 Other protected areas in the vicinity include the Cove Creek Wildlife Management Area, which spans most of the lake's north shore opposite the state park, and the vast Chuck Swan State Forest, which covers parts of the Clinch River upstream from the park and the lower portions of the Powell River.The Norris Freeway section of U.S. Route 441, which crosses the dam and provides access to both sections of the park and the Lenoir Museum, connects the Norris area to Rocky Top to the west and Knoxville to the south.Interstate 75 passes roughly west of the park.