DuPont State Forest
| DuPont State Recreational Forest | |
| North Carolina State Forest | |
 View of High Falls in DuPont Forest
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| Named for: DuPont [1] | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | North Carolina |
| County | Henderson & Transylvania |
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| Area | 10,473 acres (4,238.3 ha) [2] |
| Founded | 1997 [1] |
| Management | North Carolina Forest Service |
| Visitation | 350,000 [2] |
| IUCN category | VI - Managed Resource Protected Area |
| Nearest city | Brevard, North Carolina |
  Location of DuPont State Forest in North Carolina
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| Website: DuPont State Recreational Forest | |
DuPont State Recreational Forest, commonly known as DuPont Forest, is a 10,473-acre (42.38 km2)[2][3] state forest, located in Henderson and Transylvania counties of North Carolina. The name originates from the fact that the DuPont company arranged the sale of the original tract to the state.[1] Adjacent tracts have since been purchased and added to the state forest. Portions of the forest formerly contained a manufacturing facility for the production of X-ray film.[1] The forest was used to shoot scenes from the 1992 film The Last of the Mohicans as well as the 2012 box office hit The Hunger Games.[4][5]
Nearly 83 miles (134 km) of multi-use trails and roads thread through the forest.[2] The forest is widely used for many recreational activities, including mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding, swimming (where permitted), wading, and kayaking. Destinations include mountaintop views (such as Cedar Rock Mountain), lakes (such as Lake Imaging, Lake Julia, Lake Dense, and Fawn Lake), and waterfalls, including:
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Grassy Creek Falls
- High Falls
- Hooker Falls
- Triple Falls
- Wintergreen Falls
See also
- Holmes Educational State Forest (Managed by DuPont State Recreational Forest[2])
References
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External links
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- Geobox usage tracking for protected area type
- Official website not in Wikidata
- North Carolina state forests
- State forests of the Appalachians
- Protected areas of Henderson County, North Carolina
- Protected areas of Transylvania County, North Carolina
- DuPont State Forest
- Western North Carolina geography stubs
