Linville Gorge Wilderness

North Carolina

Wilderness Area

About Linville Gorge Wilderness

The Linville Gorge Wilderness is the third largest wilderness area in North Carolina (after Shining Rock Wilderness and Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness) and one of only two wilderness gorges in the Southern United States (along with Bald River Gorge Wilderness in Tennessee). Maintained by the United States Forest Service, it comprises 11,786 acres (47.70 km2) around the Linville River, and is situated inside the Pisgah National Forest.

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Catalog facts

Manager
U.S. Forest Service

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Routes through here

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