Chestoa Recreation Area is an accessible day-use area on the banks of the Nolichucky River south of Erwin.
It is a take-out for whitewater rafters who ride the river from Poplar, North Carolina through the wild Nolichucky Gorge. Canoeists also put-in here for a more-relaxed float downriver or to fish for trout and smallmouth bass. Picnicking along the river is popular.