Tellico River Road Campground Update

July 6, 2006

Keith Lannom, Tellico District Ranger in the Cherokee National Forest, announced:

United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Cherokee National Forest
Tellico Ranger District
250 Ranger Station Road
Tellico Plains, TN 37385

Subject: Tellico River Corridor Recreation Facility Improvement Project - Update

On Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 5:00 PM Davis Branch Campground will temporarily close to continue campground reconstruction. We expect it to re-open by the end of July 2006. After reconstruction, Davis Branch will have 6 sites. Each site will have a picnic table, fire ring, and lantern post. There will be a 5 person and 2 vehicle limit per site. A vault toilet and bear resistant trashcans are already on-site. The recreation user fee will be $10/site.

After Davis Branch, the contractor will move to Stateline Campground to begin construction there. We will only close camp sites on one side of the road at a time so that campers may continue to use Stateline.

For an overview of the entire Tellico River Corridor recreation facility improvement project, visit the “Latest Recreation News” page on the Cherokee National Forest website at: www.fs.fed.us/r8/cherokee/recreation/latest_rec_news.shtml.

The corridor improvement project will enhance the camping experience for all Forest users and will allow the Forest Service to provide and maintain camping facilities that are safe, sanitary, and protect the natural resources of the Tellico River corridor.