Mountain Region

Office of Conservation & Community Affairs

Mountain Region

Find photos, maps, and detailed descriptions of the conservation highlights at each Conservation Site. 1. Hover over the name of a conservation area below to see its location on the map. 2. Click on the name to go to an associated information page.
Big Yellow Mountain Preserve	Bluff Mountain Preserve
Bonas Defeat Gorge/ Balsam Area	Celo Know: Pisgah National Forest
Elk Knob	Gorges State Park and Toxaway Game Land
Grandfather Mountain Preserve	Hickory Nut Gorge: Bat Cave Preserve
Hickory Nut Gorge: Rumbling Bald Preserve	Mount Mitchell State Park
Paddy Mountain Preserve	Panthertown Valley
Plott Balsams Preserve	Jocassee Gorges
Roan Mountain Highlands	Three Top Mountain Game Land
Green River Headwaters	Stone Mountain State Park
Silver Run Preserve	Mount Jefferson State Park
Holmes Educational State Forest	Tellico River Headwaters

Program Areas

Forever Natural -
Conserving Natural Areas
for Future Generations

Working Lands -
Stewardship of Working
Farms and Forests

Working on the Water -
Protecting and Restoring
Coastal Habitats

The Office of Conservation & Community Affairs / 1601 Mail Service Center / Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1601