Local Attractions & Info

The 469-mile parkway intersects Asheville at US 25, 70 and 74, and NC 191. The Blue Ridge Parkway travels through twenty nine counties and accounts for two billion dollars each year in revenue to North Carolina and Virginia.

The Brevard Music Center, a summer institute and festival, teaches gifted young musicians to prepare and perform great musical works at a high artistic level.

Historic home site of Carl Sandburg won two Pulitzer prizes and entertained heads of state, presidents, and Hollywood movie stars.

The Cradle of Forestry in America is the site of the first forestry school in America, the Biltmore Forest School, founded in 1898 by Dr. Carl Schenck, chief forester for George Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate. Outdoor activities include two guided trails which lead you back in time to seven historical buildings, a 1915 Climax locomotive and the old sawmill.

Located in the Little River valley with more than 10,000 acres of forest, trails, and waterfalls. The Ultimate Ride Horse Stable and Trail rides is Located adjacent to DuPont State Forest.

Official tourism site from the Transylvania County Tourism Development Authority

State Theatre of North Carolina.

Offering more than 120 exceptional shopping and dining venues, including Art Galleries, Folk Arts & Craft Shops, Antique Shops, Historical Sites, Casual and Fine Restaurants, and Entertainment throughout the year.

Historic Hendersonville & the Village of Flat Rock website

Holmes is an educational State forest with rugged terrain, numerous rock outcroppings, and scenic vistas. The park also offers a rich mixture of mountain hardwoods, rhododendron, flame azaleas, and a variety of wildflowers.

Jump Off Rock is a scenic overlook which provides a panoramic view of rolling pastures, the Blue Ridge and Pisgah mountain ranges. Located in the Town of Laurel Park.

Visitors to the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education can view both indoor and outdoor exhibits that focus on Mountain region wildlife. Also view the trout raceways at the adjacent Pisgah Fish Hatchery managed by the Wildlife Commission's Division of Inland Fisheries.

The Pisgah District is a mecca for vacationers, naturalists and adventurers, offering a wide range of options for your recreating pleasure. Just to mention a few, there's hiking and back-packing, camping, fishing, biking, horse-back riding, swimming, rock-climbing, car-touring, waterfalls, wildlife, historical areas, and a variety of special programs to choose from, including everything from lectures to guided hikes and square dancing.

Sliding Rock is a recreation area set up by the US Forest Service. It's a 60' natural rock slide with a 6-7 foot deep pool at the base. Lifeguards and staff are on duty from appr. Memorial Day week end to Labor Day and there is a fee of $1 per person to access the area, which is 7.5 miles north of Hwy 64 on Hwy 276. For more info, call the US Forest Service at 828-877-3350. Kids have to be a certain size to slide alone, otherwise they can sit on the lap of an adult and slide.