Following months of restoration of roads and trails in Pickett State Forest, the northwestern portion of the forest will reopen to motorized vehicles on February 1st.
Last May, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry (TDF) implemented temporary restrictions to address the significant damage caused by off-road vehicles to areas of the forest.
TDF has rehabilitated nearly five miles of roads and trails in Pickett State Forest, located in Pickett and Fentress Counties.
In addition,Yellow Doors Road and Redmond Rim Road, have been newly designated as seasonal motorized use roads. They will be open to motorized traffic from March 15 through December 20.
Finally, gates have been installed at the northern forest boundary to block entry to Kentucky via Redmond Mountain Road and Carpenter Rockhouse Road.
You can view an updated Pickett State Forest Recreation Use map on the Tennessee Department of Agriculture website.