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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 ...
Nantahala Lake (/ ˌ n æ n t ə ˈ h eɪ l ə /) [1] is located in Macon County, North Carolina in the western part of the state. The lake is regulated and maintained by Duke Energy and is a major source of hydroelectric power to the region. [2] Nantahala is located at 3,000 feet (910 m) in the Nantahala National Forest.
The Nantahala Outdoor Center, a commercial outdoor guide service and retail store near Bryson City, North Carolina, in the United States; The Nantahala River, a river in western North Carolina in the United States; The Southern Nantahala Wilderness, a federally preserved wilderness area in Georgia and North Carolina in the United States
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 .
Playboater on the Nantahala River Mist in Nantahala Gorge, where cold water is released from the dam. The Nantahala River (/ ˌ n æ n t ə ˈ h eɪ l ə /) [5] is a river in western North Carolina in the United States, within the Nantahala National Forest, and near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Macon County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,014. [1] Its county seat is Franklin. [2] The Nantahala River runs through Macon County, flowing into the Little Tennessee River in Swain County. The Nantahala is one of the most popular whitewater rafting destinations in the ...
Eastern side of the observation tower at sunrise. Wayah Bald is a high-altitude treeless open area in Nantahala National Forest, near Franklin, North Carolina.The Wayah Bald Observation Tower is located at the area's highest point (5,385 feet); the stone observation tower was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937 for fire detection. [1]
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.