Laurel-Snow State Natural Area

Laurel-Snow State Natural Area, a Tennessee Class II Natural-Scientific State Scenic Area, is located in Rhea County, Tennessee, near Dayton, on the Walden Ridge of the Cumberland Plateau. The 2,259-acre (9.14 km²) area is owned by the State of Tennessee and was the first National Recreation Trail designated in Tennessee. It is managed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. ^[1]

The Laurel-Snow State Natural Area got its name from two of the four waterfalls in the area, the 80 feet Laurel Falls and the 12 feet Snow Falls.

References

^ "Laurel-Snow Class II Natural Scientific State Natural Area". The Official State of Tennessee's Department of Environment and Conservation. http://www.state.tn.us/environment/na/natareas/laurelsnow/. Retrieved 27 December 2011.

External links

Cumberland Trail Segment of Laurel-Snow

Protected Areas of Tennessee

Federal

National Parks	Great Smoky Mountains National Park

National Historical Parks & Sites	Andrew Johnson National Historic Site · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

National Military Parks	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park · Fort Donelson National Battlefield · Fort Donelson National Cemetery · Shiloh National Cemetery • Shiloh National Military Park • Stones River National Battlefield • Stones River National Cemetery

National Recreation Areas	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area • Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

National Trails System	Appalachian National Scenic Trail • Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail • Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail • Trail of Tears National Historic Trail

National Forests	Cherokee National Forest

National Wildlife Refuges	Chickasaw • Cross Creeks • Hatchie • Lake Isom • Lower Hatchie • Reelfoot • Tennessee

Wilderness Areas	Bald River Gorge • Big Frog • Big Laurel Branch • Citico Creek • Cohutta • Gee Creek • Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock • Little Frog Mountain • Pond Mountain • Sampson Mountain • Unaka Mountain

Other Protected Areas	Natchez Trace Parkway • Obed Wild and Scenic River

State

East Tennessee State Parks	Big Ridge • Booker T. Washington • Cove Lake • Cumberland Mountain • Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail • Davy Crockett Birthplace • Fort Loudoun • Frozen Head • Harrison Bay • Hiwassee/Ocoee • Indian Mountain • Norris Dam • Panther Creek • Pickett • Red Clay • Roan Mountain • Sycamore Shoals • Warriors' Path

Middle Tennessee State Parks	Bicentennial Capitol Mall • Bledsoe Creek • Burgess Falls • Cedars Of Lebanon • Cordell Hull Birthplace • David Crockett • Dunbar Cave • Edgar Evins • Fall Creek Falls • Harpeth River • Henry Horton • Johnsonville • Long Hunter • Montgomery Bell • Mousetail Landing • Old Stone Fort • Port Royal • Radnor Lake • Rock Island • Sgt. Alvin C. York • South Cumberland • Standing Stone • Tims Ford

West Tennessee State Parks	Big Cypress Tree • Big Hill Pond • Chickasaw • Fort Pillow • Meeman-Shelby • N. B. Forrest • Natchez Trace • Paris Landing • Pickwick Landing • Pinson Mounds • Reelfoot Lake • Ross Cross Landing • T.O. Fuller

State Forests	Bledsoe • Cedars of Lebanon • Chickasaw • Chuck Swan • Franklin • Lewis • Lone Mountain • Martha Sundquist • Natchez Trace • Pickett • Prentice Cooper • Scott • Standing Stone • Stewart

State Natural Areas	Honey Creek * Piney Falls • Laurel-Snow • North Chickamauga Creek Gorge • Stinging Fork Falls • Virgin Falls

Other

Other	Catoosa Wildlife Management Area

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