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This guide is designed to help you discover all the natural wonders, exciting attractions, historic sites and unique events that await you in Transylvania County. We look forward to your visit!

Outdoor Adventure 5 Arts & Culture 11 Music 13 Downtown Brevard 15 History 17 Wildlife 19 Dining 21 Summer Camps 25 Breweries 27 Accommodations 29 Campgrounds 33 Outdoor Directory 33 Arts & Culture Directory 34 Waterfall Hunting Guide 36

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OUTDOOR ADVENTURE

PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST Encompassing over 88,000 acres in Transylvania County, Pisgah National Forest serves as the gateway for outdoor adventurers of every stripe. Don’t miss such memorable destinations as Looking Glass Rock, Looking Glass Falls and Sliding Rock.

Over fifty percent of the land in Transylvania is publicly DUPONT STATE RECREATIONAL FOREST owned and protected, ensuring that you’ll have the chance Spanning over 10,000 acres of rolling hills and rocky crags, to enjoy some of the Southeast’s most extraordinary natural DuPont is home to some of Transylvania County’s most landscapes. There’s no better base camp for your outdoor exciting climbing, biking and hiking opportunities. DuPont also adventure. features such dramatic waterfalls as High Falls, Triple Falls and Bridal Veil Falls.

GORGES STATE PARK PISGAH CENTER FOR Straddling the high ledges of the Jocassee Gorge, this lush WILDLIFE EDUCATION park is actually a temperate rain forest that supports an Tour our Exhibits impressive roster of rare plant and animal species. Recent Walk our Trails improvements have made Gorges more accessible, making Feed the Fish it easier for visitors to explore its breathtaking waterfalls and Wildlife education programs for the public dramatic topography. and groups are also available. For more information visit our website at www. ncwildlife.org/pisgah or call 828-877-4423. Free admission.

Open Mon. - Sat., 8 am - 4:45 pm April - November Mon. - Fri., 8 am - 4:45 pm December - March Located in Pisgah National Forest 6 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE

CAMPING HORSEBACK RIDING Transylvania County’s hundreds of thousands of acres of There’s no better place to saddle up than Transylvania County. protected park and forest lands house numerous campsites. Equestrians return year after year to the beautiful trails and From intimate glens deep in the forest to large-scale public roads in Pisgah, DuPont and Gorges. For a fun new family campgrounds with ample parking, picnic areas and hot adventure, check out our list of local stables. showers, we’ve got your ideal spot under the stars. HIKING ROCK CLIMBING Our 1,000+ miles of trails give hikers of all ages and skill levels Simply put, we offer some of the best climbing in the Southeast, the chance to take a turn on the road less traveled. These whether you’re a novice or an experienced climber. The trails and foot-paths meander through the pristine forests and massive granite face of Looking Glass Rock, one of the largest ridges of Gorges, DuPont and Pisgah. Maps and guidebooks monoliths in North America, offers two- to eight-stage climbs are recommended so you can determine whether your walk of up to 600 feet. Another great spot is Cedar Rock, offering in the woods will involve camping gear and a serious climb or one- to three-pitch climbs of up to 400 feet. a picnic basket and a casual ramble.

FOOD MATTERS MARKET HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & CAFE HOTEL & SUITES A community oriented market & cafe, offering Suites are available with kitchenettes, healthy options, organic choices, supporting microwaves, jacuzzi, refrigerators, local producers and where food matters. coffee makers, hair dryers, irons • Cafe and ironing boards. • Produce/dairy • Meat/seafood •Fitness room •Free local calls • Bulk •Free hot breakfast bar •Heated pool • Beer/wine •Free wireless high speed internet • Health & body care products

1 Market Street, Market Street Center in Straus Park, Brevard, NC 28712 2228 Asheville Hwy, Brevard, NC 28712 (828) 885-FOOD (3663) | www.foodmattersmarket.com 1-800-HOLIDAY | www.hiexbrevard.com 8 OUTDOOR ADVENTURE

FISHING Brook Trout. Brown Trout. Rainbow Trout. Small-mouthed and Moab. Between Pisgah and DuPont you can explore Bass. Musky. You don’t have to be a zoologist to admire the hundreds of miles of single-track. Road bikers will enjoy fish swimming through our lakes, rivers and streams, but you’ll plentiful chances to hit the asphalt on a variety of twisty, need a rod to catch one. Local outfitters offer private streams challenging roads. and solitude for those seeking a trophy fish, while multiple public locations provide beginners and experts alike material CANOEING, KAYAKING & TUBING for their next whopper of a fish tale. For those looking to get their feet wet, Transylvania County’s many rivers, streams, lakes and waterways can cast you off BIKING onto a whole other avenue of adventure. The swift waters Transylvania County is home to some of the finest cycling of the French Broad allow paddlers to follow the river as far in North America. But don’t take our word for it. Eavesdrop as the current and their paddles will take them. For those on any conversation between serious bikers and you’ll hear looking for a rockier ride, Transylvania’s tributary rivers offer Transylvania mentioned with the same reverence as Whistler exciting whitewater during high water.

