Nantahala National Forest

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f00660dvldtc.gif"> <div> <B>Nantahala National Forest</B></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04464643.gif"> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="050b1ec0.jpg" border=0 width="177" height="236" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whiteside Mountain Loop"><U>Whiteside Mountain Loop</U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="04c38a00.jpg" border=0 width="312" height="416" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I><B>Whitewater Falls</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>At 411 feet Whitewater Falls is the highest Fall east of the Rockies.  The Falls are near the NC/SC state line southwest of  Lake Toxaway  in the Highlands Ranger District.  </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Nantahala National Forest covers southwestern North Carolina.  Named after the Nantahala River and Gorge.  Nantahala meant 'land of the noon day sun' to the Cherokee, since they believed  sunlight only hit the bottom of the Gorge at Midday.  </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Nantahala is home to Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest which is southwest of the Great Smokies.    This is a rugged region with lots of waterfalls.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Click below for trails.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whiteside Mountain Loop"><U>Whiteside Mountain Loop</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>