Carolina Connections is our annual recreation publication that lists all our campgrounds and describes  many recreation opportunities available in North Carolina's four national forests.   Request a copy of this 16 page color tabloid by phone at 828-257-4200, by mail to
 USDA Forest Service, P.O. Box 2750, Asheville, NC 28802, or via  e-mail at  mailroom_r8_north_carolina@fs.fed.us.  To ensure a prompt reply, put 
"information request: Carolina Connections" in the subject line of your e-mail.

You can view Carolina Connections online  two ways.  With a relatively fast internet connection, you can view, and then save or print the entire publication by clicking on the following link :   

Carolina Connections *    (16 pages; 4.9 mb pdf file) .  

You can also navigate to individual pages and topics within this 16 page document by using the bookmarks that appear in the left hand column.  For  slower internet connections, and to view  individual pages one at a time, you can  click on any of the links listed below.  Please read notes below for further tips on viewing and downloading these pdf files. *

Page One   (254 kb pdf file) *
     
Welcome to the Forests
        Paddling Adventures
Page Two (248 kb pdf file) 
       The Cradle: America's First  Forestry School
       You can Reduce Impacts to Forest
        Whats New on National Forests in NC

Page Three (46 kb pdf file

     
Mountain Camping Sites
        Group Campgrounds
        Special Discount Passes

Page Four  (98 kb pdf file)

     
Group Camping in the Mountains
      Three Ways  to Order Maps

Page Five (272  kb pdf file)

     
1,700 Miles of NF Trails
       Magic of Waterfalls
       Wilderness
Page Six (136 kb pdf file)
     
Special Day Use Areas: Nantahala NF
       Beetles Impact Tsali Trails

Page Seven (261 kb pdf file)

    
Changes Reduce Impacts at Bent Creek
      Special Day Use Areas: Pisgah NF

Pages Eight and Nine (1,189 kb pdf file)
       
Pisgah and Nantahala NF  Map
Page Ten (273 kb pdf file)
    
Explore Forest Trails
       Trail Tips
       Take a Hike on the Long Side

Page Eleven
(99 kb pdf file)
     
Mountain Backcountry Areas

Page Twelve
(168  kb pdf file)

     
Take Ride on Forest Trails
        Horse Sense
        OHVs Tread Lightly
        Where to Ride OHVs

Page Thirteen (364 kb pdf file)
       
View Croatan Diversity on Neusiok Trail;
       Uwharrie NF: Destination for ORVs

Page Fourteen
(54 kb pdf)
      Camping in the Piedmont and Coast

Page  Fifteen 
        Croatan NF Map (555 kb pdf file)

           Uwharrie NF Map (881 kb pdf file)


Page Sixteen (232 kb pdf file)

       
National Forests Benefit from Prescribed Fire
           Fishing and Hunting
           How to Contact Us
You need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print these files.  Clicking on any of the above  page links will launch the Adobe Acrobat Reader in a separate window.  After clicking on link, be patient because it may take several seconds up to more than a minute for the page to appear depending on the file size and speed of your internet connection.   Or you can right click any of the above links and select "save target as" to download files to your computer before viewing. (recommended for slow internet connections).  Just be sure to include the .pdf file extension when you put in the file name in the file download window that opens. 

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