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Roads marked with the jeep symbol are open to all motorized vehicles. All motorized vehicles including OHVs, ATVs, motorcycles, etc.

Other recreational activities include OHV use in designated areas, rock climbing, hiking, Mountain biking, horseback riding, bird watching, and camping. Hunting has been a traditional use of the forest. Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division has provided labor and portions of the forest for various types of research in collaboration with the University of Tennessee. There also are two designated camping areas. There are 35 miles of hiking trails, including the south end of the Cumberland Trail State Park. Management activities of the forest focus primarily on sustainable timber management, forest management demonstration and wildlife habitat improvement while maintaining recreational opportunities for the public. The forest also includes several in-holdings owned by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and 3 cemeteries. Hicks Gap Natural Area (350 acres) also occurs in the forest and was developed to protect the federally endangered Large-flowered Skullcap. Approximately 6,939 acres are designated as unregulated scenic zones that protect this view shed and other scenic areas of the forest. Sixty-nine percent of the forest is in multiple-use regulated forests and the remainder is in conservation areas. The site was proclaimed a State Forest in 1945. The property for Prentice Cooper was acquired by simple purchase between 19. It is situated on the scenic Tennessee River Gorge. The forest is approximately 10 miles west of Chattanooga and is heavily utilized by the public. Prentice Cooper State Forest is located in southeastern Tennessee, in Marion County.