Nantahala National Forest
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The Nantahala National Forest 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
Cullasaja Falls, Nantahala National Forest, in Macon County, North Carolina
Nantahala National Forest sign
Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
Ancient tulip poplar grove in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest.
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, created in 1975, covers 19,246 acres in the Nantahala National Forest in western North Carolina and the Cherokee National Forest in East Tennessee, in the watersheds
Nantahala National Forest
…of North Carolina. Several areas of old-growth forest have been identified in the Nantahala National Forest, totaling some 30,800 acres (125 km2). The Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness in particular contains nearly 6,000 acres (24 km2) of old-growth forest. The Nantahala National Forest is administered by the United States Forest…
Joyce Kilmer Memorial