TRANSYLVANIA FARMERS D.D. BULLWINKEL’S MARKET Open April – December Discover casual clothing for Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m mountain living, outdoor gear, Over 50 vendors selling locally handcrafted pottery, jewelry, gifts grown and produced products with and local souvenirs. live music and special events throughout the season.

In Brevard off East Main St. at the corner of Johnson & Jordan Streets 828-862-4700 | www.ddbullwinkels.com www. TransylvaniaFarmersMarket.com. 10 ARTS & CULTURE

SCENIC 276 SOUTH ART & CRAFT CORRIDOR This corridor encompasses a 13-mile stretch beginning just south of Brevard. Showcasing art galleries, working and teaching studios, shops, charming lodgings, home-style dining and fresh local produce, Scenic 276 South is a great way to discover the artistry inspired by our mountains.

From the first brushstroke on a painter’s canvas to the SCULPTURE WALK stirring conclusion of a grand symphony, our artists and Brevard’s public sculpture project celebrates animals of the performers provide visitors with countless opportunities region and showcases the artists who created the distinctive to enjoy a level of creativity as exceptional as our mythic landscape. There’s a little something for everyone, pieces. Throughout downtown Brevard, 17 life-size whimsical, studied or sublime, no matter where your flight sculptures depict native animals in a variety of materials. of fancy may lead you.

GLASS FEATHER STUDIO CABINS AT SEVEN FOXES GA L L E RY Magical Mountain Experience! Since 1982 “More than you expect!” Beautiful private Unforgettable Adventure wooded setting Glass and Photography Open year round Created and Signed by the Artists Pet friendly Come feel the Magic! 5 cabins available

BREVARD MUSIC FESTIVAL Keith Lockhart, of Boston Pops fame, leads faculty, students and celebrated guest artists through a seven-week festival season of 80 incomparable performances, ranging from symphony to chamber to opera. Bring a picnic and enjoy classical music under the stars.

Symphonies. Hoedowns. Jams. And festivals. Whatever tickles PAUL PORTER CENTER your ear, we’ve got the perfect musical accompaniment for Located on the Brevard College campus, this acoustic your visit. Find the latest musical goings-on at visitwaterfalls. marvel of a theater offers a regular schedule of top-tier com/calendar. events. It’s also home to the Brevard College Theater and Music Departments, the Brevard Philharmonic and the Transylvania Choral Society.

KEY FALLS INN & EVENT FESTIVALS Music takes center stage at Transylvania County’s many SERVICES/KEY FALLS CABIN seasonal festivals, featuring homegrown talent like the Come stay in our 1860’s Victorian Home or enjoy the seclusion of our modern 2-bedroom Steep Canyon Rangers (often with Steve Martin in tow) cabin, only steps away from a 70-foot waterfall. and Shannon Whitworth. Our beautiful 26 acres are private and secluded, yet only minutes from Brevard. Our MUSIC VENUES beautiful grounds and Pavilion are the ideal 185 King Street: 828-877-1850 • 185kingst.com location for a wedding reception, family reunion, Brevard Brewing: 828-885-2101 • brevard-brewing.com corporate function, or private party. Oskar Blues Tasting Room: 828-883-2337 • oskarblues.com

151 Everett Rd. , Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 Phoenix Lounge: 828-333-4465 Keyfallsinn.com | keyfallsevents.com | (828) 884-7559 14 DOWNTOWN BREVARD

FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY WALKS There’s no better way to get a feel for downtown Brevard than through this monthly celebration of art, food, music and wine that happens every fourth Friday from April through December. It’s a great way to see the work of local artists and meet new friends!

