North Carolina

Official Smokies Site       The Park Service Site.

Smokies Weather      Weather conditions at higher elevations.

Smokies Backcountry    Information about backcountry camping in the Smokies.

Cradle of Forestry                                  .

NC Hiking                            Hiking trails in Graham County NC (Nantahala)

NC Rails to Trails                 A worthwhile effort to convert old railroad beds to trails.

Black Mountain Initiative       Good site for the Black and Craggy Mountains.

Bikin'                      Biking trails in Pisgah Nat. Forest

Guide to the NC Mountains    Extensive Guide to trails and forests.

Franklin NC Trails            A super list of beautiful and secluded trails near Franklin.

NC Sierra Club                At the forefront of North Carolina conservation.

Griz Trax                            About Western North Carolina and other destinations.      

 NATIONAL FORESTS

NC Natural                         A good information source for NC National Forests

NC Nat Forest Campgrounds  Guide to some great campgrounds.

GORP Pisgah                     A complete guide to Pisgah Nat. Forest.

GORP Nantahala                 A complete guide to the Nantahala Nat. Forest.          

South Carolina

Foothills Trail Conference     The Official Page.

Foothills Trail Descriptions    Section by section breakdown of the trail.

Trail-Spurs                            Side trails of the Foothills Trail.

SC State Parks                   Good base camps for hikes in the foothills.

Jocassee Gorges                  Information page for the Heritage Land Trust.

Forest Smiths Gorge Page    A site devoted to a region of National Park caliber.

Worlds Edge E-Mag           A Carolina specific E-Mag.

SC Trail Database               You'll find it here!

Horsepasture River              An excellent description of the Wild and Scenic River.

Jocassee from the air            Aerial view of the lake

Save the Gorges                  A site dedicated to the preservation of this valuable area.

NATIONAL FORESTS       

Sumter National Forest        The GORP guide to some good hiking.

Francis Marion Nat. Forest   GORP's description of this destination

Waterfalls

NC Waterfalls                   Some nice photos of North Carolinas best.

SC Waterfalls                    Some more nice photos.

Waterfall Finder (SC)         Find the good ones !

Waterfall directions (SC)    Driving directions.

Waterfall descriptions (SC)  Evaluate them before you go.

Georgia

North Georgia Hiking          An excellent hiking trail database.

Georgia National Forests     Home page for Oconee and Chattahoochee Nat. Forests.

Chattooga River                    Home Page for the Wild and Scenic River.

Ga. Trail Maps                  National Forest trail maps in Ga.

Georgia Wilderness Society    A super site for Georgia conservationists.

Middle Georgia Outdoors    Describes trails in Mid-Georgia.

Tennessee

GORP TN.                         All around great resource for TN. hiking.

Knoxville Trails                   List of trails near Knoxville, TN.

TN. State Parks                 Guide to East TN. Parks.

John Muir Trail (TN)           Description of an excellent trail.

Cumberland Trail Conf.        Long distance trail in TN. that looks promising.

Tenn. Trails                         List of good trails in TN.

Clingmans Dome                 The highest point in Tenn. is also a great trailhead.

1001 Hikes                          Ed Wright is "The Man" when it comes to Mt. LeConte.

Virginia

Va. Trail Maps                    Trail maps for National Forests in Va.

Mt. Rogers                          Excellent description of the area.

Virginia Creeper Trail            Description of a good Rails to Trails project.

Va. National Forests            Washington and Jefferson Nat. Forests.

Damascus Va.                      Host of Trail Days. Hiking center in Southwest Va.

Shuttle Service                      Hiking and biking shuttles available from this bike shop.