{"id":"usfs-pf-{0EF5C676-927A-4028-B0A6-3E2AF2AE0160}","slug":"cherokee-national-forest","name":"Cherokee National Forest","designation":"National Forest","category":"national-forest","categoryLabel":"National Forest","agency":{"code":"USFS","name":"USDA Forest Service","department":"U.S. Department of Agriculture","url":"https://www.fs.usda.gov"},"managedBy":[{"code":"USFS","name":"USDA Forest Service","department":"U.S. Department of Agriculture","url":"https://www.fs.usda.gov","unitCode":"{0EF5C676-927A-4028-B0A6-3E2AF2AE0160}","designation":"National Forest","sourceId":"usfs-pf-{0EF5C676-927A-4028-B0A6-3E2AF2AE0160}"}],"states":["NC","TN"],"stateNames":["North Carolina","Tennessee"],"location":{"lat":36.2273,"lon":-82.3162},"bbox":[-84.737,34.9879,-81.6467,36.6162],"acres":{"value":1227368,"kind":"gis","source":"USFS proclaimed national forest boundaries"},"firstProtected":null,"established":null,"administrations":[],"designationHistory":[],"summary":null,"summarySource":null,"guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":null,"social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":"https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat=36.6162&b_tl_lng=-84.737&b_br_lat=34.9879&b_br_lng=-81.6467","recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=Cherokee%20National%20Forest","directions":"https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=36.2273,-82.3162"},"cover":{"url":"https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/LakeOcoee2021-CNF-3_%2851485055170%29.jpg/1920px-LakeOcoee2021-CNF-3_%2851485055170%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail","original":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/LakeOcoee2021-CNF-3_%2851485055170%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original","title":"LakeOcoee2021-CNF-3 (51485055170)","alt":"Dawn over the Ocoee Ranger District. USDA photo by Ashley Miller.","credit":"US Forest Service - Southern Region","license":"Public domain","licenseUrl":null,"filePage":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LakeOcoee2021-CNF-3_(51485055170).jpg","tier":2,"source":"Wikimedia Commons","kind":"category","review":"auto-category"},"images":[{"url":"https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/LakeOcoee2021-CNF-3_%2851485055170%29.jpg/1920px-LakeOcoee2021-CNF-3_%2851485055170%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail","title":"LakeOcoee2021-CNF-3 (51485055170)","alt":"Dawn over the Ocoee Ranger District. USDA photo by Ashley Miller.","credit":"US Forest Service - Southern Region","license":"Public domain","licenseUrl":null,"filePage":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LakeOcoee2021-CNF-3_(51485055170).jpg","source":"Wikimedia Commons","cover":true}],"activities":[],"topics":[],"fees":[],"passes":[],"hours":[],"directions":null,"weatherInfo":null,"contacts":null,"visitorCenters":[],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"pisgah-national-forest","km":35},{"slug":"andrew-johnson-national-historic-site","km":47},{"slug":"blue-ridge-parkway","km":75},{"slug":"seng-mountain-national-scenic-area","km":86},{"slug":"mount-rogers-national-recreation-area","km":98},{"slug":"cradle-of-forestry-in-america-national-historic-area","km":103}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"USFS proclaimed national forest boundaries","url":"https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_ProclaimedForestBoundaries_01/MapServer/0"},"sources":[{"name":"USFS proclaimed national forest boundaries","url":"https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_ProclaimedForestBoundaries_01/MapServer/0"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:13:18.550Z","alerts":[],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/cherokee-national-forest/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/cherokee-national-forest.geojson"}