BREVARD & TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY EVENTS • Banff Mountain Film Festival (March) Hit the streets of downtown Brevard and you’ll see all • Assault on the Carolinas Bike Ride (April) the familiar touchstones of a classic small town. The old- • 4th Friday Gallery Walks (April - December) fashioned soda shop. The 1930s-era movie theater. The • Tailgate Market (April - December) locally-owned hardware store. But you’ll also find cutting- • Annual White Squirrel Festival (May) edge galleries, boutiques and bistros that would feel right at • Annual Squirrel Box Derby (May) home in SoHo. So take a stroll. And discover how hip a small • Arts & Culture Week (June/July) town can be. • Brevard Music Center Festival (June-August) • SAWA Pro Lumberjack Meet (June) • Summer Songcatcher Series at the Cradle (July) • Old Time Street Dances (July - September) • Fourth of July Festival & Fireworks (July) MAIN STREET LTD • Smokey Bear’s Birthday Party at the Cradle (August) Experience our dazzling array of • Porter Center for Performing Arts Season (August - May) treasures, delights and imaginative • Scenic 276 South Studio Stroll (April and September) gifts. We are your must-stop • Pisgah Mountain Bike Stage Race (September) shopping showcase in Brevard! • Mountain Song Festival (September) Located in the Hollingsworth • Founder’s Day Festival (September) Building, right next door to the • Homecoming Weekend at Brevard College (October) Visitors Center and open 7 • Halloweenfest in Downtown Brevard (October) days a week! • Old Time Music Competition (October) • Annual Christmas Parade & Twilight Tour (December)

147 E Main Street | 828-884-4974 | www.mainstreetltd.com For the most up-to-date and complete listing of Transylvania events, go to visitwaterfalls.com/calendar/index.php 16 HISTORY

A sense of place often derives from a sense of its past. logging train and, at the Forest Discovery Center, learn how the Transylvania County’s history brings together Native modern forest conservation movement took root by exploring American folklore and the stalwart spirit of early hands-on exhibits and watching a fascinating new film. mountaineers with some of the great visionaries of the Gilded Age. The county’s historical sites and museums THE ALLISON-DEAVER HOUSE attest to the indelible imprint these men and women made Nestled in the Pisgah National Forest on N.C. 280, the historic upon the heart, soul and spirit of the community. From the Allison-Deaver House provides visitors a rare glimpse into the carefully collected artifacts of the Transylvania Heritage life in Transylvania in the early 19th Century. Its grounds and Museum to the grand ideas about conservation that grew gardens offer picnic spots and event spaces throughout the year. out of the Cradle of Forestry, visitors may find the seeds of the future in the relics of our past. THE SILVERMONT MANSION Completed in 1917, this gracious 33-room Greek Revival mansion TRANSYLVANIA HERITAGE MUSEUM is located four blocks east of the courthouse on Main Street and Located in Downtown Brevard, this museum works to offers eight acres of recreation including tennis and basketball preserve the historical heritage of Transylvania County and its courts, a nature trail and picnic shelter. Thursday night bluegrass families through educational programs, collections of artifacts, jams are a favorite for locals and visitors alike. The grounds are also and heritage/cultural activities. home to an herb garden, vegetable garden, woodland garden, and CRADLE OF FORESTRY rain garden. A second floor museum (not handicapped accessible) This is where the first forestry school in America was founded in is free and open to the public on the third Friday of each month the early 1900s, thanks to the vision of George Vanderbilt. Walk (March to October) from 2-4 p.m. The museum features nine down lush forest trails to historic cabins, climb aboard a real restored rooms, original furniture, a photo gallery of the Silversteen family and many other authentic items from that time period. 18 WILDLIFE

Brevard’s legendary white squirrels might have earned regional aquatic species. The Center also offers a wide variety their own personal festival, but they’re certainly not the of workshops and programs throughout the year. only wildlife inhabiting the fields, forests, rivers and streams of Transylvania County. BOBBY N. SETZER STATE FISH HATCHERY The state’s largest trout hatchery is right next door to PISGAH CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education and gives visitors Located in Pisgah National Forest, the center offers a a chance to see how brook, brown and rainbow are fascinating look at how wildlife and the natural environment transformed from “fingerlings” to a fly fishermen’s obsession. relate to human events and activities. The center’s exhibits A fun and educational stop for all ages. include wildlife conservation areas and aquariums containing

DAVIDSON RIVER GREYSTONE INN OUTFITTERS A Luxury Mountain Lake Resort Featured on ESPN, The Sportsman’s Located just 20 miles outside of Channel, and the Outdoor Life Network, Brevard on the shores of Lake the Southeast’s premier fly fishing outfitter is Toxaway – NC’s largest private a full service fly shop, providing all you need for freshwater, saltwater and destination lake. Amenities include incredible fly fishing adventures. Offering float and dining, golf, a petite spa, daily wade trips for smallmouth, trout and champagne cruises, hiking, fishing, musky. Beginner to advanced on-the-water lake activities, and more! instruction over half, full and multiple days.

