List of North Carolina state forests

This article is about forests managed by the North Carolina Forest Service. For forests managed by NC State University, see List of NC State University forests.

The State of North Carolina has a group of ten protected areas known as State Forests which are managed by the North Carolina Forest Service, an agency of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The seven of the state forests are known as State Educational Forests, and they are primarily used to educate the public about the forest environment, forestry and forest management. One state forest was designated as a State Recreational Forest in recognition of its high recreational value and use. All the state forests provide some recreational facilities for hiking and picnicking.

North Carolina state forests

Name Region Counties Size
Bladen Lakes State Forest Coastal Plain Bladen 32,700 acres (132 km2)
Clemmons Educational State Forest Piedmont Johnston, Wake 825 acres (3.34 km2)[1]
DuPont State Recreational Forest Mountains Henderson, Transylvania 10,473 acres (42.38 km2)[1][2]
Headwaters State Forest Mountains Transylvania 4,200 acres (17 km2)[3]
Holmes Educational State Forest Mountains Henderson 235 acres (0.95 km2)[1]
Jordan Lake Educational State Forest Piedmont Chatham 900 acres (3.6 km2)[1]
Mountain Island Educational State Forest Piedmont Lincoln, Gaston 2,000 acres (8.1 km2)[1]
Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest Mountains Wilkes 3,316 acres (13.42 km2)[1]
Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest Coastal Plain Bladen 890 acres (3.6 km2)[1]
Tuttle Educational State Forest Mountains Caldwell 288 acres (1.17 km2)[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NC Forest Service Natural Assets" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services. January 23, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ "DuPont State Recreational Forest Fiscal Year 2014 Legislative Report" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services. October 1, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ Baker, Park (March 30, 2015). "More Headwaters State Forest Land To Be Bought". The Transylvania Times. Brevard, NC. Retrieved September 25, 2015. Roughly 4,200 acres of land have been purchased so far...

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