Great places for adventure!
You'll find adventure in Maggie Valley quite fun! Everything from caverns to whitewater rafting is offered.
Winter Tubing
Ride the crest of the latest wave in outdoor winter fun and Tubing. Tube World now brings this exciting fun-packed family experience to Maggie Valley, North Carolina. With Cataloochee's famous snowmaking expertise, the 5 run snow tube park is sure to be a must for visitors and locals alike. Sit back and enjoy the tow to the top and then get ready for the slide of your life.
www.tubeinthevalley.com
Cradle of Forestry
In 1898, Dr. Carl A. Schenck began the first forestry school in America, the Biltmore Forest School. Winter classes were held at the Biltmore Estate near Asheville and summer sessions in Pisgah Forest. The "Campus" at The Biltmore Forest School consisted of mountaineer cabins and farm homes which once had been part of the old "Pink Beds" community. The one room community school and church became the forestry school's classroom. The Biltmore Forest School graduated its last class in 1913.
www.CradleOfForestry.com
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Great Smoky Mountains, the majestic climax of the Appalachian Highlands, are a wildlands sanctuary preserving the world's finest examples of temperate deciduous forest. The park boasts unspoiled forests similar to those the early settlers found. Wildflowers and migrating birds abound in late April and early May. Autumn's pageantry of colors usually peaks in mid- October. Some 800 miles of trails thread the whole of the Smokies' natural fabric - and its waterfalls, coves, balds, and rushing streams. The Smokies, a wild landscape rich with traces of its human past, calls people back year after year.
www.imagesbuilder.com/gsmnp
Linville Caverns
Tours of underground caverns. Hwy 221 between Linville and Marion. Open daily May-November 9-5pm. Weekends December-February 9 - 4:30 pm. $5 adults, $4 Seniors, $3.00 children (5-12) and under 5 free.
www.linvillecaverns.com
Nantahala Outdoor Center
From the wildflowers of spring to autumn's bright colors, families and friends enjoy outstanding whitewater on the Nantahala and French Broad rivers. Bryson City NC
www.noc.com
WindDancers Llama Treks
Lunch, dinner, and overnight camping trips with everything furnished. Lots of llama fun for everyone. Group rates available. Reservations required. I-40 at exit 15 turn right on Fines Creek Road; go 2 miles to end. 828-627-6986.
HORSEBACK RIDING:
Adventure Trail Rides
Hourly rates available. Open 7 days a week. Waynesville. 828-646-3993.
Cataloochee Ranch
Maggie Valley. Two hour and all day rides available for adults and children over six. Reservations required. 828-926-1401.
Hemphill Mountain Campground
Hourly and day rides offered. Trips to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Pony rides for kids. Waynesville, Hwy 276 N. 828-926-0331.
Queen's Farm Riding Stables
1 hour and 1-3/4 hour rides that climb up to 1,000 feet. Children 6 or older welcome. Open year-round, weather permitting. Reservations required. US 19 just outside Maggie Valley. 828-926-0718.
Smoky Mountain Stables, Inc.
3-1/2 hour rides, overnight trips, trips for 2+ days, everything furnished, horse boarding, riding lessons, children over 10 ride their own horses. Old School Rd., Waynesville. 828-452-4301.
Utah Mountain Riding Stables
1 - 3 hour rides. May 1 through November 1 and in winter, weather permitting. Rides for children 7 and over. Hwy 276 N. just outside Maggie Valley. Open 7 days. 828-926-1143.
TROUT FISHING:
North Carolina requires individuals 16 and older to have a valid fishing license. A comprehensive fishing license for the park is $20 per year. A one-day license in the Park is $5 for NC residents plus a $10 trout stamp. On the Cherokee Indian Reservation no license is required, only a $5 daily tribal permit.
Streams are full of trout. Local outfitters know where to find them.
End of the Line Guide Service
Waynesville. 828-926-2708
Lowe Fly Shop & Outfitters
Waynesville. 828-452-0039
SCENIC DRIVES:
Back Country Jeep Tours
Off-road tours range from one to three hours. Two person minimum and three person maximum. Tours cost between $10 to $30 per person. 828-926-0117.
Blue Ridge Parkway
Forty-six miles of the country's most scenic highway runs through Haywood County. Pack a picnic and stop at the overlooks. Hike on trails that cross the Parkway. Allow a few hours or all day.
Cataloochee Valley
Outside Maggie Valley on 276 N. to Cove Creek Mtn. Rd. Accessible hiking trails and primitive campground. Allow 2 hours.
Heritage Scenic Byway
Get on this scenic loop at Hwy 276 S. in Waynesville. Explore the Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah National Forest. Looking Glass Falls and other naturally beautiful places right from your car.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The most popular national park in America. The southern entrance is just 15 miles on US 19 S to US 441. 550,000 acres of protected land, trails and scenic drives.
www.imagesbuilder.com/gsmnp
Great Smoky Mountains Railway
Marvel at the scenic beauty of the Carolina Mountains aboard the Great Smoky Mountains Railway. You'll ride the rails past historic countryside, cascading rivers, and majestic peaks.
Excursions leave from depots at the historic towns of Dillsboro, Bryson City, and Andrews. Both morning and afternoon excursions are round trips lasting from 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 hours. Allow 7 hours for the Raft 'N' Rail trips. Twilight Dinner Trains are 2-1/2 hours in the evening. Santa Express trips are 2 hours, and the National Railroad Historical Society "3-in-1" trips are 6-1/2 hours.
The railway operates both diesel and steam locomotives which run from early March through December. Many of the cars have colorful histories and have been comfortably restored. You may select reconditioned coaches, crown coaches, club cars, dining cars, or open cars that are perfect for viewing and photo taking.
Beverages and light food are available. There are convenience stations and gift shops also. For choice of seating, tickets should be ordered in advance and paid with credit card.
www.gsmr.com
Highway 209 Tour
Take Hwy 209 north. Old country stores, unique shops, restaurants, a turn-of-the-century church and spectacular views from elevations up to 5,000 ft.
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