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the most comprehensive guide for the NC mountains
available anywhere online For a weekend or a
lifetime, find your special place in the mountains
AND
what to do once you get there. From NC Attractions and
Parks to hiking, fishing, golf, and skiing we
will guide you through all the mountain adventures
and natural wonders, art and craft galleries and mountain music.
Find
1000s of direct links to everything you need to
have
a special mountain vacation. |
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Today's Featured Events,
Festivals and Weekend
Getaways |
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4th of July Cabins and
Rentals
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June 21
Opening Night at Brevard
Music Center
for 2013, Principal
Guest Conductor JoAnn
Falletta leads the
Brevard Music Center
Orchestra. The concert
will feature Borodin's
Overture to his opera
Prince Igor, Prokofiev's
Suite from Romeo and
Juliet, closing with
virtuoso Conrad Tao and
Tchaikovsky's Piano
Concerto No. 1.
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June 22-23 in Maggie
Valley NC
PlottFest The second annual festival with the best
in mountain music, American Plott Association and National Plott
Association sanctioned
Bench Dog Shows, and the
Smoky Mountain Trout
Festival. |
Still available for 4th
of July Weekend
 Large Maggie Valley Cabin with mountain view -
4
bedrooms + loft, 3 baths, sleeps to 12. Hot tub, decks, wood-burning fireplace,
game room with pool, foosball, darts. Internet, grill, close
to attractions. $225 night, $1351 week.
See cabin photos, details and rental availability
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Plan Your Trip: |
Where to Stay in the Mountains - Lodging
and Accommodations |
50+ NC Mountain Cities: |
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NC Mountains Map |
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Not sure where to go?
Our Map Page of the North
Carolina Mountains locates all the
cities and towns, plus the NC Counties
and their cities as
well as an interactive map for
finding routes and roads. |
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Military Discounts
* Attraction tickets discounts
* Restaurant specials, discounts
* Sales on Mountain Gear
* Airline Discounts
* Rental car specials
* Seasonal discounts
* Group Discounts |
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Daily NC News, Updates |
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We publish a
variety of NC Information Blogs
with daily posts for last minute cabin
rentals, events and festivals, mountain
news, Asheville information, North
Carolina galleries and crafts and Ski
slope conditions and events (in season) |
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Shop Online |
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Shop NC stores online before or after
your trip, Find hiking boots, backpacks,
camping and fishing gear and everything
you need for outdoor adventures from
some of the leading names in outdoor
gear. |
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Cabins,
Vacation Rentals, Lakeside Cottages |
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This visitor Guide
includes 1000s of direct links to NC cabins, vacation
rentals, cottages and condos in more than 50
NC mountain
cities. Each listing includes rates, number of
bedrooms and basic features and amenities
so you can
quickly find exactly what you're looking for,
then click through to get availability, photos
and details or make online reservations. Find
your fully furnished Home Away from Home. |
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Mountain Inns, B&Bs, Lodges, Hotels and
Motels |
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A
quiet mountaintop inn or bed and
breakfast is just what the doctor
ordered for de-stressing!
Enjoy all the comforts of home without
any of the work. From
beautiful views in secluded settings to
downtown convenience, you'll find a match for
your personal style with hundreds of
choices in all the Western Carolina
Mountain areas. Mountain Inns
include such amenities as a gourmet
breakfast, luxury linens and WIFI.
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Campgrounds,
RV Parks and Resorts, Camping |
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The NC Mountains offer some of the
best campgrounds, RV Parks and camping
facilities in the country. There are hundreds of
campgrounds, both private and in public parks.
Year-around moderate temperatures in the NC
Mountains make "getting back to nature" as easy for the
weekend camper as the experienced RV traveler. Many campgrounds
offer mountain views and extensive
amenities, including WIFI. |
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What to do in the Mountains -
Attractions, Parks and more |
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NC Attractions |
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North Carolina attractions offer year-around
mountain fun, adventure and cultural experiences. Some of
the most visited NC attractions are
Biltmore in
Asheville, The Blowing Rock, Tweetsie
Railroad, Grandfather Mountain, Chimney Rock Park and the Cherokee
Indian Village.
Each mountain city has its own, unique attractions, many developed from a
local natural wonder or centuries-old
heritage.. |
Biltmore,
America's Castle |
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NC Mountain Crafts, Art
Galleries and NC Artists |
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NC mountain art galleries, artists
and indigenous NC mountain crafts are, like the mountains
themselves, a true natural resource. From the centuries-old
functionality of a split oak
basket to a whimsical mixed media
sculpture from Penland School
of Crafts, the quality and
variety of arts and crafts of Western Carolina is among the best
in the country.
When you take home a handmade
treasure from an NC gallery,
you take home a little piece of the mountains. |
Jim Carson,
Plein Air Painter |
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NC Mountain Fishing - Trout
Fishing, Fly Fishing, Outfitters |
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The NC mountains offer
an exceptional trout fishing
haven with an estimated
4,000 miles of trout water with
approximately 2,000 miles
managed for public fishing. Fly
fishing in a North Carolina
mountain stream is enjoyed
equally by experienced fishermen
and beginners alike. North
Carolina fishing in the
mountains offers fishing on
rivers, streams, lakes and
ponds. |
Fly fish
for trout in the mountains |
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NC Mountain Golf Resorts, public
and private golf courses |
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The golf courses in the
mountains of North Carolina
offer some of the most beautiful
settings for a round of golf any
where on the planet! Golf
resorts as well as public golf
courses are located in all areas
of the Western North Carolina
mountains. Many NC golf resorts
offer golf vacation packages and
discounts for both individuals
and groups. |
Cummings
Cove Golf in
Hendersonville |
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NC Mountain Hiking and Trails |
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The NC Mountains offer Hikers
of all ages and abilities some
of the best hiking trails
and most enjoyable settings in
the country. Within the
beautiful mountains of North
Carolina, 1000's of Trails are
easily accessible from a short
Blue Ridge Parkway hike to
challenging, overnight
adventures. Two of the most
famous trails crossing the NC
mountains are the Appalachian
Trail and NC |
mountain
views from NC Trails |
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NC Mountain Parks, National
Forests, State and local Parks
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A visit to an NC
Park will be a highlight of
your mountain vacation. North Carolina mountain parks
are among the most pristine and
beautiful in the world offering
hiking, camping and 1000s of
waterfalls, creeks and rivers.
The largest NC parks are the
Blue ridge Parkway and the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park.
Park nature and educational
centers are available for trail
maps and visitor information. |
Mt
Mitchell Park is the highest
peak |
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NC Ski Resorts, Ski Areas and
Slopes, Winter Sports |
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A NC Ski Resorts offer
the highest mountains east of
the Rockies
with skiing from November
through March.
Beginners or advanced skiers,
snowboarders, snow tubers or ice
skaters will
all find a ski area to
enjoy. NC Ski Resorts and
Areas include: Appalachian Ski
Resort, Beech Mountain Ski
Resort, Sugar Mountain Ski
Resort, Cataloochee Ski Area,
Sapphire Valley Resort and Wolf
Ridge Ski Resort. |
Beech
Mountain Resort incredible views |
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NC Mountain Waterfalls |
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Thousands of waterfalls
can be found throughout the
Western North Carolina mountains
and most are easily
accessible by well-maintained
footpaths. There are over 250
in Transylvania County alone
(known as the land of the
waterfalls) with many located
within the Pisgah National
Forest, Dupont State Forest and
Gorges State Park. Virtually
every North Carolina river
begins or ends with a waterfall,
some extending as high as 400+
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Hickory
Nut Falls is over 400 feet |
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NC Mountains
Visitor Guide
