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Laurel Snow State Natural Area

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Location
  
Rhea County, Tennessee

Designated
  
1973

Nearest city
  
Dayton

Area
  
9.142 km²

Laurel-Snow State Natural Area

Address
  
100-, 1098 Pockett Wilderness Rd, Dayton, TN 37321, United States

Hours
  
Open today · 8AM–7PMMonday8AM–7PMTuesday8AM–7PMWednesday8AM–7PMThursday8AM–7PMFriday8AM–7PMSaturday8AM–7PMSunday8AM–7PM

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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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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


References

Laurel-Snow State Natural Area Wikipedia


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