Restaurants by category: ASIAN CUISINE Fuji Yama: 828-884-4002 New China Restaurant: 828-884-8958 Pad Thai: 828-883-9299 SORA Japanese Restaurant: 828-883-9808 Twin Dragons Grand Buffet: 828-883-3197 Innovative fusion cuisine. Classic WNC barbecue. BARBEQUE Rich, Charleston-inspired fine dining. Fresh local rainbow Hawg Wild Bar-B-Que: 828-877-4404 trout. Milkshakes from an old-fashioned drive-in. Our mouthwatering options will tempt your taste buds and CAFÉS, PASTRY SHOPS & SANDWICHES please your palette. Amore Cafe: 828-885-6004 Bracken Mountain Bakery: 828-883-4034 Blue Ridge Bakery: 828-883-8444 Food Matters Market: 828-885-3663 Hallelujah Natural Foods & Deli (May - Sept.): 828-884-3777 SUNSET MOTEL Mayberry’s: 828-862-8646 Quaint, cool, clean retro motor court Quotations: 828-883-8966 in walking distance to downtown. Sunrise Café: 828-884-3331 Newly “retrovated”! Our southern Tony’s Deli: 828-862-8353 warmth turns our guests into friends. • Wifi, HBO, fridge, micro., coffee HOMESTYLE COOKING & STEAKHOUSES • Low rates! Country Skillet, Rosman: 828-884-7605 • Smoke-free! Grammy’s Restaurant: 828-884-5272 • Each room unique, some with kitchens • Also - nice cabin in back (sleeps 4-6) Pisgah Fish Camp: 828-877-3129 • Pet rooms available Sagebrush Steakhouse: 828-966-4767

523 S Broad St. Brevard, NC 28712 828-884-9106 | www.thesunsetmotel.com more on next page... 22 FINE DINING SHORT ORDER & FAST FOOD Brown Trout Mountain Grille: 828-877-3474 Arby’s: 828-883-8328 Falls Landing Restaurant: 828-884-2835 Burger King: 828-884-6002 Hob Nob: 828-966-4662 Cardinal Drive-In: 828-884-7085 Jordan Street Café: 828-883-2558 Cedar Mountain Quick Stop: 828-885-8300 Marco Trattoria: 828-883-4841 The Clock: 828-884-4010 Osteria Del Monte (opens after Easter): 828-883-2551 Daggie’s: 828-884-7433

Overlook Dining Room: 828-884-5622 Galloway’s Subs & More: 828-966-9300 DINING The Pisgah Inn (Mar. - early Nov.): 828-235-8228 The Grill Room at Connestee Falls: 828-877-3977 The Square Root: 828-884-6171 Harmony Korner: 828-884-5993 Henry’s: 828-884-8658 ICE CREAM PARLORS Huddle House: 828-884-2726 Daggie’s: 828-884-7433 Julie’s Subs & More: 828-884-4718 Dolly’s Dairy Bar: 828-862-6610 McDonald’s: 828-884-2244 Kiwi Gelato: 828-877-4659 Rocky’s Soda Shop: 828-877-5375 Lady Ruth’s Ice Cream Shop: 828-966-9604 Sonic Drive-In: 828-883-8228 Love That Yogurt: 828-884-7600 Subway, Rosman Highway: 828-884-7827 Rocky’s Soda Shop: 828-877-5375 Subway of Pisgah Forest: 828-885-7958 Quotations: 828-883-8966 Taco Bell: 828-883-5838 IRISH CUISINE Wafﬂehouse: 828-884-3767 Dugan’s Pub: 828-862-6527 Wendy’s: 828-884-7901 Zaxby’s: 828-884-7071 MEXICAN CUISINE Cielito Lindo: 828-884-5757 TAPAS/SMALL PLATES El Chapala: 828-877-5220 The Phoenix: 828-333-4465 El Ranchero: 828-883-4000 Pescado’s Burritos: 828-884-5559 Quixote: 828-966-4554 3 Caballeros: 828-883-8115

PIZZA Big Mike’s: 828-884-3663 Jet’s Pizza: 828-883-2888 Pizza Hut: 828-884-4041 Riverside Pizza: 828-862-4223

APPALACHIAN HAVENS CA M P PAC S Offering the finest in rustic lodging. Having a child far away at camp is so Secluded, rustic mountain cabin. 6 miles to much easier when you can send your downtown Brevard. Close to all the fun love with a Camp Pac. With over mountain activities: hiking, horseback riding, 27 years of experience, we are the fly fishing, shopping and more. Cabin is innovators of “What’s Hot” and have 2BR/2BA (sleeps 6), with satellite TV, DVD, a reputation for perfectly customizing your camper’s Pac to his or her specific gas fireplace, charcoal grill, fully equipped interests. Campers, parents, and camp kitchen, covered porches, WiFi, and access directors give us rave reviews. to pool, gym, golf course & lakes.

