North Carolina Hiking and Backpacking Attractions

North Carolina Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

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Outer Banks Beaches

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

One Visitors Center Circle
Manteo, North Carolina 27954

Description: The Outer banks beaches are a 175 mile chain of islands offering an expanse of unspoiled natural... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Ocracoke Island

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

PO Box 456
Ocracoke, North Carolina 27960

Description: Ocracoke Island, part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, has almost 16 miles of undeveloped... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Chattooga River

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

160A Zillico Street
Asheville, North Carolina 28801

Description: The Chattooga River forms the boundary between South Carolina and Georgia and is the main tributary... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Nantahala National Forest
c/o Wayah Ranger District, 90 Sloan Road
Franklin, North Carolina 28734

Description: The Nantahala River Gorge, a nine-mile stretch of the Nantahala River that runs from Beechertown to... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Nantahala Outdoor Center

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

13077 Highway 19 West
Bryson City, North Carolina 28713

Expert Rated & Recommended

Unto These Hills

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Mountainside Theater on Drama Rd; US Highway 441 N., Cherokee Indian Reservation
Cherokee, North Carolina 28719

Description: Unto these Hills is an outdoor drama that depicts the history of the Cherokee tribe from the... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Ellicott Rock Trail

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

1001 Pisgah Hwy.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina 28768

Description: Three-and-a-half-mile Ellicott Rock Trail starts on an abandoned road, then changes course into the wilderness before its descent to Chattooga River and Ellicott Rock. ... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Neusiok Trail

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

New Bern, North Carolina

Description: The Neusiok Trail offers a variety of recreational experiences for hikers, hunters, bird-watchers,... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Fort Macon State Park

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Fort Macon State Park
2300 East Fort Macon Rd.
Atlantic Beach, North Carolina

Description: Built between 1826 and 1834, Fort Macon served under both the Confederate and Union flag during the War Between the States—in that order. ... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Tsali Recreation Area

Good For Hiking and Backpacking

Nantahala National Forest
c/o Cheoah Ranger District, Route 1, Box 16A
Robbinsville, North Carolina 28721

Description: The Tsali Recreation Area has 41 campsites and thirty-eight miles of trails adjacent to the... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended