This Land, Your Land

The Friends of DuPont Forest will sponsor the annual Tour de Falls Saturday and Sunday, offering a 12-mile tour by shuttle bus to four of Dupont State Forest’s spectacular sites: Triple Falls, High Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Lake Julia.

Shuttles will run from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., allowing visitors the chance to enjoy each site for as long as they like. The tour generally takes about 2 hours.

DuPont State Forest is located in Henderson and Transylvania counties in western North Carolina. The beginning of the tour is located adjacent to the Buck Forest entrance on Staton/DuPont Road.

The Friends group will have volunteers on each shuttle and at the four stops to provide information about the history of the forest and the work now being done to preserve and protect it. At Lake Julia, the last stop before returning to the parking lot, refreshments will be served in the rustic lodge overlooking the lake.

No advance reservations are required. A $10 per person donation is requested.