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Discover the mountains of Western North Carolina

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Experience the beauty of nature in mountains older than the North American continent. Nestled in the Pisgah National Forest, Asheville offers easy access to unlimited transcendental experiences in the natural world.

Listen to the chatter of birds as you relish endless views from the highest ridgelines this side of the Mississippi River. Soak up the sounds and smells of dense life-filled forests, find waterfalls and wade in shallow rivers.


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Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

  • Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center
  • Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 384
  • Asheville, NC 28803
  • Phone: 828-298-5330
  • Region: South

A National Heritage Area is something to treasure, and Asheville is in the heart of one of the most beautiful in the country, the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area. In designating the 25 westernmost counties and Qualla Boundary in North Carolina as …more

Blue Ridge Parkway

  • 199 Hemphill Knob Road
  • Asheville, NC 28803
  • Phone: 828-298-0398
  • Region: South

Outstanding scenery and recreational opportunities make the Blue Ridge Parkway one of the most popular units of the National Park System. "America's Favorite Drive" winds its way 469 miles through mountain meadows and past seemingly endless vistas. …more

Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park

  • 431 Main Street
  • Chimney Rock, NC 28720
  • Phone: 828-625-9611

One of NC's newest state parks, Chimney Rock brings the best of the mountains together in one place. Stand atop the 315 foot Chimney Rock and see amazing 75-mile views of Hickory Nut Gorge, Lake Lure and the Carolina Piedmont. With unique hiking …more

Cradle of Forestry

  • US 276
  • Pisgah Forest, NC 28768
  • Phone: 828-877-3130

Home of the first forestry school in America, this historic site offers guided walks, historic buildings, living history interpreters, outdoor fun, antique equipment, an old logging train, and the Forest Discovery Center. …more

Craggy Gardens

  • Milepost 364.6
  • Ivy Township, NC 28778
  • Phone: 828-298-0398
  • Region: East

Craggy Gardens is covered with purple rhododendron and other late-blooming wildflowers in June and July, and is blanketed in spectacular fall color in the autumn. Take along a picnic lunch to enjoy the cool, fresh mountain air. …more

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