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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Chatuge Lake
Murphy, North Carolina 28906Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Fishing, Hunting, Paddling
Chatuge spans parts of two states: the dam and lower reaches are located in North Carolina while the upper reaches of the lake are in Georgia. Nearby towns are Hayesville, North Carolina, and Hiwass ...
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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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Apalachia Lake
Murphy, North Carolina 28906Filed Under: Fishing, Hunting, Paddling
Remote and scenic, Apalachia Lake is located in Cherokee County, North Carolina. The lake is small, covering 1,100 acres of surface area and 31 miles of shoreline. The U.S. Forest Service manages th ...
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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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Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
McBee, South Carolina 29101Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
Carolina Sandhills NWR was established in 1939 as a federal refuge for indigenous wildlife and game management demonstration project. The South Carolina State Commission of Forestry also conducted ti ...
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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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Cape Lookout National Seashore
Harkers Island, North Carolina 28531Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
The seashore is a 56 mile long section of the Outer Banks of North Carolina running from Ocracoke Inlet on the northeast to Beaufort Inlet on the southeast. The three undeveloped barrier islands which ...
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Moores Creek National Battlefield
Currie, North Carolina 28435Filed Under: Fishing
1776 PATRIOT VICTORY "King George and Broadswords!" shouted loyalists as they charged across partially dismantled Moores Creek bridge on February 27, 1776. Just beyond the bridge nearly ...
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