Eagle Rocks: cliff at the Tennessee-North Carolina line

Eagle Rocks is a rock feature classed as a cliff in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) of the U.S. Geological Survey. Its GNIS point (35.660104, -83.295713), which is the coordinates of this page, falls within the boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park Service boundary service), on the line between Sevier County (Tennessee) and Swain County (North Carolina).

What the sources say

Three photographs from 1932 (Walter Berry, Warner Hall), from the records of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club and digitised by the Hunter Library of Western Carolina University, name Eagle Rocks. The caption of one, "State line from Eagle Rocks", describes a view west from Eagle Rocks along the Tennessee-North Carolina state line: Pecks Corner, Laurel Top and Mt. LeConte. Another shows campers at Eagle Rocks (August 11, 1932). A third, taken from the tower on Mt. Guyot, groups Mount Chapman, Mount Sequoyah and Eagle Rocks; its caption says they are all on the Appalachian Trail. These records give no coordinates: linking these photos to the GNIS point is an inference based on the name and the region, not a statement by those sources.

What is not published

We found no official source giving the distance, trailhead, duration or elevation gain of a route to Eagle Rocks. Those fields are left empty rather than filled with guesses. Before planning a trip, check an up-to-date park map and the National Park Service (NPS).

Before you go

• Dogs: according to the NPS, no dogs or other pets are allowed on park trails except the Gatlinburg Trail and the Oconaluftee River Trail, and no pets may be carried into the backcountry.
• Camping: the park requires a permit and advance reservations for all backcountry camping (NPS, page last updated April 30, 2026).