305 Piney Woods Dr, Brevard, NC 28712 | 828-884-6712 Main Street Ltd. 147 E Main Street www.appalachianhavens.com | [email protected] 828-884-4974 | www.CampPacs.com 24 SUMMER CAMPS

GIRLS’ CAMPS: Camp Illahee, campillahee.com, 828-883-2181 Camp Kahdalea, twofuncamps.com, 828-884-6834 Camp Pisgah, camppisgah.org, 828-862-4435 Keystone Camp, keystonecamp.com, 828-884-9125 Rockbrook Camp, rockbrookcamp.com, 828-884-6151

BOYS’ CAMPS: For nearly 100 years, kids have arrived here armed with Camp Carolina, campcarolina.com, 828-884-2414 rucksacks, footlockers and stationery to spend their Camp Chosatonga, twofuncamps.com, 828-884-6834 summers at one of our many noteworthy camps. So beloved Deep Woods Camp, deepwoodscamp.com, 828-885-2268 are these summertime homes-away-from-home that many Camp High Rocks, highrocks.com, 828-885-2153 former campers return decades later to seek out the sacred spots where they first learned to dive, shoot an arrow, ride a COED CAMPS: horse, paddle a canoe and conquer homesickness. Brevard Music Center, brevardmusic.org, 828-862-2100 Camp Buc, bucoutdoorcenter.com, 828-966-4715 Eagle’s Nest Camp, enf.org, 828-877-4349 Green River Preserve, greenriverpreserve.org, 828-698-8828 Gwynn Valley Camp, gwynnvalley.com, 828-885-2900 Ridge Haven, ridgehaven.org, 828-862-3916 The Wilds Christian Camp, wilds.org, 828-884-7811

26 BREWERIES

BREVARD BREWING COMPANY Brevard’s pioneering ﬁrst brewery specializes in lagers. Brewmaster and owner Kyle Williams regards this style as one of the most rewarding to produce. Sample their ﬂagship German-inspired lager -- or one of their pilsners or ales -- at 63 E. Main St. in Brevard. Williams keeps things hopping with live music just about every evening.

Beer, bikes, and bluegrass: it seems wherever you find one, OSKAR BLUES you find the others. And nowhere is that more true than in Transylvania County. Thanks to our pristine water, avid bike Dale Katechis, owner and founder of this Colorado-based culture and thriving music scene, we are now home to two brewery, has kept a mountain bike parked in Brevard for premier craft breweries. We invite you to sample their fine years. When it came time to open an East Coast brewery, lagers, ales, pilsners and stouts (responsibly, of course) on Katechis knew that Transylvania would be the perfect spot your next visit. to put down roots. The new Oskar Blues Brewery (tours available) and Taproom resides in a warehouse just a couple miles from downtown Brevard and a quick pedal from Pisgah Forest at 342 Industrial Drive, Brevard.

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32 Ropes Course / Zip Line Mountain Range Golf Center: OUTDOOR & ARTS AND 828-885-2722 Earthshine Discovery Center: Pisgah Fun Center: 828-877-4386 828-862-4207 CULTURE DIRECTORY Sherwood Forest Golf Club: Z-Z-Zip: 828-855-7913 CAMPGROUNDS 828-884-7825 Tennis, Golf & Pools Transylvania Parks & Recreation: Adventure Village: Cascade Lake Campground: Brevard Health & Raquet Club: 828-884-3156 828-862-5411 828-877-4475/828-877-6625 828-883-3005 Waterfall Tours Ash Grove Mountain Cabins & Davidson River Campground: Champion Park Pool (Public in Miller’s Land of Waterfalls Tours: Camping: 828-862-5960/877-444-6777 Rosman): 828-884-7977 828-884-8982 828-885-7216 Mountain Falls Motorcoach Connestee Falls: 828-885-2005 Pura Vida Adventures: At the Ridge Campin’ and Fishin’: Resort: 828-966-9350 Glen Cannon Country Club: 772-579-0005 828-877-2172 Z-Z-Zip Treehouses: 828-855-7913 828-883-8175 Black Forest Family Camping Franklin Park Pool (Public; in

