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The Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest near Robbinsville preserves one of the largest stands of old-growth trees in the eastern United States. Part of the Nantahala National Forest, the 3,800-acre Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest is a paradise for walkers, with trails that lead beneath giant trees, some more than 300 years old.
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Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest is an approximately 3,800-acre tract of publicly owned virgin forest in Graham County, North Carolina, named in memory of poet Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918), best known for his poem "Trees".
The only way to see the impressive memorial forest is on foot. The figure-eight Joyce Kilmer National Recreation Trail in NC covers 2 miles and has two loops.
- Nantahala National Forest, Robbinsville, 28771, NC
- (828) 479-6431
The figure-eight Joyce Kilmer National Recreation Trail covers two miles and has two loops: the 1.25-mile lower loop passes the Joyce Kilmer Memorial plaque, and the upper 0.75-mile loop swings though Popular Cove - a grove of the forest's largest trees.
Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. Discover the towering trees and carpets of wildflowers in this remnant of the original Appalachian forest. This forest is one of the Nation's most impressive remnants of old-growth forest.
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Mar 7, 2023 · Old growth forest walk in Western North Carolina, among trees of Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest that stood during Bartram's time.