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East TennesseeCumberland Plateau★★★★ Excellent

South Cumberland

30,000-acre plateau wilderness complex

County
Franklin/Marion/Grundy
Acreage
30,000
From Memphis
5.5 hr
Habitat
Plateau complex (includes Sava
Plateau complex (includes Savage Gulf)

Signature birds

  • Cerulean
  • Swainson's Warbler
  • Louisiana Waterthrush

Full guide + per-species profiles coming.

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