| DuPont State Recreational Forest | |
|---|---|
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
 View of High Falls in DuPont Forest | |
  Location of DuPont State Forest in North Carolina  DuPont State Forest (the United States) | |
| Location | Henderson & Transylvania, North Carolina, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°11′49.28″N 82°35′39.5″W / 35.1970222°N 82.594306°W |
| Area | 12,500 acres (51 km2)[1] |
| Established | 1997[2] |
| Named for | DuPont |
| Visitors | 350,000[1] |
| Governing body | North Carolina Forest Service |
| Website | DuPont State Recreational Forest |
DuPont State Recreational Forest, commonly known as DuPont Forest, is a 12,500-acre (51 km2)[1][3] state forest, located in Henderson and Transylvania counties of North Carolina. The name originates from the fact that the DuPont company arranged the sale of the original tract to the state.[2] Adjacent tracts have since been purchased and added to the state forest. Portions of the forest formerly contained a manufacturing facility for the production of X-ray film.[2] The forest was used to shoot scenes from the 1992 film The Last of the Mohicans as well as the 2012 box office hit The Hunger Games.[4][5] On February 12, 2019, the forest added 402 acres (1.63 km2) from Conserving Carolina, part of a section called the Continental Divide Tract that connects with other public lands. 314 more acres was added to the forest in 2019.[6]
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ForestOverviewwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "DuPont State Forest - Bridal Veil Falls". Friends of DuPont Forest. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ^ "The Hunger Games: Filmed in Henderson County's Dupont State Recreational Forest". Henderson County Travel & Tourism. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ^ "402 acres added to DuPont State Recreational Forest along Eastern Continental Divide". Asheville Citizen-Times. February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
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