Posted by Jeff on Jul 21, 2012 @ 7:18 pm in Gorges State Park, Hiking, Hiking Blog, Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina, Rated Easy Hikes, Water Hikes | 2 comments | Last modified: July 8, 2017
Transylvania County, North Carolina is known as “Land of Waterfalls” for good reason, as there are 250 unique cascades within a short drive of each other. Upper Whitewater Falls on the Whitewater River south of Sapphire is perhaps the most spectacular. There are two distinct overlooks of the 411 foot plunge taken by the river on its path to Lake Jocassee....
Learn MorePosted by Jeff on Jul 2, 2011 @ 11:11 am in Forest Hikes, Gorges State Park, Hiking, Hiking Blog, North Carolina, Rated Difficult Hikes | 5 comments | Last modified: November 23, 2020
Gorges State Park was developed as a unique partnership of industry, the environmental community and the state of North Carolina. In 1999 more than 10,000 acres of the Jocassee Gorges in Transylvania County were purchased by the state from Duke Energy Corporation. The transaction created a 2,900-acre Gameland managed by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, as well as...
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