Editing Tennessee Valley Authority (section)

=== Recreation ===
TVA has conveyed approximately {{convert|485,420|acres|km2}} of property for recreation and preservation purposes including public parks, public access areas and roadside parks, wildlife refuges, national parks and forests, and other camps and recreation areas, comprising approximately 759 different sites.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chapter 8 – Recreation Management |work=Natural Resource Plan |publisher=Tennessee Valley Authority |url=http://www.tva.gov/environment/reports/nrp/pdf/finals/nrp_chapter5.pdf |access-date=March 22, 2012 |page=113 |date=July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110191237/http://www.tva.gov/environment/reports/nrp/pdf/finals/nrp_chapter5.pdf |archive-date=November 10, 2011}}</ref>

Currently, TVA manages approximately {{convert|293,000|acres|km2}} of Federally-owned land for public use. These lands are managed as either TVA Natural Areas or TVA Day-Use Recreation Areas. Natural Areas are smaller, ecologically or historically significant areas set aside for conservation, with some areas including hiking and walking trails. Day-Use Recreation Areas comprise approximately 80 different locations throughout the Tennessee Valley largely concentrated on or near TVA reservoirs that include water access points, campgrounds, hiking trails, fishing piers, and equestrian facilities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Day-Use Recreation Areas |url=https://www.tva.com/environment/recreation/day-use-recreation-areas |website=TVA.com |publisher=Tennessee Valley Authority |access-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606173200/https://www.tva.com/environment/recreation/day-use-recreation-areas |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Small Wild Areas |url=https://www.tva.com/environment/recreation/small-wild-areas |website=TVA.com |publisher=Tennessee Valley Authority |access-date=6 June 2023 |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606173201/https://www.tva.com/environment/recreation/small-wild-areas |url-status=live }}</ref>