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North Chickamauga Creek Outdoor Chattanooga
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ClimbingActivities
North Chick, Soddy & Cumberland TrailTN
North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Park (TN State Parks)Managed by
CLOSED from March 23, 2026 for ~1 year for parking-lot renovations (SCC closures page). Park’s only designated climbing area; no climbing at Stripmine Falls.
Fee: Free; permits not currently required at North Chick (tnstateparks.com)Hours: Park hours; no camping
Parking & getting there
Main NCCG State Park lot at the Montlake Road Trailhead (35.23551,-85.23273). Hike main trail, first right on Upper Hogskin Loop, left on the old roadbed ~1 mi toward Stripmine Falls; climber trail on the right just before the falls (~1.2 mi).
Maps & guidebooks
- Mammoth (North Chickamauga Creek Gorge)PDF
- Mammoth (North Chickamauga Creek Gorge)PDF
- Mammoth (North Chickamauga Creek Gorge)INTERACTIVE
- SCC Mammoth route PDF (free)
- ChattBloc, 2nd ed. (Gentry & Pouring, Rockery Press, 2024)
On the calendar
Upcoming events here
Nearby
Close to here
Hogskin Branch
Creek Access 5 (North Chickamauga)
Creek Access 4 (North Chickamauga)
Creek Access 3 (North Chickamauga)
North Chickamauga Creek — 3. Bowater Parking Area to Hwy 27 (put-in)
Boston Branch Overlook (North Chickamauga)
Source: Southeastern Climbers Coalition & guidebooks