Trail Conditions
Here are some links that we’ve gathered together to get you started on your outdoor adventure when visiting the North Carolina region. We’ve included information about canoeing and rafting, golf courses, guided tours, hiking, outdoor fun, and more.
Guides for all sorts of adventures, hiking, climbing, biking, paddling, adventure race training and canyoneering.
772 579-0005
Green River Adventures
Green River Adventures offers rafting, half and full day Kayak trips and instruction, Stand Up Paddleboard rentals, guided hikes to waterfalls, and more. (800) 335-1530
Canoe, kayak and tube rentals, guides and information. For the past fourteen years Headwaters Outfitters has provided canoeing, kayaking and tubing trips in Western North Carolina on the beautiful French Broad River.
828-877-3106
Nantahala Outdoor Center
Whitewater rafting, paddling instruction, an outfitter’s store and mail order, restaurants, lake paddling, mountain biking, and more.
800-232-7238
Etowah Valley Golf Course
Three nine hole courses allow you to play a variety of 18 hole combinations with 4 tee positions.
800-451-8174
Glen Cannon Country Club
Beautiful 6,548 yard, par 72 (rating 69.8) golf course, one of the finest courses in Western North Carolina. Our Bermuda grass fairways and bent grass greens are maintained in top condition year round. 828-883-8175
Sherwood Forest Golf Course
This executive eighteen hole course has a heavily wooded front nine, and a wide open back nine. The course was rated as one of the top ten courses in the state by “Golf Digest” in 1992.
828-884-7825
Guides for all sorts of adventures, hiking, climbing, biking, paddling, adventure race training and canyoneering.
772 579-0005
"Pisgah's Only Guide Services for Mountain Bikers by Mountain Bikers"
160 Sutton Creek Road
Pisgah National Forest, NC 28768
(828) 577-3673
Indoor Rock climbing gym and Guided Rock climbing trips for all ages. Also providing shuttles for the Art Loeb Trail.
828-884-ROCK
High Country Hikers
One of the advantages of being in Western North Carolina is being able to experience the marvelous hiking in the area. Another is socializing with the fascinating people who live and visit here.
Carolina Mountain Club
Hike – Save trails – Make friends
The Carolina Mountain Club, now over 80 years old and the second oldest Hiking and Trail Maintaining Club in Western NC fosters the enjoyment of the mountains of Western North Carolina and adjoinging regions.
Biltmore Estate
A treat for family and friends; a place to rediscover gracious hospitality and revel in nature’s beauty. 800-624-1575
Brevard Little Theater
Official community theater of Transylvania County, North Carolina and resident community theater company at Brevard College.
884-2587
Brevard Music Festival Calendar
Students play side-by-side with faculty and guest artists in more than 80 public concerts, staged operas and musicals for a paying audience.
888-384-8682
Cradle of Forestry/Forest Discovery Center
A 6,500 acre Historic Site within the Pisgah National Forest, set aside by Congress to commemorate the beginning of forestry conservation in the US.
828-877-3265
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
Steam or diesel, gourmet dinner trains, mystery theater dinner trains, raft/train combos, and a wide array of seating options.
800-872-4681
North Carolina Waterfalls
A web site devoted to waterfall information in western North Carolina. This link will go to a waterfall listing. Please explore the rest of the site for other information.
Pisgah Forest Stables
Guided trips through Pisgah National Forest leave on the hour from the stables. Open 7 days a week April 1st through October 31st.
828-883-8258
Western North Carolina Nature Center
Educating the public to the natural history and ecology of the Southern Appalachians. 828-298-5600
