Ripshin is a remote, extremely beautiful area in Carter County.  Private ownership of the land precludes trespassing, but public passage is allowed on the road through the area, passing by Roaring Creek.  Ripshin Lake is also privately owned.

The federally funded Works Progress Administration in the 1930’s preserved Ripshin Lake, which is also privately owned.

A blogger (unsourced) wrote,

“That has always been a very exclusive section of Carter County. All owned by well to do Business men, Doctors and Lawyers from the area. I was run off at gunpoint back in the early 70’s by a caretaker for trout fishing well below the dam in Roaring Creek.

I have been told that there are no public access to the front side of the mountain for hunting at all and do not know of any on the back side. Neighbors who live on the other side of the road are banned from crossing the properties. This is a great bear and deer hunting area but is basically closed unless you know someone willing to allow you to cross their land (good Luck). What it amounts to is the property owners have a mountain locked in for personal use only.”

Click here for more information and several photos.

There is an indication on the Web of a “Ripshin History Project,” complete with a “scribe,” but no details have been confirmed.