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Return to Central Mountains area MAP - Return to area Community List Communities on this page: Asheville area FacilitiesNote: telephone area code is 828
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Asheville area CampgroundsNote: telephone area code is 828other Asheville area Recreation Facilities Government owned/operated Campgrounds Lake Powhatan Recreation AreaLake Powhatan is a very attractive recreation area operated by the Cradle of Forestry in America Interpretive Association under permit from the US Forest Service. Sited well within the Bent Creek Research Forest area, it is one of the more attractive campgrounds in the National Forests within North Carolina. As the name implies, there is a lake (an impoundment of Bent Creek) which includes a fishing pier down by the dam and a nicely maintained sandy swimming beach at the upper end of the lake. (A life guard is usually present during the summer months.) Each of the 97 campsites has a gravel area for parking, an area for pitching up to two tents, a iron grill and central restroom within each of the five loops. There also is a dump station for RVs. Only 5 of the campsites have electricity - one in each loop. These are usually reserved for the season's host - a family that has volunteered to supervise the loop and assist other campers within that loop. (Any volunteers?) One of the major attractions here is the wealth of hiking trails in the surrounding forest - including an easy trail around the lake. Several of the trails thread among mountain laurel (bloom in late May) and rhododendron (bloom in late June). (see Bent Creek Trails). From I-26, exit 2, follow NC-191 (Brevard Road) west to the 3rd traffic light (not counting the lights at the freeway off-ramps). The black-top road on your right is marked by a green sign directing you to the North Carolina Arboretum. Turn right here. About 0.2 miles in there is a fork; take the left and continue on the paved road, past the Arboretum entrance, to the entrance of the Recreation Area. Phone: 800-280-2267. Asheville area Recreation Facilities Directory Return to Asheville - Return to Area MAP - Return to area Community List Privately Owned/Operated Campgrounds
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Asheville area PARKSNote: telephone area code is 828other Asheville area Recreation Facilities
Blue Ridge Parkway NCThe American Blue Ridge Parkway, shepherded by the US National Park Service, is probably the most famous road in current use in the world. Flirting with the peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains it leads the motorist in a southwesterly direction from Virginia to its termination West of Waynesville NC in the Great Smoky Mountains. And it is quite a road. There is more to see, on and near the Parkway, than on any other strip of pavement. From the heights of Grandfather Mountain (Milepost 305 - Linville) to the majesty of the Biltmore Mansion in the valley of the French Broad River (Milepost 389 - Asheville) and all kinds of sights before, after and in-between, driving the Parkway is an entire vacation in itself. In the Spring, when the Rhododendrons are in bloom we recommend the detour to Roan Mountain (At Milepost 330, take NC-226 through Spruce Pine to Bakersville, then north on NC-261. Roan Mountain is on the left just before you cross the Tennessee border.) Also, best in the spring - but because of plentiful water and not blooming flowers - is the climactic fury of Linville Falls (Milepost 316). There are so many good ways to access the Parkway that we needn't list them here. Blue Ridge Parkway Association, P.O. Box 453, Asheville, NC 28802. Last word on road closures (recommended) 828-298-0398.
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Asheville area TRAILSNote: telephone area code is 828
Bent Creek Research & Demonstration Forest - AshevilleFrom I-26, exit 2, follow NC-191 (Brevard Road) to the 3rd traffic light (not counting the lights at the freeway off-ramps). The black-top road on your right is marked by a green sign directing you to the North Carolina Arboretum. Turn right here. About 0.2 miles in there is a fork; take the left and continue (1 mile) past the Arboretum entrance. From this point on you have access to a large network of mountain bike trails. One of the more popular trailheads is Hard Times, about 0.8miles (on the left) past the Arboretum entrance. You can see where most of the bikers go from the wear and tear on the trails. There is also a very attractive campground here (see Lake Powhatan Recreation Area). Asheville area Recreation Facilities Directory Return to Asheville - Return to Area MAP - Return to area Community List |
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