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Friends of Panthertown

Friends of Panthertown

Protecting & Maintaining Panthertown Valley

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Download our brochure (2023).

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The Great Trails State

Panthertown is home to the Panthertown Valley, Bonas Defeat, and Big Pisgah tracts of your National Forest public land.

The mission of Friends of Panthertown is to work in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service to conserve Panthertown as a backcountry natural resource and to enable sustainable recreation.

Our staff and volunteers are stewards of Panthertown. We maintain 30 miles of public trails and lead interpretive education programs in this backcountry recreation area located within Western North Carolina's Nantahala National Forest.

Please Leave No Trace and be a Friend by volunteering and/or donating in support of essential conservation, education, and stewardship work in the forest.

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations in any amount are appreciated and are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law.

Fireside Chat with Bigelow's Botanical ExcursionsAugust 19, 2026
Second Ambassador TrainingAugust 28, 2026
2 hours to go.
Out in WNC Hike with Mainspring Conservation TrustAugust 29, 2026
2 days to go.
Volunteer Trail WorkdaySeptember 1, 2026
5 days to go.

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CONTACT INFO

Friends of Panthertown
P.O. Box 51
Cashiers, NC 28717

116 Central Street
Sylva, NC 28779

www.panthertown.org
friends@panthertown.org

(828) 269-HIKE (4453)

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Recent Posts

  • Fire restrictions lifted on North Carolina’s National Forests May 4, 2026
  • Solar-Powered Backup Generators To Be Installed At Schoolhouse Falls April 1, 2023
  • Panthertown Stewardship Report February 23, 2023
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