Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest

14 Trails 25 POIs 2 Peaks 1 Campsite 3 Picnic Sites 2 Viewpoints
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Description

Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest (RMESF) is a 3,316-acre (13.42 km2) North Carolina State Forest in Purlear, North Carolina. Rendezvous Mountain is popularly rumored to have been an assembly point for the Overmountain Men during the Revolutionary War. Colonel Benjamin Cleveland is said to have called militiamen from around Wilkes County, by blowing a large ox horn from the mountain's summit. Cleveland was able to summon over 200 Patriots from the surrounding area to join him on a march to the Battle of Kings Mountain. The route they took is now commemorated by the nearby Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail. In 1926, the forest's original 146-acre (0.59 km2) tract was donated to the state by Judge T. B. Finley of North Wilkesboro for inclusion in the State Park System, however, the unit was never opened to the public due to its small size, inaccessible location, and questionable historic significance. The land was transferred to the Division of Forestry in 1956. It was later opened to the public in 1984 as an educational state forest. In the early 2000s, the forest was greatly expanded when large tracts along its western boundary became available.

Trails in the Hikepack map

  • Amadehy Waterfalls Trail
  • Forest Demonstration Trail
  • Logging History Demonstration Trail
  • Mountain Ridge Trail
  • Rendezvous Mountain Road
  • Talking Tree Trail

Attractions in the Hikepack map

  • Amadehy Falls
  • CCC Cabin
  • Forest Office
  • Forestry Center
  • Huffman Mountain
  • Mountain Ridge Trail Trailhead
  • Picnic Shelter
  • Rendezvous Mountain
  • Rendezvous Mountain Firetower
  • Rendezvous Mountain Group Camp
  • Wilbar

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