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Nantahala National Forest

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Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala National Forest
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Wednesday8am - 4:30pm
Thursday8am - 4:30pm
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The Nantahala National Forest , established in 1920, is a national forest located in the American state of North Carolina. The word Nantahala is a Cherokee word meaning Land of the Noonday Sun. The name is appropriate as, in some spots, the sun only reaches the floors of the deep gorges of the forest when high overhead at midday. The Spanish Conquistador Hernando de Soto explored the area in 1540, as did William Bartram in the 18th century. The Nantahala River flows through the Nantahala National Forest. The Nantahala National Forest is administered by the United States Forest Service, part of the United States Department of Agriculture. The forest is managed together with the other three North Carolina National Forests from common headquarters in Asheville, North Carolina.
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