DuPont State Forest

DuPont State Forest North Carolina

DuPont State Recreational Forest, commonly known as DuPont Forest, is a 10,473-acre state forest, located in Henderson and Transylvania counties of North Carolina.

3-Mile Waterfalls Hike in DuPont State Forest 

Dupont Waterfalls Tour Hike  will take us to visit up to 5 of the 6 major waterfalls in Dupont State Forest, Cedar Mountain Range. It starts as an easy path to some of the most spectacular waterfalls in the area: Hooker, Triple, and High Falls.

Hooker Water Falls in Little River

High Water Falls

Triple Water Falls 

DuPont State Park is open every day morning to evening. Admission is free. The Visitor Center and restrooms are located at the High Falls parking area.

DuPont State Recreational Forest is an outdoors-lover's dream with many waterfalls and 86 miles of trails on protected 10,000 acres. Located between Brevard and Hendersonville, it's an easy 40-mile drive from Asheville. Most visitors flock to the three-mile roundtrip hike to three waterfalls (Hooker, Triple and High Falls), but there's so much more to explore! Take a variety of waterfall and lake hikes, or trek to the top of Cedar Rock or Stone Mountain for mountain views. It's also one of North Carolina's best mountain biking and horseback riding areas.

To reach the DuPont State Recreational Forest from Asheville, take I-26 east toward the Asheville Airport. Exit at the Airport (exit 40) and head south on NC-280 for about 16 miles. Turn left onto US -64 (heading east) for about 4 miles. In Penrose, turn right onto Crab Creek Road for about 4 miles to DuPont Road. Turn right on DuPont Road and continue for 3.1 miles.