Laurel Snow SNA Trailhead (Cumberland Trail)

Laurel-Snow State Natural Area is a Tennessee Class II Natural-Scientific State Natural Area located in Rhea County, Tennessee, near Dayton, on Walden Ridge of the Cumberland Plateau. The 2,259-acre (9.14 km2) area is owned by the State of Tennessee and managed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. It is a component of the Cumberland Trail, a linear park.

MP container for Laurel-Snow climbing (Buzzard Point, Dayton Roof, boulders). See Buzzard Point record. MP page GPS 35.6037,-85.8691 is the Tennessee state-page default (not a real location) – discarded; use the Buzzard Point record.

Laurel Falls 1.3 mi + Snow Falls 2.1 mi trails, Buzzard Point; campsites Laurel Creek, Richland Creek, Snow Falls; hours 7 AM-7 PM.

Laurel Falls (80 ft) and Snow Falls (35 ft), Buzzard Point; first National Recreation Trail in TN (‘Pocket Wilderness’). CTC terminus N35 31.566 W85 01.310.