National Forests in North Carolina: Croatan - Nantahala - Pisgah
Asheville, North Carolina 28802Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
The National Forests of North Carolina (NFsNC) include four national forests (Nantahala, Uwharrie, Pisgah, and Croatan) covering 1.2 million acres, from the mountains to the sea. These forests provid ...
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Hiwassee Lake
Murphy, North Carolina 28906Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Fishing, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
Set in the midst of the Nantahala National Forest, this scenic mountain lake has more than 163 miles of shoreline and 6,090 surface acres. The lake is located near Murphy, North Carolina, and is acce ...
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Blue Ridge Parkway
Asheville, North Carolina 28803Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Paddling, Skiing
Designed as a drive awhile - stop awhile recreational drive, the Blue Ridge Parkway provides both stunning scenery and close-up looks at the natural and cultural history of the southern Appalachian mo ...
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Blue Ridge Lake
Murphy, North Carolina 28906Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
Blue Ridge Dam was constructed on the Toccoa River in 1930 by the Toccoa Electric Power Company, a subsidiary of the Tennessee Electric Power Company. TVA purchased the facility in 1939 for hydroelec ...
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Nottely Lake
Murphy, North Carolina 28906Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
Nottely Lake is located in North Georgia near Blairsville. The lake is 20 miles long and has 4,180 surface acres at normal summer pool elevations. The Chattahoochee National Forest, which borders a ...
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Ocoee Lakes 1, 2, and 3
Murphy, North Carolina 28906Filed Under: Cultural, Fishing, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
The Ocoee lakes are a result of a series of small power dams on the Ocoee River in Polk County, Tennessee. Numbers 1 and 2 were completed in 1910 and 1913 and later purchased by TVA. Ocoee 3 was bu ...
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Kings Mountain National Military Park
Blacksburg, South Carolina 29702Filed Under: Camping, Hiking, Horseback
Kings Mountain National Military Park commemorates a pivotal and significant victory by American Patriots over American Loyalists during the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War. The battle foug ...
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Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
Blacksburg, South Carolina 29702Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Paddling, Skiing
The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (OVNHT) commemorates the campaign leading to the battle of Kings Mountain by following the Revolutionary War route of Patriot militia men from Virginia ...
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J. Strom Thurmond Lake
Clarks Hill, South Carolina 29821Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
This is the largest Corps of Engineers lake east of the Mississippi River. The lake encompasses 1,200 miles of shoreline, 70,000 acres of water and 80,000 acres of land which provides for an abundan ...
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback
Ridge upon ridge of endless forest straddling the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the largest protected areas in the Eastern United States. W ...
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