Resort: 828-884-2267 Brevard): 828-884-6959 Lake Toxaway Country Club: OUTDOOR DIRECTORY 828-966-4661 Biking Miller’s Land of Waterfalls Tours: 828-884-8982 ARTS & CULTURE DIRECTORY Carmichael Training Systems: Pura Vida Adventures: 828-378-0152 772-579-0005 Art Classes & Supplies Studios & Galleries The Bike Farm Pisgah: 828-577-3673 SylvanSport GO: 828-883-4292 Brush & Palette: 828-883-2160 Bluewood Gallery: 828-883-4142 Blue Ridge Bicycle Club: Carwile-Dodson Studio: Canter Woodworks: Horseback Riding blueridgebicycleclub.org 828-884-5771 828-885-2808 Pisgah Mountain Bike Adventures: Pisgah Forest Riding Stables: Dave’s Stained Glass: Carwile-Dodson Studio: 828-393-0101 828-883-8258 828-862-8554 828-884-5771 Pura Vida Adventures: 772-579-0005 Whitewater Equestrian Center: Glass Feather Studio Gallery: Cedar Mountain Art Works: Sycamore Cycles: 828-877-5790 828-966-9646 828-885-8457 828-884-5258 The Hub: 828-884-8670 Kayaking, Canoeing & Tubing Hemlocks Studio: 828-885-2831 Cedar Mountain Pottery: Educational Programs Davidson River Rafting: Transylvania Community Arts 828-883-8347 Cradle of Forestry: 828-877-3130 828-785-3730 Center: 828-884-2787 Dave’s Stained Glass: 828-862-8554 Earthshine Discovery Center: Down to Earth Kayak Rentals: Museums & Historic Sites 828-862-4207 828-884-7572 Drew Deane Gallery: Allison Deaver House: 828-877-5272 Gorges State Park: 828-966-9099 Headwaters Outfitters: 828-884-5137 Pisgah Center for Wildlife 828-877-3106 Duckpond Pottery: 828-883-4512 Cradle of Forestry Forest Glass Feather Studio Gallery: Education & Fish Hatchery: Pura Vida Adventures: Discovery Center: 828-877-3130 828-877-4423 772-579-0005 828-885-8457 Transylvania Heritage Museum: Gravy: 828-862-4900 Fishing Motor Sports 828-884-2347 Handcrafted Furniture by Kenneth Davidson River Outfitters: 828 Motor Sports: 828-862-5291 Transylvania Historic Society: Ayers: 828-883-3610 828-884-5137 828-877-4181 Outdoor Clothing Mountain Forest Studio: Headwaters Outfitters: Silvermont Mansion: 828-884-3166 828-885-2149 D.D. Bullwinkel’s: 828-862-4700 828-877-3106 Mud Dabbers Pottery: The Hub: 828-884-8670 Music K-Mart: 828-884-6024 828-884-5131 Moose Tracks: 828-862-4720 Brevard Music Center: Marcum’s Buck & Bass: 828-883- Muir Fine Arts & Restorations: Sports Spot: 828-877-6585 828-884-2011 8332 828-885-2787 Brevard Community Band: McNeely’s Store - Ace Hardware Parks & Forests Number 7 Fine Arts & Crafts 828-885-5456 & Rental: 828-966-4484 Cooperative: 828-883-2294 Pisgah National Forest Ranger Brevard Orchestra Association Wal-Mart: 828-885-7900 Ray Byram Studio: 828-877-6509 Station: 828-877-3265 and Brevard Philharmonic: Red Wolf Gallery: 828-862-8620 Fee Fishing Gorges State Park: 828-966-9099 828-884-4221 Spiers Gallery at Brevard College: At the Ridge Campin’ and Fishin’ DuPont State Forest: Paul Porter Center: 828-884-8330 828-884-8188 (trout): 828-877-2172 828-877-6527 Transylvania Community Arts Transylvania Community Arts Salmonid Farms: 828-966-4604 Rock Climbing Center: 828-884-2787 Center: 828-884-2787 Morgan Mill Trout Fishing: Fox Mountain Guides & Climbing Theatre Twin Willows Studio: 828-553-2217 School: 888-28-GUIDE Brevard Little Theatre: 828-877-4714 Appalachian Mountain Institute: Gem Mining 828-884-2587 828-553-6323 Art Organizations Whitewater Equestrian Center: Brevard Music Center: Brevard Rock Gym: 828-884-7625 828-966-9646 828-884-2011 Transylvania County Handcrafters Pura Vida Adventures: Log Cabin: 828-966-4273 Coed Cinema: 828-883-2200 Guild: 828-862-8554 772-579-0005 Transylvania Community Arts Hiking & Camping Paul Porter Center: 828-884-8330 Transylvania Community Arts Center: 828-884-2787 The Hub: 828-884-8670 Center: 828-884-2787 34 WATERFALL HUNTING GUIDE

Use the fold-out map in the back of this book to locate the spectacular waterfalls described in these pages.

WATERFALLS IN & NEAR DUPONT STATE FOREST

1 Hooker Falls GPS: 35.201944 N / 82.623889 W Park at the Hooker Falls lot on Staton Rd. Walk around the gate and along the road. Bear left at the fork and proceed parallel to the river. Soon you’ll approach Hooker Falls on your left, one of the most well-known and accessible waterfalls in DuPont. The falls is at the site of a former grist mill, where Little River drops off a 13-foot ledge into Cascade Lake.

