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🌲 WildPass

🌲 Pisgah National Forest

National Forest📍 Tennesseeauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site
🫐 Berry Foraging⛺ Camping🎣 Fishing🥾 Hiking🍄 Mushroom Foraging📷 Nature Photography
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

🧭 Keep exploring nearby

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The closest public places to Pisgah National Forest, straight-line distance.

4 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area
Unknown — check official site
8 mi away · Park
🌿 Fonta Flora State Trail
Unknown — check official site
9 mi away · State Park
🌳 Mount Mitchell State Park
Unknown — check official site
14 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Chestnut Hills Preserve
Unknown — check official site
18 mi away · State Park
🌳 Chimney Rock State Park
Unknown — check official site
27 mi away · State Park
🌳 Lake James State Park
Unknown — check official site
27 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Green River Game Land
Unknown — check official site
28 mi away · State Park
🌳 Pisgah View State Park
Unknown — check official site

📋 Standard rules — National Forests

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page always controls.

  • Generally free to enter; some trailheads/day-use sites charge $5–10 (America the Beautiful covers them)
  • Hunting, fishing, and foraging for personal use are generally ALLOWED with state licenses — check ranger-district rules
  • Dispersed camping allowed up to 14 days, 100–200 ft from water and trails
  • Campfires per posted fire danger; motor vehicles on designated routes only (see the MVUM map)
  • Dogs allowed, leash rules vary; drones generally allowed outside wilderness areas