Appalachian Ranger District Hurricane Helene Updated Closures

The following recreation sites and trails remain closed to visitors:

Buncombe County: (Includes Big Ivy, Coleman Boundary, Shope Creek, Douglas Falls, Stony Fork)

• TR 174 Little Andy
• TR 173 Upper Corner Rock
• TR 166 Elk Pen
• TR 165 Walker Creek
• TR 175 Perkins
• TR 183 Staire Creek
• TR 176 Bear Pen
• TR 162 Douglas Falls
• TR 170 Snowball
• FSR 74 Big lvy
• FSR 231 Lower Staire
• FSR 63 Stoney Fork
• FSR 63A Hawksbill Creek

Haywood County (Includes Harmon Den Area)

• Haynes Road (Also Called Hurricane Creek)
• Buzzard Roost Road
• Old Buzzard Roost Road

Mitchell County (Includes the Roan Mountain Area)

• Poplar Boat Launch

Yancey County (Includes South Toe, Mount Mitchell)

• TR 179 Black Mountain Crest trail from Deep Gap to Mount Mitchell State Park
• TR 191A Big Tom Gap
• TR 190 Mt. Mitchell
• TR 190A Higgins Bald
• TR 197 Setrock
• TR 200 South River Loop
• TR 200A North River Loop
• TR 182 Green Knob
• TR 186 Bald Knob Ridge
• TR 1006 Briar Bottom Bike
• TR 201 S. Toe Fishing Access
• TR 192 Devil’s Den Nature
• FSR 472 South Toe River Road
• FSR 472F Black Mtn
• FSR 5544 Briar Bottom Group FSR 2074 Neals Creek
• FSR 5511 Seven Mile Ridge
• FSR 5500A Hunt Camp
• Black Mountain Campground
• Briar Bottom Campground

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