GrahamCountyTravel.com YOUR NATURAL DESTINATION See and experience Graham County by traveling one of our NATURAL ASSETS vannah a S scenic driving routes. You can find points along the way for Charleston dining, shopping and playing. Each loop is color coded, and Atlanta more information on the attractions can be found below. Use the 36 APPALACHIAN TRAIL ACCESS Natural Asset legend on the right side of the map to find your next Great Smoky Mountains AT STECOAH GAP great outdoor adventure. Charlotte National Park, TN 37 APPALACHIAN TRAIL AT Raleigh THREE DAM LOOP Great Smoky Mountains YELLOW CREEK RD. Richmond Drive time: 1 hour 10 minutes 38 CABLE COVE RECREATION AREA Distance: 47 miles National Park, NC 39 HAZEL CREEK VIEW The Three Dam Loop takes you near each of the three dams located in Graham County. The numbers below start at Robbinsville and go 40 FONTANA MARINA east counterclockwise following Hwys 143 and 28. 41 FONTANA HILTON–HIKER’S SHELTER 1 TUSKEEGEE MOTEL 2511 Fontana Rd, Robbinsville, NC 28771 • 828-479-8464 42 FONTANA DAM www.tuskeegeemotel.com 43 Eagle Creek APPALACHIAN NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL 2 OFF THE DEEP END 3156 Fontana Road, Robbinsville • 828-479-1251 44 BEE COVE TRAIL 3 THE HIKE INN 3204 Fontana Rd, Fontana Dam, NC 45 FONTANA LOOP TRAIL 28733 • 828-479-3677 • www.thehikeinn.com 6 7 4 JUNK ‘N’ STYLE GIFTS & ANTIQUES 49 Great Smoky Mountains 46 GUNTER CABIN 3690 Fontana Rd, Fontana Dam, NC 28733 Hazel Creek 828-479-4779 • www.junknstyle.com National Park, NC 47 FONTANA CAMPGROUND 5 51 Dtination YELLOW BRANCH POTTERY & CHEESE 42 48 CHEOAH LAKE BOAT LAUNCH 136 Yellow Branch Cir, Robbinsville, NC 28771 50 8 53 828-479-6710 • www.yellowbranch.com 48 41 54 49 TWENTY MILE TRAIL 52 47 5+ THE PIT STOP AT FONTANA Your Natural Your 11152 Fontana Rd, Fontana Dam, NC 50 CHEOAH DAM 5+ 40 28733 • 828-498-2140 46 44 39 51 CALDERWOOD LAKE BOAT LAUNCH 6 DEALS GAP 17548 Tapoco Rd, Robbinsville, NC 45 43 38 828-498-8231 52 BENTON MACKAYE TRAIL THREE DAM LOOP 55 TM 7 THE TAIL OF THE DRAGON 17555 Tapoco Drive time: 1 hour 10 minutes 5 53 Distance: 47 miles RYMERS FERRY BOAT LAUNCH Rd, Robbinsville, NC • 800-768-7129 4 8 TAPOCO LODGE; TAPOCO RIVER GRILL 3 54 BEAR CREEK FALLS TRAIL 14981 Tapoco Rd, Robbinsville, NC 2 828-498-2800 37 55 YELLOW CREEK FALLS 8+ OUTLAND GAS AND GROCERIES 61 1 57 56 SWINGING BRIDGE ON CHEOAH RIVER 8185 Tapoco Rd, Robbinsville, NC • 828-479-2485 56 80 8+ 79 9 STONEY HOLLOW YOU-PICK-FARM 15 57 CHEOAH RIVER 944 Ollies Creek Rd, Robbinsville, NC • 828-735-2333 17 58 SANTEETLAH DAM 9+ SKYWAY FOOD MART 22 1037 Tapoco Rd, Robbinsville, NC • 828-479-9412 58 21 59 CHEOAH POINT RECREATION 10 WEHRLOOM HONEY & ESSENTIALS 9 AREA 257 Willie Colvin Rd, Robbinsville, NC 28771 59 20 19 16 60 HORSE COVE CAMPGROUND 828-735-2300 • www.wehrloom.com 60 33 34 35 32 62 18 23 63 61 MAPLE SPRINGS OVERLOOK SIGOGGLIN LOOP 62 JOYCE KILMER MEMORIAL LOOP Drive time: 1 hour 12 minutes 69 36 Distance: 48 miles 63 64 RATTLER FORD GROUP 31 29 CHEROHALA SKYWAY 65 CAMPGROUND 25 9+ For accommodations or to plan your trip, visit Sigogglin is an archaic word still in use in parts of Appalachia Drive time: 1 hour 14 minutes that means skewed to the side, or out of balance. It also Distance: 41.52 miles 30 For more information and maps, visit the Graham County Visitors Center For more information and maps, visit the Graham County Visitors Center 64 26 SANTEETLAH GAP can mean something not built correctly in a straight line. 73 10 74 75 387 Rodney Orr Bypass, Robbinsville, NC 28771 | 828.479.3790 Cherohala Skyway *The information listed on this map will be updated with new ve 67 65 STEWART CABIN 11 TALLULAH HEALTH CENTER 409 Tallulah Sweetwater Road KILMER LOOP 66 Road, Robbinsville, NC • 828-479-6434 66 SPIRIT RIDGE ACCESSIBLE TRAIL Drive time: 1 hour 26 minutes 28 12 DRAGON’S REST CABINS 157 Tallulah Distance: 42 miles 24 Fort Hill 78 70 27 81 14 67 HUCKLEBERRY KNOB Cartway, Robbinsville, NC • 828-479-4726 11 68 13 TWO WHEEL INN MOTEL & CAMPGROUND 595 68 HOOPER BALD Tallulah Rd, Robbinsville, NC • 828-479-4248 69 STRATTON MEADOWS 13+ TAYLOR’S GREENHOUSE 3375 Tallulah SIGOGGLIN LOOP SPONSORS In May 1938, soldiers arrived at forts built in Western North Carolina to force Rd, Robbinsville, NC • 828-735-4210 In May 1938, soldiers arrived at forts built in Western North Carolina to force Drive time: 1 hour 12 minutes 70 SANTEETLAH LAKE TRAIL InCherokees May 1938, west soldiers to Indian arrived Territory. at forts In built today’s in Western Graham North County, Carolina that meant to force Fort 12 77 Cherokees west to Indian Territory. 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