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The Nantahala National Forest (/ ˌ n æ n t ə ˈ h eɪ l ə /) is the largest of the four national forests in North Carolina, lying in the mountains and valleys of western North Carolina. The Nantahala is the second wettest region in the country, after the Pacific Northwest .
The Southern Nantahala Wilderness was designated in 1984 and currently consists of 23,473 acres (94.99 km 2). Approximately 11,770 acres (47.6 km 2 ) are located in Georgia in the Chattahoochee National Forest and approximately 11,703 acres (47.36 km 2 ) are located in North Carolina in the Nantahala National Forest .
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The state Forest Service has banned outdoor burning in 30 Western North Carolina counties in the wake of a spate of wildfires that have burned thousands of bone-dry acres.
The Nantahala Gorge provides the state of North Carolina with its first canopy tour. The Nantahala Gorge Canopy Tours opened July, 2009 and is the first zipline/canopy tour facility in the area. The attraction is a three-hour or half a mile (20 acres) experience that simulates flying and is naturally fueled by gravity with a gradual 3 percent ...
The Nantahala National Forest covers more than a half-million acres of rugged, mountainous terrain in the westernmost region of Western North Carolina. It is the largest of North Carolina's four ...
The Mountain Waters Scenic Byway is a 64.5-mile (103.8 km) National Forest Scenic Byway that traverses through the Nantahala National Forest, in Western North Carolina. It features two river gorges, hardwood forests and countryside vistas.
Fires Creek Rim Trail is a 23.4 mile hiking and horseback riding trail within Nantahala National Forest that travels around the rim of Fires Creek Wildlife Management Area and is marked with a blue blaze. It offers several side trail and access roads and is generally entered from the Fire's Creek Picnic Area along the trail to Leatherwood Falls.