Hazel Creek (Great Smoky Mountains)

Hazel Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park
Physical characteristics
Sourcenear Silers Bald
 • locationSwain County, North Carolina
 • coordinates35°33′48″N 83°34′04″W / 35.56329°N 83.56787°W / 35.56329; -83.56787
MouthFontana Lake
 • location
Proctor, North Carolina
 • coordinates
35°28′15″N 83°43′33″W / 35.47079°N 83.72580°W / 35.47079; -83.72580
Length15.8 mi (25.4 km)
Basin features
River systemMississippi Basin
Population0

Hazel Creek is a tributary stream of the Little Tennessee River in the southwestern Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. The creek's bottomlands were home to several pioneer Appalachian communities and logging towns before its incorporation into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Hazel Creek is now a back country campsite and historical area.