for equestrian use. Bicycle trails are being developed. Camping is available in RV campgrounds and tent-only camping areas, and primitive tent camping is allowed throughout much of the forest. The Unicoi Mountains are a mountain range rising along the border between Tennessee and North Carolina in the southeastern United States. They are part of the Blue Ridge Mountain Province of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The Unicois are located immediately south of the Great Smoky Mountains and immediately west of the Cheoah Mountains. Most of the range is protected as a national forest, namely the Cherokee National Forest on the Tennessee side and the Nantahala National Forest on the North Carolina side— although some parts have been designated as wilderness areas and are thus more strictly regulated. Wilderness areas There are eleven official wilderness areas in Cherokee National Forest, which are all part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Three of these extend into neighboring National Forests (and also into neighboring states, where the forest changes names): Bald River Gorge Wilderness Big Frog Wilderness (Cherokee NF in Tennessee and Chattahoochee NF in Georgia) Big Laurel Branch Wilderness Citico Creek Wilderness Cohutta Wilderness (Chattahoochee NF in Georgia and Cherokee NF in Tennessee) Gee Creek Wilderness Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness (Nantahala NF in North Carolina and Cherokee NF in Tennessee) Little Frog Mountain Wilderness Pond Mountain Wilderness Sampson Mountain Wilderness Unaka Mountain Wilderness See also Bald River Roan Mountain, Tennessee Tennessee State Route 67 Watauga River References External links National Forests of North Carolina National Forests of Tennessee National Forests of the Appalachians Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Protected areas of Polk County, Tennessee Protected areas of Monroe County, Tennessee Protected areas of Carter County, Tennessee Protected areas of Unicoi County, Tennessee Protected areas of Cocke County, Tennessee Protected areas of Johnson County, Tennessee Protected areas of Greene County, Tennessee Protected areas of Sullivan County, Tennessee Protected areas of Washington County, Tennessee Protected areas of McMinn County, Tennessee Protected areas of Ashe County, North Carolina Protected areas established in 1920 1920 establishments in North Carolina 1920 establishments in Tennessee East Tennessee Western North Carolina