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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 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.
The road widens again near the Tuckasegee River and passes by several lakes before ending in Tuckasegee. [2] [3] The overall route shows the very best of what the Nantahala National Forest has to offer, but it is not recommended for commercial trucks, recreational vehicles or buses. In the winter, the highway can be considerably dangerous in ...
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 forest service would decommission, re-contour, stabilize slopes and restore vegetation for temporary roads as necessary. She said timber harvesting was part of the service's "holistic ...
But recent Forest Service decisions, including Southside and the new Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan, have taken illegal shortcuts in order to move forward with projects that put endangered wildlife ...
This National Forest Scenic Byway traverses through the Nantahala National Forest, along US 64, Old Murphy Road (SR 1442), Wayah Road (SR 1310), US 19/US 74 and NC 28. The byway features two river gorges, hardwood forests and countryside vistas. 64.5 103.8 [11] Coastal Plain Historic Albemarle Tour
The Wilderness is managed by the United States Forest Service and is part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The highest elevation in the Southern Nantahala Wilderness is the 5,499-foot (1,676 m) peak of Standing Indian Mountain in North Carolina and the lowest elevation is approximately 2,400 feet (730 m).