5 hr
By car from the Public Square, 299 mi
Field Guide 04 · Tennessee State Parks
Rocky Fork State Park
2,300 acres of steep Unicoi County mountainside surrounded on three sides by the Cherokee National Forest, named for Senator Lamar Alexander in 2019. No cabins or campground, only four backcountry sites, trout streams and an access route to the Appalachian Trail.
Unicoi CountyFlag PondOpenChecked October 20, 2026
2,300
Acres
50,466
Visitors in fiscal 2025
10
Trails listed, 19 miles
Camp
Overnight: camping
6
Activities the state lists
What's there
Things to do
- Camping
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Horseback Riding
- Mountain Biking
- Rock Climbing
On site
- Adult-Sized Changing Table
- All-Terrain Wheelchair
- Bike Trails
- Campground
- Fishing
- Gift Shop
- Trails
The trails
| Trail | Miles | Difficulty | Surface | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian National Scenic Trail Access Route | 0.35 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Birchfield Camp Trail/Route | 2.7 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Blockstand Creek Access Trail | 0.9 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Blockstand Creek Trail/Route | 4.2 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Flint Creek Trail/Route | 2.05 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Flint Mountain Trail/Route | 4.9 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Headwaters Trail/Route | 1 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| Rocky Fork Trail | 0.6 | Moderate | Natural | Open |
| White Oak Flats Trail | 1.3 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
| Whitehouse Cliffs Trail | 1 | Difficult | Natural | Open |
As the park's hiking page lists them on October 20, 2026. Lengths are one way unless the trail is a loop, and some trails share ground, so the total is the sum of the list, not the miles on the ground.
Where to camp
- Rocky Fork Headwaters Backcountry CampsiteBackcountry Camping
- Rocky Fork Blockstand Creek Backcountry CampsiteBackcountry Camping
- Rocky Fork Flint Creek Backcountry CampsiteBackcountry Camping
- Rocky Fork Hatchery Flatts Backcountry CampsiteBackcountry Camping
Getting there
501 Rocky Fork Road, Flag Pond, TN 37657
Park office: 1-423-271-1233
The park's page at Tennessee State Parks
Campsites, cabins and lodge rooms are booked online through the park's page or by phone at 1-888-867-2757, the state's reservation line.
Nearby
- David Crockett Birthplace State Park13 miles away as the crow flies · 4 hr 25 min from Franklin
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park27 miles away as the crow flies · 4 hr 45 min from Franklin
- Roan Mountain State Park27 miles away as the crow flies · 5 hr 15 min from Franklin
- Warriors' Path State Park31 miles away as the crow flies · 4 hr 35 min from Franklin
How we know
Every fact on this page but the summary at the top is the state's, read on the date above, except the drive: that is Valhalla's route on OpenStreetMap's roads from Franklin's Public Square to the park office, with no traffic, rounded to five minutes. Visits are the park plan's count for the year named, mostly from traffic counters. How the guide was made.
- The park. Tennessee State Parks: the Find a Park list, the park's own page, its hiking page and its camping page, read October 20, 2026.
- Acres. The park's strategic management plan.
- Visitors. The park's strategic management plan, its site fact sheet for fiscal 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025).