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ClimbingActivities
Dayton & Laurel-SnowTN
Cumberland Trail State Park / Laurel-Snow State Natural Area (TDEC)Managed by
CLOSED: SCC page says Laurel Snow SNA closed until further notice due to wildfires (check before going). Climbing permitted only at Buzzard Point and the Dayton Roof area; no new bolting. OSM node 2223141607 (Buzzard Point) and 2223141619 (Dayton Pocket Boulders).
Fee: Free (TN State Parks registration)Dogs: Leash (SNA rules)Hours: Gates 8am-7pm per TDEC; parking closes at sunset
Parking & getting there
Laurel-Snow trailhead at the end of Richland Creek Rd north of Dayton (Google 'Pocket Wilderness' pin 35.52491,-85.02606); gated lot closes at sunset, cars locked in/towed. Long hike (~4 mi) to Buzzard Point.
Maps & guidebooks
- Buzzard Point (Laurel-Snow)INTERACTIVE
- Buzzard Point (Laurel-Snow)PDF
- Chatt Steel North, 2nd ed. (Averbeck & Gentry, Rockery Press, 2020)
- Rockery Press (per SCC)
Nearby
Close to here
North Pole Falls
North Pole Falls 17
Bryan Overlook
Richland Creek Campsite (Laurel-Snow)
Laurel Snow – Richland Creek (Cumberland Trail)
Source: Southeastern Climbers Coalition & guidebooks · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)