3 destinations within about 6 hours' drive of Knoxville, nearest first. The closest is Great Smoky Mountains, about 55 min away. Below them, the state trout maps for Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia and South Carolina.
Drive times are to each destination's main access point without traffic, from downtown Knoxville.
Rainbow troutRainbow, brown and native brook troutTownsend, Tennessee / Bryson City, North Carolina · USA
Fly into TYS, 45 min
About 55 min from Knoxville · 51 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutWild brown trout, rainbowsBristol, Tennessee · USA
Fly into TRI, 30 min
About 2 hr 20 min from Knoxville · 197 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.
Brown troutWild and stocked brown trout, stocked rainbowsChattahoochee (Buford Dam) and Toccoa (Blue Ridge Dam), Georgia · USA
Fly into ATL, 1 hr 15 min
About 4 hr 10 min from Knoxville · 293 km
Fish on your own. Guide prices are optional; check licence, permit and access requirements before going.