Here’s a sampling of the attractions, activities, lodging & campgrounds that will make your Smoky Mountain vacation more memorable.
Lodging
- Watershed Cabins
- Sophie’s Choice Cabin
- Lands Creek Log Cabins
- Nantahala River Lodge
- Cabins at Long Branch
- directly on Nantahala River
- Nantahala Lodging
- North Carolina Vacation Rentals
- Big Bear Log Cabins
- Cabin Rentals
- Quality Inn Andrews, NC
- Charleston Inn
- Deep Creek Lodge
- Fontana Village
- Fryemont Inn
- Lakeview Lodge
- Scenic View Motel
- Sleep Inn Hotel
- Microtel
Campgrounds
- Appletree Campground (Wayah Ranger District, United States Forest Service): Great Group Camping – (828)524-6441
- Flaming Arrow Campground ~ Cherokee
- Turkey Creek Campground
- Nelson’s Nantahala Campground and Cabins
- KOA in Cherokee
- Lost Mine Campground
- Smoky Mountain Meadows
- Tsali – United States Forest Service
Arts and Crafts
- Both the John C. Campbell Folk School and Stecoah Valley Center have juried artisan galleries and great music programs.
Attractions
- Biltmore House
- Ashevillenow.com
- Cherokee Indian Reservation
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad & Train Museum
- Harrah’s Cherokee Casino
- Mountain Farm Museum
Hiking, Biking and Horseback Riding
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Hiking in Nantahala National Forest
- Horseback riding
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
- Mountain biking – Tsali (pdf)
Scenic Drives
- Cherohala Skyway
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Highway 129 to Fontana Dam, Deals Gap (129 beyond Fontana Dam) for motorcycles and sports cars
- US 441 from Cherokee to Gatlinburg and Cades Cove
Rafting, Tubing, Fishing and Boating
- Jet boat rides on Fontana Lake
- Boating access and some rentals on Nantahala Lake and Fontana Lake.
- Whitewater rafting on the Nantahala River
- Deep Creek Tubing
- Fishing the Nantahala River, Fontana Lake and Cherokee Reservation – fishing regulations, locations, stocking schedules.