It is an ideal placefor backpackers and outdoorsmen Gee Creek Wilderness Area. About 2,493 acres of the HiwasseeRanger District is in the Gee Creek Wilderness preservation system. You may hike, hunt and fish in the wilderness area. Prohibitedactivities include possessing or operating motorized vehiclesor equipment, bicycles, wagons or other wheeled carriers, campingand horseback riding. Twelve units located on the HiwasseeState Scenic River.
Facilities are vault toilets, drinking water,picnic tables and grills.
Check camping and national forest and wildness areas for additionalpicnicking opportunities. Copies may be purchased at the Hiwassee RangerDistrict office of the Cherokee National Forest. Good birdying during spring and fall migration and summerbreeding season Raccoon, opossum, gray fox, wild hog, deer, wild turkey, rabbit,squirrel, and mice. Underwater viewing - need mask and partner. River is cold.