Tennesee contains 3,832 acres. For a complete listing of public laws and further information on district offices, click here. Except for its northwestern section, this Wilderness is in North Carolina. The Tennessee section borders Citico Creek Wilderness. The forest includes yellow pine, hemlock, sycamore, basswood, dogwood, beech, and oak, with a wild understory of shrubs, vines, ferns, mosses, lichens, liverworts, and herbaceous plants.
Wildflowers bloom in spring sunshine but fade when the trees leaf out, darkening the forest floor.
Camping is permitted anywhere in the small Tennessee portion of the Wilderness, but sections in North Carolina are closed.