East TennesseeRidge & Valley★★★★ Excellent

Norris Dam

First TVA dam · lake + river forest

County

Anderson/Campbell

Acreage

4,000

From Memphis

6.5 hr

Habitat

Norris Lake + Clinch River

Signature birds

Bald Eagle
Cerulean Warbler

Full guide + per-species profiles coming.

Full written guide: See content/trips/norris-dam.md in the repo for habitat breakdown, trail picks, species-by-species reasoning, and April timing notes.