the natural area was the first National Recreation Trail designated in Tennessee.
The Laurel-Snow State Natural Area got its name from two of the four waterfalls in the area, the 80-foot (24 m) Laurel Falls and the 12-foot (3.7 m) Snow Falls.
A 710-acre (2.9 km2) portion of the area was formerly a Bowater pocket wilderness.
Laurel falls at laurel snow state natural area
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Laurel-Snow State Natural Area Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA