I want to camp and climb in the Appalachian mountains. How hard

>>919456
>pic
>call it a "valley"
>it is literally nothing but mountains

You can only do those activities in designated areas. You'll need to google them in the area you want to go.

We need to know what state your in, unless your a visitor to the Appalachian and want to know what state is is good.
I can only say that there is a designated trail by the Delaware water gap in NJ that I've been to.

>>919511
It's a bunch of small valleies all it together :P

>>919511
>>919524
I have some friends up that way, I was thinking of North Carolina, but I'd be willing to go to any state really. I'm based in Florida.

>>919456
Definitely not the Smokies, the Shenandoahs or the Whites. Anywhere in NJ, NY, or most of New England is pretty much a no go for being alone and making fires wherever/however the fuck you want.

Maine is probly your best bet. Maybe some backwater parts down in southern VA/NC, but it'd be dicey. If you're willing to not shoot guns and be quiet/unobtrusive about fishing and fires you could maybe get away with restricted activities elsewhere if you're willing to put up with occasional people.

I made fires everynight in the smokies despite rules against it. Two of those nights we did it WITH rangers because an unexpected freezing snap hit.

>>919711
>VA/NC
You could go to the jefferson national forest. Its big enough to get lost in. Just stay away from the popular trails. As far as climbing there will be no peaks above 5k. I did the Chief Benge Scout trail from little stony falls to the summit of High Knob Mountain. Around 20 miles (or more if you start at hanging rock). Once I got past Barr Camp Lake i never saw another person the entire trip. It was beautiful in places. Opportunites for fishing and swimming and bouldering. At the end you have to "climb" High Knob. 4223 feet. You could just veer of trail and go deep in the forest. I guarantee you will be alone a couple miles of any trail.

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That western-most part of NC. Everything west of Asheville basically is vast forests once you're out of the small towns. Eric Rudolph, the olympic park bomber, disappeared into this area for about 5 years while he was escaping arrest.