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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 .
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.
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 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 map depicts where a 90-acre fire continues to burn in the Nantahala National Forest Oct. 27. The Collett Ridge Fire started within the Cheoah-Tusquitee Ranger District near Murphy, officials say.
Pages in category "Nantahala National Forest" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. ... Dry Falls (North Carolina) E. Ellicott Rock Wilderness ...
After years of logging and land clearing, there are few remaining areas of old-growth trees left in NC's Pisgah and Nantahala national forests.