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DuPont State Recreational Forest IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) View of High Falls in DuPont Forest Location of DuPont State Forest in North Carolina Show map of North Carolina DuPont State Forest (the United States) Show map of the United States Location Henderson & Transylvania, North Carolina, United States Coordinates 35°11′49.28″N 82°35 ...
A brush fire in DuPont State Recreational Forest has spread to 36 acres, but remains 60% contained, according to the North Carolina Forest Service.
DuPont is the most visited state forest in N.C., receiving around 1.1 million visitors in 2023 according to a legislative report. In 2021, the forest saw a record-breaking 1.3 million visitors.
DuPont State Recreational Forest is getting a boost from the N.C. state budget, which earmarked $750K for a new master plan and related work.
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said 1,600 firefighters fought 19 fires in his state, at a cost of $10 million. Arson is believed to be responsible for several fires in the Nantahala National Forest where 46,000 acres had burned. [5] [6] Lightning and accidental human activity such as campfires may have started some fires.
Clemmons Educational State Forest: Piedmont Johnston, Wake: 825 acres (3.34 km 2) [1] Open year-round DuPont State Recreational Forest: Mountains Henderson, Transylvania: 10,473 acres (42.38 km 2) [1] [2] Open year-round Gill State Forest: Mountains Avery: 474 acres (1.92 km 2) [3] Not open to the general public Headwaters State Forest ...
In the 1990s, DuPont Forest was sold to the State of North Carolina, and as DuPont has completed cleanup of various areas, those areas have been made open to the public. A photograph of Triple Falls was one of the tools used to convince the state to purchase the property, which is now a 10,000-acre (4,047 ha) state forest.
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