Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

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Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Location: Tennessee & Kentucky, USA
Nearest city: Oneida, Tennessee, Whitley City, Kentucky
Area: 125,310 acres (507.11 km²)
Established: March 7, 1974
Total Visitation: 699,230 (in 2005)
Governing body: National Park Service

The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area preserves the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries in northern Tennessee and southern Kentucky. In addition, the mining community of Blue Heron is preserved and interpreted via signage.

The Big South Fork region contains one of the highest concentrations of natural bridges in the eastern United States.


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National Recreation Areas of the United States

Administered by the National Park Service
 Amistad | Big South Fork | Bighorn Canyon | Boston Harbor Islands | Chattahoochee River | Chickasaw | Curecanti | Delaware Water Gap | Gateway | Gauley River | Glen Canyon | Golden Gate | Lake Chelan | Lake Mead | Lake Meredith | Lake Roosevelt | Mississippi | Ross Lake | Santa Monica Mountains | Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity  
Administered by other agencies
 Arapaho | Flaming Gorge | Grand Island | Hells Canyon | Land Between The Lakes | Mount Baker | Mount Rogers | Oregon Dunes | Pine Ridge | Rattlesnake | Sawtooth | Smith River | Spring Mountains | Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks | White Rocks | Winding Stair Mountain  
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