best scenic day trips near Chattanooga - save these for when you wanna get away in 2025 🚗🌲🥾🛶🐴 there’s no doubt we love to venture out and explore all the surrounding areas have to offer~ within 1.5 hours of Chattanooga are so many incredible places to see! **when visiting other areas, it’s important to be respectful & considerate of the locals: leave places better than you find them & be good stewards of these public lands** 📍Dade County, GA - only 15 minutes away and is home to Rosie Mae’s Alpaca Farm, Fox Mountain flower farm, Cloudland Canyon state park and Lookout Mountain hang gliding 🦙🪂 📍Walker County, GA - 35 minutes away and is home to the best BBQ in the state of Georgia (Wardlaw’s), the sweetest highland cow farm (Blessing Creek Farms), the stunning CloudTree Vineyard, and Rock City! 🐮 📍Hiwassee / Ocoee area - 50 minutes away and home to the best whitewater rafting in the state, Cherokee National Forest, Morris Vineyard, and one of the best stays: Hiwassee Acres 🐴 📍Northeast AL - 50 minutes away and home to Little River Canyon national preserve (canyon/waterfalls) and Desoto State Park. Some of the best views in Alabama 💦 📍South Cumberland Mountains - 50 minutes away and home to Sewanee, Monteagle, Tracy City, and Beersheba Springs. Near multiple state parks & great restaurants like the Mountain Goat Market & High Point 🍕 📍Sequatchie Valley - 1 hour away and home to one of the most scenic restaurants in the state (Cookie Jar Cafe) and one of the most popular state parks: Fall Creek Falls 🐐 📍Monroe County - 1.5 hours away and home to Sweetwater, Madisonville, and Tellico Plains! One of the best cave tours in TN (The Lost Sea), incredible scenic drives on the Cherohala Skyway, kayaking opportunities and more. Are any of these on your list? 🫶🏼
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