South Fork Holston River access points and trip distances, Tennessee

20 access points (20 public) along 64.9 river miles of the South Fork Holston River in Tennessee. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mile	Access	Latitude, longitude	To next (river mi)
0.0	Boat ramp near Bumgardner Branch Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.65062, -81.92086	0.2
0.2	Whitaker Hollow Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.64678, -81.92296	0.4
0.7	Boat ramp near Bowman Branch Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.64424, -81.92938	1.8
2.5	Avens Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.63512, -81.96059	2.2
4.7	Boat ramp near Wolf Creek (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.13 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.62239, -81.97704	0.8
5.5	Boat ramp near Wolf Creek (west ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.61768, -81.98758	12.2
17.8	Boat ramp near Thomas Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.52155, -82.10292	0.7
18.4	Emmett Bridge Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.52735, -82.11313	6.5
24.9	Big Springs Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.49751, -82.16165	4.9
29.8	J. Forrest Thomas Access Area Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.46363, -82.22449	2.6
32.4	Bluff City Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.47617, -82.26406	2.4
34.9	Boat ramp near Weaver Branch Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.47325, -82.30149	1.0
35.9	Rainbow Bridge Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.47406, -82.31667	4.3
40.2	Sugar Hollow Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.46619, -82.35749	8.6
48.7	Smith Shoals Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.45997, -82.45968	4.6
53.4	Warriors Path State Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.49124, -82.47701	0.9
54.3	Boat ramp near Fall Creek (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.49870, -82.48234	3.0
57.3	Boat ramp near Kendrick Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.50148, -82.51470	7.4
64.7	Boat ramp near South Fork Holston River Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.55125, -82.60607	0.2
64.9	City of Kingsport Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.55039, -82.61004	end

Data notes: 2 access points are more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), TWRA Boat Launch Sites, Virginia DWR Boating Access. Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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