Thanks, all! I’m not looking to do any wheeling, just looking for logging roads to cruise and see some scenery. I’m used to all the public lands out west, I could be on forest service roads in 30 minutes from wherever I lived. Sounds like I’ll have to drive a little ways for that.
I saw Catoosa mentioned, it’s about an hour and a half from me so that’s probably the best option for public access. My wife and I plan to do a lot of long weekends, exploring around East TN and the surrounding areas, I guess I will have to get the majority of my public lands fix out that way.