Scott County was created in 1849.
Friends of the Big South Fork, the Scott County Airport Authority and the Big South Fork Airpark host the annual Wings Over the Big South Fork in September. The event has grown into one of the largest air shows in East Tennessee, with stunt pilots, plane rides and demonstrations. Vendor area offers arts, crafts and other merchandise from area vendors and craftsmen. Admission is free!
The Oneida Municipal Golf Course is a city-owned, city-operated 9-hole course. Originally opened in 1967, the course was privately owned by a group of local businessmen until the town purchased the course to prevent it from being developed. The golf course hosts the Boys & Girls Club of Scott County Golf Tournament each year, as well as the Oneida High School golf team.
Brimstone Recreation has 300+ miles of OHV Trail on 19,196 acres, on which they offer trail accessible luxury cabins, campground, SXS/ATV rentals, canoe/kayak rentals, hunting and fishing in the remote wilds of Northeast Tennessee and in the heart of Appalachia. Brimstone Recreation is an outdoor recreation company offering the adventure seeker the ultimate outdoor experience. Brimstone is committed to preserving nature through good stewardship and sharing nature with thousands of outdoor enthusiasts every year who seek to experience adventure in its purest environment.
Aimed at becoming the Woodstock of the ATV world, White Knuckle Event attracts thousands of people from across the eastern U.S. and some foreign countries. The largest festival of its kind in the region, White Knuckle Event is hosted by Brimstone Recreation and offers guided ATV rides, poker runs, mud bogs and a wide variety of other activities. The 3-day event is held on Memorial Day weekend each year and is headlined by a Saturday evening concert featuring one of Nashville’s best-known recording artists.
Side-by-side and ATV enthusiasts from across the eastern U.S. trek to Huntsville each Labor Day weekend for Brimstone Recreation’s SxS Roundup. Three days of activities include product demonstrations, guided ATV rides, mud bogs, poker runs, concerts, and much more from Brimstone Mountain just outside of town.
The North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area encompasses 140,000 acres of the Cumberland Mountains in Scott County, Campbell County, Anderson County and Morgan County. The scenic WMA encompasses the Baker Highway corridor along the Scott-Campbell county line east of Huntsville and is popular for its ATV riding and wildlife viewing opportunities. Several hundred miles of trails within the WMA are managed by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Hunting is also popular on the WMA. Whitetail deer, Eastern wild turkey and wild boar are the most popular game animals, but a variety of upland birds and small game can be hunted on the WMA as well. The WMA is home to the second-largest free-roaming elk herd east of the Mississippi River. Tennessee’s elk reintroduction program has been ongoing since 2000 and elk are a common sight in and around the WMA.
The Cumberland Trail is an ambitious hiking trail project under development in East Tennessee. When completed, the Cumberland Trail (CT) will extend 300 miles from its northern terminus in the Cumberland Gap National Park (KY) to its southern terminus at the Chickamauga Chattanooga National Military Park located on Signal Mountain just outside Chattanooga, Tennessee. This scenic footpath follows a line of high ridges and deep gorges lying along or near the rugged, eastern edge of Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau, offering a unique wilderness experience and many scenic views, waterfalls, landscapes, gorges, wildlife, and widely varying flora. As a remote, backcountry trail it will meander through eleven Tennessee counties primarily on public lands. These lands are managed by Tennessee’s Departments of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA), and Forestry.
Situated at the mouth of Brimstone Mountain and just South of the North Cumberland OHV area in Hunstville, TN, Trails End Campground provides direct access to East Tennessee's premier off road trails. Whether your off road vehicle of choice is an ATV, UTV, Side X Side, Motorcycle, Rail Buggie, Jeep, Truck, or even a Hummer there's nothing better than riding right up to the ol' campsite.
Winterfest is the official “kick off” to the riding season here at Brimstone®. It is a group ride led by our local trail masters. Riders from all over the country gather here looking for good trails, good times, and good fellowship with other riders. On an average, around 1,000 riders take part in it. Winterfest is our official way of saying hello to Spring and goodbye to Winter. It is a highly anticipated time!