2 Triple Falls GPS: 35.198889 N / 82.617500 W From the Hooker Falls parking lot, cross over Staton Road, watching for trafﬁc. Walk along the shoulder, cross the bridge and look for stepping stones that will take you down to the Little River. Take the trail running parallel to the river and hike upstream. The trail bends to the right and ascends 1000 feet up a steep slope. Triple Falls is on the left.

3 High Falls GPS: 35.192778 N / 82.614444 W From Triple Falls, High Falls is about a 15 minute walk upstream. Continue up the same trail until it intersects with High Falls Trail. Turn left and walk about 2000 feet parallel to the river. Go right at the next intersection (still High Falls Trail) and continue up the slope to High Falls. There is a trail at the bottom left of the falls. Steps to the right lead to High Falls shelter. 4 Grassy Creek Falls GPS: 35.19518 N / 82.60858 W From the Buck Forest parking on Sky Valley Road, walk up the road to the covered bridge and stay on Buck Forest Road for about .5 miles, passing the right turn for Conservation Rd. Cross Grassy Creek and turn left on Lake Imaging Trail (road). Continue for short distance to Grassy Creek Falls Trail on the left and follow it to the top of the falls.

36 5 Bridal Veil Falls 10 Slick Rock Falls GPS: 35.176944 N / 82.620833 W GPS: 35.293056 N / 82.797500 W Accessible from Hooker Falls parking lot, Drive 3.5 miles north from the Ranger via High Falls or Reasonover Rd at the Station to the first left (FS 475). Travel Fawn Lake parking lot. From High Falls 1.5 miles to the gravel road intersection shelter, continue to Covered Bridge Trail just beyond the Fish Hatchery. Turn right and turn left, then left on Buck Forest Rd on Headwater Road (FS 475B). Travel Trail. Cross bridge. Turn right on Conser- 1.1 miles to a small pull-off on the right, vation Rd Trail. Walk 1.5 miles. Turn right at a trailhead with a bulletin board. Walk on Bridal Veil Falls Trail, which ends near up steps and go 25 yards up trail to this the falls in about ½ mile. From Reasonover Rd, park in the Fawn Lake lot. 35-foot-high waterfall. Walk Conservation Rd Trail to the airport runway. Continue on Conser- vation Rd Trail parallel to runway as it bears right toward Lake Julia. Pass barn on left. Take Bridal Veil Falls Trail to the falls. 4-mile round trip. 11 Cove Creek Falls GPS: 35.29454 N / 82.81773 W 6 Connestee Falls Drive 3.5 miles north from the Ranger GPS: 35.163611 N / 82.731667 W Station to the first left (FS 475; sign reads Travel south 5.5 miles from Brevard on “Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education & US 276, where you will find a parking Pisgah Forest Fish Hatchery”). Travel 1.5 lot on the right. Walk to the back of miles to the gravel road intersection just the lot and follow a short path to the beyond the Fish Hatchery. Follow this observation deck where you can view road to a parking area 1.5 miles past the this impressive “double” falls, which has Fish Hatchery. Follow the trail up stream two sets of breathtaking cascades. and past meadow. Falls are on the right.

PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST WATERFALLS 12 Daniel Ridge Falls From Pisgah Ranger Station follow US Hwy. 276 North From the intersection of US 276/64 and 7 Looking Glass Falls US 280, drive north on US 276, entering Pisgah Forest. Go 5.2 miles. Turn left onto GPS: 35.296389 N / 82.768056 W FS 475. Drive past the Pisgah Center For Follow US 276 north from the Ranger Wildlife Education and at 3.9 miles, you’ll Station approximately 4 miles to one of ﬁnd a large parking lot on the right. Go the most photographed waterfalls in the around gate and follow the road for .1 United States. Parking is provided on the miles, crossing the Davidson River on the right side of the road. Steps lead to an way. The trail forks to the left while the observation deck at the bottom of the road makes a sharp turn right. Follow the falls. road to the right. The road goes up, then levels out 100 yards before the falls. 8 Moore Cove Falls GPS: 35.31297 N / 82.77875 W BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY Travel 5 miles north from the Ranger Station on US 276 to a concrete bridge 13 Upper Falls, Second Falls & Yellowstone Falls with an adjoining wooden footbridge Upper Falls: 35.318056 N / 82.867500 W and bulletin board. Park on the paved Second Falls: 35.321667 N / 82.845278 W right shoulder. Cross the stream via the Yellowstone Falls: 35.323611 N / 82.841111 W footbridge and follow yellow blazes to Drive 14 miles north from the Ranger this 50-foot cascade over a ledge. The Station on US 276. Travel south on the hike is approximately 1 mile round trip. Blue Ridge Parkway for about 7 miles to Graveyard Fields Overlook just before 9 Sliding Rock Falls MM419. The trailhead is at the north end GPS: 35.31815 N / 82.79151 W of the parking lot. This 3.2-mile loop trail Travel 6 miles north on US 276 from the features the scenic Yellowstone Prong Ranger Station. Turn left into the parking stream and enters Graveyard Fields with the Upper Falls, then passes lot at the “Sliding Rock Recreation Area” over Second Falls and exits through Yellowstone Falls. sign. Sliding Rock cascades over a broad, smooth rock into a natural pool, making it one of Mother Nature’s most exciting thrill rides. Minimal usage fee. 38 HIGHWAY 215

