Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visitors to DuPont State Recreational Forest wade into the water at the base of High Falls Thursday, July 26, 2018. DuPont State ...

The massively popular DuPont State Recreational Forest announced plans in 2021 to develop a Master Recreation Plan with the aim of protecting the forest’s precious natural resources as visitation ...

As visitation soars, DuPont State Recreational Forest must seek infrastructure improvements to meet burgeoning demand or potentially risk irreparable damage to its natural systems, said forest ...

As many recreational areas across Western North Carolina are preparing to close ahead of the snow and ice storm forecast for the region this weekend, one forested area plans to remain open — for now.

BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA — Aleen Steinberg loves DuPont State Recreational Forest, probably more than anyone. She has been a champion of the forest since the “Friends of the Falls” days in the 1990s ...

A calmness washes over you as the soft thud of your own footsteps replaces road noise as you pace deeper into the woods. Walking through the early morning fog along Pine Tree Trail, dropped ...

INTO THE WOODS: Danny Bernstein's new book about the DuPont State Recreational Forest offers the first comprehensive survey of the area's history. Book cover courtesy of Bernstein A discussion of ...

BREVARD — Bev Parlier first experienced what is now DuPont State Recreational Forest back in the early 1990s, when there was a chain running across the Little River above High Falls and no covered ...

In western North Carolina, about an hour south of Asheville, DuPont State Recreational Forest is an island of public land with majestic waterfalls and 100 miles of multi-use trails. The 10,300-acre ...

Jackie West, of Mills River, has been riding horses in DuPont State Recreational Forest for the past 15 years. In that time, she said, the increase in visitors, particularly the mountain bikers, has ...

DuPont State Recreational Forest, and its visitors, plants and wildlife, have fittingly received a 20th anniversary gift of highly-prized conservation land added to the wildly popular recreation area ...