East TennesseeSouthern Appalachian★★★ Good

Ocoee River

TN's newest state park (2025)

County

Polk

Acreage

1,000

From Memphis

7 hr

Habitat

Whitewater river corridor

Signature birds

Riparian

Full guide + per-species profiles coming.

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