Forested Land in Avery County, NC

Avery County's forests transition from hardwoods at lower elevations to the rare spruce-fir forests above 5,000 feet — an ecosystem found nowhere else in the southern Appalachians. Grandfather Mountain's slopes harbor old-growth remnants, and the surrounding ridges are blanketed in oak, hickory, and birch. PerfectPlace maps forest cover percentage from NLCD satellite data on every parcel, helping you find heavily wooded tracts in one of WNC's most forested counties.