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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.
High Falls is located in Transylvania County on the Little River through the DuPont State Forest. It is one of 4 major waterfalls on the Little River in this area, the others being Triple Falls, Hooker Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls. Above the falls itself, the river is level and calm. The falls consists of a wide, ever-steepening slide over ...
At the time, it was named Mill Shoals Falls. [1] The Falls can be seen in movies like Last of the Mohicans and the Hunger Games. 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.
Similarly, the 12-foot-high Hooker Falls in DuPont Forest is accessible via a short walk from the parking area to the waterfall and swimming area.
Recently named on a list of best hikes in the nation, Bridal Veil Falls loop in DuPont State Forest has an elevation gain of only 109 feet and, of course, views of the stunning, 120-foot cascade ...
Dupont State Recreational Forest, North Carolina Located along the Little River, Hooker Falls descends 12 feet into Cascade Lake. While it may not be visually dramatic, it is peaceful and easy to ...
DuPont State Recreational Forest, commonly known as DuPont Forest, is a 12,500-acre (5,100 ha) [1] [3] state forest, located in Henderson and Transylvania counties of North Carolina. The name originates from the fact that the DuPont company arranged the sale of the original tract to the state. [ 2 ]
The stairs and viewing platform to the popular Triple Falls waterfall in DuPont State Recreational Forest are closed for repairs.