Visit Linville Gorge

North Carolina

Linville Gorge is often referred to as the "Grand Canyon of the East" due to its stunning beauty and rugged terrain.

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Linville Gorge Wilderness

The Linville Gorge Wilderness ("The Grand Canyon of North Carolina") is the third largest wilderness area in North Carolina and one of only two wilderness gorges in the Southern United States. Maintained by the United States Forest Service, it comprises 11,786 acres (47.7 km²) around the Linville River, and is situated inside the Pisgah National Forest.

This description uses material from the Wikipedia article on Linville Gorge Wilderness and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (view authors).