Welcome to the Unofficial Site for the
DuPont State Forest, more than 10,000 acres of forest, trails, and waterfalls
between Hendersonville and Brevard, North Carolina.
Tour de Falls 2010
Friends of DuPont Forest will sponsor Tour de Falls,
a 12 mile tour by shuttle bus to four of DuPont State Forest's
spectacular sites:
Triple Falls, High Falls, Bridal Veil Falls,
and Lake Julia.
The Tour will take place on Saturday, October 16 and Sunday, October 17.
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Galax Trail Closed
The Galax Trail from the Triple Falls shelter to the highway bridge was
closed to all users on August 7, 2010.
The closure was necessary because of serious erosion of the trail tread.
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Buck Forest renamed High Falls Access
The name of Buck Forest
Access Area has been changed to High Falls Access Area.
The new signs are already in place since the end of June.
If you give directions to friends or family,
tell them the closest access to High Falls and the covered bridge
is from the High Falls Access Area on Staton Road.