The Ocoee Scenic Byway is a National Forest Scenic Byway in Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

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United States

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. This 26 mile historic byway follows U.S. Highway 64 through the Cherokee National Forest

Cherokee National Forest

The Cherokee National Forest is a large National Forest created on July 19, 1936, by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, operated by the U.S. Forest Service and encompassing some 640,000 acres .-Location:...

 and was the first to be designated as a National Forest Scenic Byway in the United States.

Parksville Lake and the Ocoee River Gorge are the some of the attractions as the byway follows The Ocoee River and climbs to the top of the Chilhowee Mountains.

Parksville Lake provides visitors with opportunities for boating, fishing and camping.

Canoing, rafting, and kayaking are popular activities at the Ocoee Whitewater Center

Ocoee Whitewater Center

The Ocoee Whitewater Center, near Ducktown, Tennessee, United States, was the canoe slalom venue for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The Olympic race course was built in the dry riverbed of the Upper Ocoee river. The Upper Ocoee is the section between Ocoee Dam #3 and its downstream...

 along the Ocoee River which served as the venue of the 1996 Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Competition when the Summer Olympics were held in Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

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