
New Suggested Routes Trail Guide for DuPont Available
Friends of DuPont Forest has published a new 18-page booklet detailing suggested trail routes around the Forest. Because of the crowded trails around the primary waterfalls (High Falls, Triple Falls, and Hooker Falls), this guide focuses…

Summer Friends of DuPont Forest Newsletter
Check out the Friends of DuPont Forest newsletter to learn more about what's going on in the Forest.
Prescribed Burning in the Forest
A Walk on the Wild Side (Beaver & Wild Turkey)
Unprecedented Turnout for Blue Ghosts
The history…

NC Forestry website gives updates & notices
The North Carolina Forest Service page on DuPont State Recreational Forest on DuPont State Recreational Forest is a good resource for official notices, rules, trail closings, and other contact information.

FODF Launches Business Membership Program
DuPont State Recreational Forest contributes a great deal to our local economy, drawing many thousands of visitors to the area and encouraging them to stay, eat, shop, and spend at our local businesses. Until recently, there hasn’t been a…

New DuPont GPS Trail Map for Smartphones
Do you have a smartphone? Play in DuPont State Recreational Forest? Check out the new digital map from Friends of DuPont Forest that allows you to track your hikes and rides inside the Forest without using a cell phone signal. The map…

"Listed Animal Species" within DuPont
“Listed Animal Species” Take the Spotlight
North Carolina’s “listed animal species” took center stage in the Aleen Steinberg Center classroom on July 31st. Species that make this list are at risk of extinction. The slide show and…

Forest Supervisor's Report October 2014
I recently passed my one‐year mark as Forest Supervisor, taking the helm from David Brown. David’s accomplishments are too numerous to recount here but under his direction the foundation was established for how the Forest is managed,…

Volunteer Appreciation - Peg and Dan Bresnahan
There are so many wonderful people who give of their time and talent to make DuPont Forest the jewel that it is. When I think of our amazing volunteers, two people who always come to mind for me are Peg and Dan Bresnahan. I recently had the…

Muddy Sneakers gets kids in the woods
Our vision is to bring public school students from elementary and middle schools in North Carolina and other states into natural areas near their homes and schools. Merging the energy of young students with the energy of these outdoor places…

Photography of DuPont
Our vision is to bring public school students from elementary and middle schools in North Carolina and other states into natural areas near their homes and schools. Merging the energy of young students with the energy of these outdoor places…

Bridal Veil Falls
The first falls of the Little River, Bridal Veil is probably the most unique. First, it drops off an overhanging ledge which allows visitors to walk underneath (as shown in Last of the Mohicans).