Hardwood forests

[Colt45]

It occurred to me I only ever camp in evergreen forests.

Where are good places to camp with hardwoods instead?

anywhere on the continent goes.

 

[norseamd]

what continent

 

[JManInPhoenix]

If you are in North America, the southern Appalachian mountains (N Georgia, western North Carolina below 6000') would work very well.

 

[Captante]

The Adirondacks in upstate NY are mainly hardwood & beautiful too.

 

[JManInPhoenix]

The Adirondacks in upstate NY are mainly hardwood & beautiful too.

Concur. Upstate NY & most of New England are really beautiful, especially in the fall.

 

[Fritzo]

I understand there's a lot of hard wood around Interstate rest stops.

 

[fjmeat]

I understand there's a lot of hard wood around Interstate rest stops.

can't tell if perverted joke or for reals.... :hmm:

 

[DrPizza]

If I had my choice of 10 places, I think I'd put evergreen areas at the bottom of the list. I occur with the Northeast. A LOT of great places to hike and camp - and no problems with venomous creatures (snakes, spiders, etc.)

 

[Fritzo]

can't tell if perverted joke or for reals.... :hmm:

Both?

 

[norseamd]

weel a lot of places in europe are hardwoods

southwest russia and much of china also great

otherwise much of the us including central and southern minnesota and wisconsin and upper michigan

 

[smackababy]

I understand there's a lot of hard wood around Interstate rest stops.

I know a few bars that contain forests of hardwood. Shouldn't be that difficult to get in. >_>

 

[alkemyst]

Nudist Colony?

 

[Fern]

If you are in North America, the southern Appalachian mountains (N Georgia, western North Carolina below 6000') would work very well.

Yep. ^This^

I like the area around the North Carolina and Tennessee border. Check out Cherokee county. Yeah, the Cherokee indian tribe lives there.

Fern

 

[unokitty]

It occurred to me I only ever camp in evergreen forests.

Where are good places to camp with hardwoods instead?

anywhere on the continent goes.

Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest and Slickrock Wilderness Area

...tucked away deep in the Nantahala National Forest and partly in eastern Tennessee, is a rare living national treasure. An ancient, old growth forest of giant trees, untouched by the logging saw. A sanctuary protected and preserved under the Wilderness Act for the enjoyment and the posterity of a people and a great nation.

...forest service campgrounds just outside the entrance to the memorial forest, the Horse Cove Campground Area and the Rattler Ford Group Campground. Fishing is also very popular along the Little Santeetlah Creek.

Tulip-Poplars are the largest trees still remaining in this forest. The Poplars are joined by Hemlocks, Sycamores, Basswoods, Dogwoods, Beeches, Red Oaks, Yellow Birches, and Carolina Silverbells, along with an assortment of other Oak trees.

Many of the giants of this forest are over 400-years old reaching over 100-feet tall and 20-feet in circumference, making this visit into the mountain interior “awe inspiring to say the least."

Oakwood Bottoms

The history of Oakwood Bottoms spans eight decades. In the 1930s, the USFS purchased more than 3,600 acres along the Big Muddy River and immediately began planting flood-prone farmland to pin oaks and other native hardwood trees.

I've camped near both of these places. Highly recommend the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest...

Best of luck,
Uno