Area Info

Tellico Plains, Tennessee Telliquah is located in Tellico Plains, a small rural community in East Tennessee. Turn back the hands of time and enjoy a simpler pace of life, while savoring such treats as freshly baked breads from the local bakery's wood-fired brick oven, local artists' galleries of fine arts and crafts, and a candlelight Christmas walk for the tree lighting in Town Square. The beauty of rolling hillside farms, weathered barns and lazily grazing cattle await your discovery. Tellico Plains Data (government, tax structure, population, community facilities, temperatures, etc.)
The Riverside It’s a nature-lover’s paradise, right outside the front door of Telliquah Preserve. The homesites overlook the Tellico River, with tumbling rocky cascades, deep pools, and a canopy of lush greenery. Named "one of the top 100 trout streams in America," the Tellico River offers more than great fishing: swimming, canoeing, kayaking, tubing, and relaxing by its meandering shoreline are pursuits our homeowners will enjoy. Cherohala Skyway Telliquah fronts on the Cherohala Skyway (TN 165), a 43-mile national scenic byway which climbs over 4,500 ft in elevation. The rugged mountains, sparse human population and diverse habitats of Tennessee's eastern border make it home to an amazing variety of wildlife. Protected in the 640,000-acre Cherokee National Forest, the largest tract of public land in Tennessee, are more than 20,000 species of plants and animals. From the rocky bed of the Tellico River, to the high elevation mountain forests, diverse ecosystems thrive.
The Tellico River Corridor The Tellico River is nationally recognized as a premiere trout stream. Trout habitat requirements include water temperatures below 68 degrees, heavy oxygenation and clean, clear water, and these conditions prevail in the Tellico River corridor. Bald River and North River, tributaries of the Tellico, are managed as wild trout streams with brown, rainbow and brook trout. Fishermen here enjoy unspoiled wilderness settings and, more often than not, no company from other anglers. Bald River Falls cascades over 80 feet, easily viewed from the roadside, where this tributary joins the Tellico River, and upriver from the falls you are likely to be rewarded with rainbows and browns. These wild trout streams usually lack large individuals, but some brown trout as large as 10 pounds have been caught in the North River. For detailed fly-fishing information, photos, and maps of our trout waters, visit Telliquah Outfitters.

Cherokee National Forest Telliquah is at the gateway to the southern Cherokee National Forest. Unfolding just across our covered bridge is the Cherohala Skyway, a 43-mile national scenic byway which ribbons through the National Forest, climbing over the mountains of southeast Tennessee into North Carolina. The Cherokee National Forest abounds with scenic beauty, nature and history. It is the largest track of public land in Tennessee, lying in the heart of the Southern Appalachian mountain range, one of the world’s most diverse areas. These mountains are home to more than 20,000 species of plants and animals. Recreational opportunities are plentiful, with hiking trails, picnic areas, scenic overlooks, swimming holes, streams, rivers and abundant wildlife...and it could be right in your own backyard.

Surrounded by nature, yet very civilized... Tellico Plains is very convenient to hospitals, shopping, performing and visual arts, and other amenities of city life. You can be in a big city like Knoxville in about 1 hour (60 miles), or Maryville in about 45 minutes. Smaller cities are even closer. Madisonville (county seat of Monroe County) is just a 15 minute drive and has a Super Walmart. Athens is medium size city just 30 minutes away with even more shopping. about 60 miles from Knoxville about 75 miles from Chattanooga about 80 miles from Pigeon Forge about 160 miles from Atlanta about 200 miles from Nashville Click on Maps, Directions & Weather for details...

Telliquah is convenient for exploring many attractions, museums, art galleries, antique shops, golf and sports, performing and visual arts, music festivals, and places of beauty in Tennessee. Here are just a few favorites:

Riverfront Park Nashville	Knoxville	Chattanooga Choo-Choo

Little Tennesse River Music Festival Monroe County	Peking Acrobats perform at the Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville	Ocoee River Rafting

Museum of Appalachia Norris, Tennessee (just north of Knoxville)	Dollywood Pigeon Forge	Sequoyah Birthplace Museum Monroe County

Downtown Chattanooga on the Tennessee River	Tennessee Aquarium Chattanooga	General Jackson Show Boat Tennessee River in Nashville