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Suggestions for Smoky mountain/blue ridge quiet towns
Posted on 10/6/19 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 10/6/19 at 4:45 pm
Not Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge.
I just want to breathe the air and relax.
Which towns have you visited that are more sedate?
I just want to breathe the air and relax.
Which towns have you visited that are more sedate?
This post was edited on 10/6/19 at 6:38 pm
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Posted on 10/6/19 at 4:54 pm to makersmark1
Smoky
Look toward Highlands/Cashiers
Look toward Highlands/Cashiers
Posted on 10/6/19 at 6:39 pm to makersmark1
Fontana Dam. Quaint, remote, quiet little town next to several big lakes at the southern terminus of the park. And only a 3 mile hike up to Shuckstack firetower (see below). The Dam is awesome. The leaves will definitely be changing. Also only a 2 hour drive away from Asheville if you wanted to make it a multi-stop trip
Posted on 10/6/19 at 6:59 pm to makersmark1
Blowing Rock.
Second Highlands/Cashier.
Have you considered Blue Ridge in Georgia? We go there all the time. Also look up Amicalola Falls State Park.
Second Highlands/Cashier.
Have you considered Blue Ridge in Georgia? We go there all the time. Also look up Amicalola Falls State Park.
Posted on 10/6/19 at 7:04 pm to makersmark1
Townsend
Posted on 10/6/19 at 7:45 pm to makersmark1
Posted on 10/6/19 at 9:58 pm to makersmark1
Boone
Posted on 10/6/19 at 10:30 pm to makersmark1
Townsend. Weirs Valley. Very nice area.
Posted on 10/6/19 at 10:52 pm to makersmark1
Little Switzerland, NC
We stopped there this past spring on a trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway from Asheville to Blowing Rock. It is not really a town but there is a hotel, a restaurant and some shops. But it may be hard to get a room now and they close in early November.
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This is the view from the outdoor seating at the restaurant.
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This is what the hotel looks like.
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Those pictures were taken where that red dot is. Just of the BRP.
Blowing Rock is a small town but it may be crowded with leaf lookers now. It is about 10 miles from Boone where App State is.
You also might check out West Jefferson, NC or Abingdon, VA.
We stopped there this past spring on a trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway from Asheville to Blowing Rock. It is not really a town but there is a hotel, a restaurant and some shops. But it may be hard to get a room now and they close in early November.
[/url][/img] This is the view from the outdoor seating at the restaurant.
[/url][/img] This is what the hotel looks like.
[/url][/img] Those pictures were taken where that red dot is. Just of the BRP.
Blowing Rock is a small town but it may be crowded with leaf lookers now. It is about 10 miles from Boone where App State is.
You also might check out West Jefferson, NC or Abingdon, VA.
Posted on 10/6/19 at 11:37 pm to makersmark1
Bryson City
Posted on 10/7/19 at 2:22 am to nctiger71
I second Little Switzerland. Look in to Alleghany County, NC... Laurel Springs. The area around Mt. Mitchell is also nice. I prefer the Blue Ridge Pkwy to the Smokies. I grew up right by both. Rent a cabin by a creek with a wood burning fireplace (not in a village or community), and enjoy the peace and quiet. It’s a great trip.
Posted on 10/7/19 at 7:36 am to makersmark1
I’m currently on the way to Bryson City, looks like the perfect little town. Will report back in a couple days.
Posted on 10/7/19 at 8:05 am to ChaseMac
We (me, wife, 3 kids 7-13) spent a week in Bryson City. Cabin was slightly remote, as in we could see only forest and mountain from the deck, about 10 minutes outside Bryson City. Easy driving to Gatlinburg, Asheville, Highlands and everything in between. 15-20 minutes from the Deep Creek entrance to GSMNP. We would stay there again.
That said, we'd rather I think stay in Bryson City or outside of a slightly larger town. We like to drink at dinner. We don't like to cook, but rather, prefer to eat out on vacation. Drinking at dinner and hairy-assed winding narrow mountain roads don't go together real good.
ChaseMac - Jimmy Mack's and Pasquelino's were both delicious meals. Jimmy Macks had the best non-steak house steak I've had in a long time.
That said, we'd rather I think stay in Bryson City or outside of a slightly larger town. We like to drink at dinner. We don't like to cook, but rather, prefer to eat out on vacation. Drinking at dinner and hairy-assed winding narrow mountain roads don't go together real good.
ChaseMac - Jimmy Mack's and Pasquelino's were both delicious meals. Jimmy Macks had the best non-steak house steak I've had in a long time.
Posted on 10/7/19 at 9:18 am to makersmark1
Seasonal but you can still get into the..
Pisgah Inn
Stayed here a few years ago and it was wonderful. Might be getting too cold to try Sliding Rock but what the hell!
Pisgah Inn
Stayed here a few years ago and it was wonderful. Might be getting too cold to try Sliding Rock but what the hell!
Posted on 10/7/19 at 9:22 am to lsusteve1
Townsend, TN
Fines Creek, NC
Fines Creek, NC
Posted on 10/7/19 at 9:28 am to GentleJackJones
Bryson City. Lands Creek Cabins.
Posted on 10/7/19 at 12:02 pm to makersmark1
quote:
Which towns have you visited that are more sedate?
Brevard
Waynesville
Black Mountain
Posted on 10/7/19 at 12:20 pm to makersmark1
I like Bryson City, Highlands, Brevard, and Sylva.
Posted on 10/7/19 at 2:31 pm to lsusteve1
I double that. We always stay in cabin in Laurel Valley in Townsend. Went to Cashiers and loved it and picked apples and zip lined close by.
Posted on 10/7/19 at 2:34 pm to makersmark1
Blueridge, GA.
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