Oconaluftee Island Park
Park
Why pick this one
Oconaluftee Island Park offers group picnicking, trout fishing, swimming, and tubing beside downtown Cherokee with paved paths, restrooms, and river access.
Best for
- families wanting river swimming or wading
- large-group picnics
- trout fishing on the Oconaluftee River
- summer tubing and water recreation
- visitors seeking roadside recreation near Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Look elsewhere if
- visitors needing extensive parking, because roadside parking is limited
- visitors uncomfortable with cold river water
- visitors seeking a remote wilderness setting rather than a downtown Cherokee location
Specialties
- trout fishing
- river swimming and wading
- river tubing
- group picnicking
What makes them different
- Located 0.2 miles from downtown Cherokee with easy access via U.S. Highway 441
- Covered and uncovered picnic tables accommodate kids and large groups
- Amenities include a paved walking path, restrooms, two footbridges, and fishing or duck-feeding piers
- Located 2.2 miles from Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Cherokee Reservation fishing requires a $10 permit for adults and children over 12
- Serves
- Cherokee
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- US-441, Cherokee, NC 28719
- Phone
- +18004381601
- Website
- http://www.stayandplayinthesmokies.com/vendor/o...
Services
- picnic areas
- fishing access
- swimming and wading
- walking paths
- river recreation