Tuttle Educational State Forest (TESF) is a North Carolina State Forest near Lenoir,

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

. It was named for American missionary educator Lelia Judson Tuttle, who donated the first of land for the park in 1956.

Nearby state parks

The following state parks and state forests are within of Tuttle Educational State Forest: :

Grandfather Mountain State Park Grandfather Mountain is a mountain, a non-profit attraction, and a North Carolina state park near Linville, North Carolina. At 5,946 feet (1,812 m), it is the highest peak on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains, one of the major ...

Lake James State Park Lake James State Park is a List of North Carolina state parks, North Carolina state park in Burke County, North Carolina, Burke and McDowell County, North Carolina, McDowell counties, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Nebo, North ...

: Rendezvous Mountain State Park :

South Mountains State Park South Mountains State Park is a North Carolina state park in Burke County, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Connellys Springs, North Carolina, it covers and includes part of the South Mountains, a branch of the Blue Ridge M ...

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* North Carolina state forests State forests of the Appalachians Protected areas of Caldwell County, North Carolina Education in Caldwell County, North Carolina Open-air museums in North Carolina {{CaldwellCountyNC-geo-stub