Nantahala Purchase Unit
National Forest land · North Carolina
Nantahala Purchase Unit is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 701 acres in Clay County, North Carolina (National Forest land), managed by the U.S. Forest Service (USDA). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.
| Approx. size | 701 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | U.S. Forest Service (USDA) Listed in PAD-US as: Forest Service Region 08 Southern |
| Manager type | Federal |
| Designation | National Forest |
| Public access (PAD-US) | Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).” |
| County | Clay County |
| Reference point | 35.01217, -83.76316 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 1 PAD-US record combined |
Before you hunt here
- Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. This site does not list regulations.
- Managing agency: U.S. Forest Service: hunting on national forests
- Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.
Nearby public land (within 30 miles)
- Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 18,427 acres · 11.7 mi · GA
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 24,474 acres · 18.5 mi · GA
- Nantahala National Forest National Forest land · 532,527 acres · 19.4 mi
- Chattahoochee National Forest National Forest land · 751,522 acres · 22.6 mi · GA
- Chestatee Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 19,702 acres · 24.4 mi · GA
- Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 29,338 acres · 25.1 mi · GA
- Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 291 acres · 25.3 mi · GA
- Yonah Mountain Purchase Unit National Forest land · 356 acres · 25.9 mi · GA
- Needmore Game Land State wildlife / game area · 5,086 acres · 26.1 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 16,601 acres · 27.4 mi · GA
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), record for “Nantahala Purchase Unit” in North Carolina combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.