14 Courthouse Falls 18 Bird Rock Falls GPS: 35.27172 N / 82.89373 W GPS: 35.221389 N / 82.861111 W Drive 3.5 miles north from the Ranger From French Broad Falls and Mill Shoals, Station to the ﬁrst left turn (FS 475). take the path leading downstream about Drive ~9.5 miles west on FS 475, SR .5 miles. You will pass many small falls 1327 and SR 1328 to NC 215. Turn right and shoals on the way, so take the paths and go 2.6 miles on NC 215. Just before that lead down to the river as often as a small bridge, turn right on FS 140. Go possible. Near the bottom of the trail, 3 miles up FS 140 to Summey Cove duck through the rhododendron and trailhead, a small pull-off just beyond a laurel to get back to the river. You will see creek crossing. Follow Courthouse Falls Bird Rock Falls to your right. The ﬂat area Trail .3 miles to the falls, which features a 45-foot drop into a large pool. in front of the falls is a great place to sit and rest. Be careful as the rocks are slippery. This is private property. Living Waters Ministry maintains the 15 Lemon Falls trail and allows public access. Take US 64 out of Brevard for 8.9 miles and turn right on NC 215. Go 6 miles TOXAWAY SAPPHIRE AREA and turn left on Macedonia Church Road. Drive .6 miles and pull off the road to the left on a grassy shoulder. The falls are 19 Toxaway Falls hidden from view, but there is a short GPS: 35.123333 N / 82.930833 W path down a steep embankment. Exercise From the intersection of Highways caution as you negotiate the many moss- NC 215 and US 64, travel west on 64. covered boulders to the stream bed. Cross over the top of this 123 foot high waterfall just below Toxaway Dam. 16 Diamond Creek Falls Take US 64 west out of Brevard 8.9 miles. Turn right on NC 215. Go .8 miles and turn left on Diamond Creek Road (no sign). A high-clearance or 4-wheel drive vehicle is recommended since this gravel road has a small stream that crosses it at 20 Turtleback, Rainbow and Stairway Falls approximately .7 miles. Go a total of 1.4 miles on Diamond Creek Road to view the falls on left side of road.

17 French Broad Falls and Mill Shoals GPS: 35.223541 N / 82.861719 W Take US 64 west out of Brevard 8.9 miles. Turn right on NC 215. Living Waters Ministry is located on the left in about 7.8 A strenuous 1.5-mile hike. Travel west on US Hwy 64, past miles. Just before the Ministry, there is a Toxaway Falls. Turn left on Whitewater Rd (NC 281 South) and pulloff on the left beside a pile of rocks. go about ½ mile. Turn left at Gorges State Park. Follow the road Pull off the road and look for a path to GrassyRidge Trailhead parking. between the rocks that goes down the bank. Coming to a bigger path, go right 21 Upper Whitewater Falls work your way to the river to a viewing GPS: 35.071111 N / 82.886944 W area among the boulders. French Broad Falls is on the main river; Mill Take US 64 west from Brevard 18 miles. Shoals is to the right next to the mill. Be respectful, as this is private Turn left onto Whitewater Road (NC property. 281). Continue 8 miles to park entrance on left where you will ﬁnd ample parking and restrooms. Follow a short paved path to view the tallest waterfall east of the Mississippi make its spectacular plunge through a lush gorge.

40 Downtown Brevard, NC County Border Forest Service

LEGEND Visitors Center State Park/Forest 1 Brevard College 4 County Library 1 Porter Center 5 Heart of Brevard 2 Brevard Music Center 6 Heritage Museum Picnic Area Waterfall 3 Chamber of Commerce 7 Public Parking 2 3 Visitor Center 8 Silvermont Mansion Fish Hatchery Summit

Trailhead Camping

Parking Canoe Launch 1 * Designates waterfall located on private property. Please be respectful. 6 7 For additional maps and information, visit the 3 5 Transylvania County Tourism Welcome Center at 175 E. Main Street, Brevard, NC 28712 1-800-648-4523 • www.visitwaterfalls.com 4 8