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Chilton Creek

Directions

From the North end of State highway M in Carter County near Van Buren,
travel highway M until pavement ends and turns to gravel county road. The
county road is very rough but 2WD accessible, travel approximately one mile.
On your left, a dirt logging road leads onto the property after climbing up a hill
to the ridge top. THIS ROAD IS FOR FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES ONLY!
If in a 2WD vehicle, continue on the county gravel road another 1/4 mile. On your
left will be the Chilton Cemetery and another small gravel road that lead North into
the mouth of Chilton Creek watershed. Park at a convenient spot; access is by
foot up the creek drainage.

Attention visitors with 4WD vehicles: Please stay on the main ridge roads when
enjoying the property. While many old logging/hunting roads do go onto side ridges
and into hollows, the erosion caused by them has resulted in considerable resource
damage and they are closed to vehicles. In addition, many of the roads located on
the USGS topographic map, Van Buren North 7.5' Quad, are either not correctly
located, or are no longer open