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Private Campgrounds

Rolling Thunder River Company
Provides white water rafting and camping in the Tsali area.

Tumbling Waters Campground
Located on beautiful Panther Creek, Tumbling Waters Campground and Trout Farm is a restful, quiet retreat for families, white water rafters, mountain bikers and fishermen. Only a 5 minute drive from Tsali, this is a great place to stay, offering grassy sites with full hook-ups, a recently remodeled bathhouse, picnic tables, fire rings, ice, laundry facilities, and a dumping station. Volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, and a trout fishing pond are all located at the campground. Click their name to see their website with more information.

Turkey Creek Campground
Just 5 minutes from Tsali on NC 28 is a hotel and this private campground, for those who would like a few more amenities. The campground has full electrical and water hook-ups for RV's, shady sites, clean restrooms with hot showers, and very reasonable rates (actually cheaper than the Tsali campground for one person tent camping). Click their name for a link to their website, with a fantastic aerial picture of their mountain location.

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Ocoee Whitewater Center
The Ocoee Whitewater Center was the canoe slalom venue 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,
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4400 US-64, Copperhill, TN 37317
(423) 496-0100
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PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST Appalachian Ranger Distric Office [Pisgah NF] District Ranger Matthew McCombs 632 Manor Road,Mars Hill, NC 28754 (828) 689-9694 appalachianrd@fs.fed.us Business Hours:(Mon - Fri) 8-4:30 Grandfather Ranger Distric Office [Pisgah NF] District Ranger Nicholas Larson 109 Lawing Drive,Nebo, NC 28761 (828) 652-2144 grandfatherrd@fs.fed.us Business Hours:(Mon - Fri) 8-4:30 Pisgah Ranger Distric Office [Pisgah NF] District Ranger David Casey 1600 Pisgah Highway,Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 (828) 877-3265 pisgahrd@fs.fed.us Business Hours: Pisgah Ranger Station: (Mon - Fri) 8-4:30 Pisgah Visitor Center: Winter hours:(Mon - Fri) 8-4:30 Peak season hours:(Mon - Sat) 9-5. Limited hours on Sundays (mid April – early November) NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST Cheoah Ranger District Office [Nantahala NF] District Ranger Angela Gee 1070 Massey Branch Road,Robbinsville, NC 28771 (828) 479-6431 cheoahrd@fs.fed.us Business Hours:(Mon - Fri) 8-4:30 Nantahala District Office [Nantahala NF] District Ranger Mike Wilkins 90 Sloan Road,Franklin, NC 28734 (828) 524-6441 nantahalard@fs.fed.us Business Hours:(Mon - Fri) 8-4:30 Tusquitee District Office [Nantahala NF] District Ranger Angela Gee 123 Woodland Drive,Murphy, NC 28906 (828) 837-5152 tusquiteerd@fs.fed.us Business Hours:(Mon - Fri) 8-4:30 CROATAN NATIONAL FOREST Croatan Ranger District Office [Croatan NF] District Ranger Cody Hutchinson 141 E. Fisher Avenue,New Bern, NC 28560 (252) 638-5628 croatan@fs.fed.us Business Hours:(Mon - Fri) 8-4:30 Office is closed from 12pm - 1pm Croatan Ranger Distric Office UWHARRIE NATIONAL FOREST Uwharrie Ranger District Office [Uwharrie NF] Acting District Ranger Ryan Foote 789 NC 24/27 East,Troy, NC 27371 (910) 576-6391 uwharrie@fs.fed.us Business Hours:(Mon - Fri) 8-4:30 Map of Nantahala NF http://www.nationalforestmapstore.com/mobile/Product.aspx?ProductCode=NC-20 Fires Creek Rim Trail is a 24.9 mile lightly trafficked loop trail located near Hayesville, North Carolina that features a waterfall and is rated as difficult. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail. Fires Creek Rim Trail alltrails
Fires Creek Recreation Area
Nantahala NF: Bristol and Fires Creek Rim Trail (Carvers Gap to Fires Creek Picnic Area), Hayesville, NC
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1. GA Bartram Trail Guide. Covers the GA Bartram Trail (37 mi.), GA Chattooga River Trail (11 mi.), GA Three Forks Trail (3 mi.) and SC Chattooga River Trail (20 mi.). There trails are all connected. By doing the SC Chattooga River Trail, part of GA Bartram Trail and GA Chattooga River Trail one has a 40 mile backpacking trip along the Wild and Scenic Chattooga River. 2. NC Bartram Trail Guide. Covers the NC Bartram Trail (60 mi. plus 14 mile road walk across Franklin, NC) from its southern end near Highlands, NC to its termination on Cheoah Bald. The southern trail head is at the termination point of the GA Bartram Trail on Hale Ridge Road. Intersects the Appalachian Trail at Wayah and Cheoah Balds. 3. Chunky Gal/Fires Creek Rim Trail Guide. Covers the Chunky Gal Trail (21 mi.) starting near Deep Gal near Standing Indian Mtn. west of Franklin, NC to its termination point on the Fires Creek Rim Trail on Tusquitee Bald (5200 ft.). Also the Fires Creek Rim Trail (26 mi.) and open side trlails down into the Fires Creek Basin. The road structure of the main roads in the Basin are also shown to allow for day-hike explorations. Also the Old Road Gap Trail which leads down from County Corners to Junaluska Gap is included. Old Road Gap Trail connects to the Appletree Trails and to the NC Bartram Trail. Maps for the Appletree Trails but no detailed discussion is given of the Appletree Trails which are used to connect to the NC Bartram Trail and the Appalachian Trail. 4. Appletree Trail Guide. This contains the maps and detailed discussion for the trail in the Appletree Camp Area (26 mi.). These trails are associated with the Group Campground and can be used to connect Fires Creek to the Bartram and Appalachian Trails. georgiatrails
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