Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest -

Nantahala National Forest

This 3,800-acre forest is one of the Nation’s most impressive remnants of old-growth forest. The forest contains magnificent examples of more than 100 tree species, many over 400-years-old, and tulip poplars that are more than 20 feet in circumference and 100 feet tall. There are virgin stands of sycamore, basswood, oak and yellow poplar.