Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest

Located in the rugged Blue Ridge Mountains, this forest showcases magnificent mountain hardwoods in one of North Carolina's most scenic settings. The features are accessible by a series of well-marked trails, accented by exhibits and displays depicting the ecology of the managed forest.

Listen to the wind in the trees; or they can listen to the trees tell a story. The Talking Tree Trail, features "talking trees," each with a recorded message about itself, its site, and the forest history. Other trails include the Forest Demonstration Trail which explains forestry practices, and the Amadahy (from a Cherokee word for "forest water") Falls Trail runs four miles along beautiful Purlear Creek.