Biltmore Estate – Asheville, NC (800-624-1575) Website: Here

World’s largest privately owned home. Directions: From Interstate 40 east to Asheville take exit 50 (US Highway 25), then turn left at the traffic light after exiting. Stay in the left lane and follow signs to the Biltmore Estate entrance.

 

 

Folk Art Center – Asheville, NC (828-298-7928)
Home of the Southern Highland Craft Guild the Folk Art Center offers an unparalled opportunity to experience Appalachian culture and craft through events, exhibitions and shopping. Directions: From Interstate 40 take Exit number 55 to Highway 70, which is Tunnel Road. Turn left and go about one mile to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Go underneath the Parkway and exit right, onto the Parkway entrance ramp. At the stop sign, turn left (north) onto the Parkway. Go approximately one half mile and the Folk Art Center is on the left. Information

 

Fun Depot – Asheville, NC (828-779-4386)

State of the art arcade gallery, soft play area for little ones, climbing wall, indoor mini-golf, batting cages, outdoor go-kart track, multi-level laser tag. Open Monday - Friday 10am - 10pm, Saturday 9am - 10pm, Closed on Sunday. Directions: Exit 51 off I-40 east. Make a left off the exit onto Sweeten Creek Road/US-25ALT. Go approximately 0.2 miles and make a left onto Roberts Road.  Website:  www.ashevillesfundepot.com

 

Ghost Town in the Sky –Maggie Valley, NC (800-872-4681)

The old west comes to life with shootouts Indian dances and amusement rides. http://www.ghosttowninthesky.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad –Dillsboro, NC (800-872-4681)

The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is truly spectacular with 53 miles of track, two tunnels and 25 bridges. Choose from a variety of round trip excursions departing from depots in Dillsboro and Bryson City. http://www.gsmr.com/

 

 

 

Museum of the Cherokee – Cherokee, NC (828-497-3481)

Open daily 9 am. Admission $9 for adults, $6 for children ages 6 – 13, free for children under 6. Located at Highway 441 and Drama Road in Cherokee, NC.

http://www.cherokeemuseum.org/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oconaluftee Indian Village – Cherokee, NC

All of the sights, sounds, and scents surrounding you today are novel. Here in the Oconaluftee Indian Village, it’s 1750. You’ve been taken back two centuries before your birth, and the old Cherokee ways are alive all around you. http://www.cherokee-nc.com/oconaluftee_main.php

 

 

 

Unto These Hills Outdoor Drama – Cherokee, NC (866-554-4557 – Tickets & Info) One of the most compelling outdoor dramas, Unto These Hills, tells the tragic story of how the Cherokee ancestors were forcefully driven out of the Great Smoky Mountains and marched 1,200 miles to Oklahoma. You will never forget how Tsali gave his life as sacrifice, so that a handful of his people could remain on the land of their heritage. http://www.cherokee-nc.com/unto_these_main.php

 

 

 

Santa’s Land Fun Park & Zoo – Cherokee, NC (828-4979191)

US Hwy 19 North, one mile from Harrah's. Exciting Rudi-Coaster ride, train ride, paddle boats, zoo, ferris wheel, shops, entertainment and Santa. Open May through October. Admission: $16.59, children under 2 free. Website: www.santaslandnc.com

 

The Shelton House Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts – 49 Shelton Street, Waynesville, NC (828-452-1551)

The Shelton House was built in 1875 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum features comprehensive exhibits of 19th Century crafts and furniture. Artists who have participated in the North Carolina State Fair's Village of Yesterday have a selection of crafts displayed. There is also a fine collection of Native American artifacts. The museum collection includes hand-woven coverlets, quilts, sculptured porcelain, dulcimers and masterpieces of pottery work. http://www.blueridgeheritage.com/ArtsandCrafts/Attractions/museumofnorthcarolinahandicrafts.html

 

 

Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum – Maggie Valley, NC  (828-926-6266)

A consummate collection of over 250 rare antique American motorcycles and automobiles. Equally as astounding is the memorabilia collection that unites the "art of the motorcycle" with the generation of Americans that enjoyed a lifestyle peculiar to the "American Mainstream.”  Directions: Located on right approximately 6 miles from Lake Junaluska in Maggie Valley. http://www.wheelsthroughtime.com/

 

 

 

 

Things to do while at Lake Junaluska

 

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

 

Cataloochee Ranch – (horseback riding) – Maggie Valley, NC (828-926-1401)
Driving on I-40 from the north, take Exit 20 or 27 and follow the signs to Maggie Valley. If you are driving on I-40 from the east, take Exit 27 and follow the signs to Maggie Valley. From Atlanta, take I-85 to 985/23; stay on Highway 23 to Waynesville, North Carolina and follow the signs to Maggie Valley. http://www.cataloocheeranch.com/  At the west end of Maggie Valley look for the Cataloochee Ranch sign at the Ghost Town in the Sky attraction. The Ranch is located three miles up the paved Fie Top Road.  Or try Queen's Farm Riding Stables 1 mile from Lake Junaluska. 1 hour and 1-3/4 hour rides that climb up to 1,000 feet. Children 6 or older welcome. Open year-round, weather permitting. Reservations required. US 19 just outside Maggie Valley. 828-926-0718

 

 

Cataloochee Valley – (hiking, explore, elk watching)
Once the largest settlement in the Smokies, barns, churches, a school, and many cabins are preserved. Most of the elk are located in the Cataloochee area in the southeastern section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The easiest way to reach Cataloochee is from Interstate highway I-40. Exit I-40 at North Carolina exit #20. After 0.2 mile, turn right onto Cove Creek Road and follow signs 11 miles into Cataloochee valley. Allow at least 45 minutes to reach the valley once you exit I-40. http://home.att.net/~g.wayne.lee/cataloochee1.html

 

 

 

Cradle of Forestry – Brevard/Pisgah Forest, NC  (828-884-5713 or 828-877-3130) A 6,500 acre Historic Site within the Pisgah National Forest, set aside by Congress to commemorate the beginning of forestry conservation in the United States. The Forest Discovery Center commemorates conservation history with an 18 minute movie on Vanderbilt, Pinchot, Schenck and the beginning of forestry in America. Also in the Center is an interactive exhibit hall, The Giving Tree Gift Shop and the Forest Bounty Cafe. Outdoor activities include two guided trails which lead you back in time to seven historical buildings, a 1915 Climax logging locomotive and the old sawmill. Thursdays through Sundays you may find a toy maker, a weaver, a quilter, a wood carver and a basket maker.   http://www.cradleofforestry.com/

 

 

 

Whitewater Rafting– Rafting for all ages and levels. The Ocoee (for the daring) and the Nantahala for a tamer wild ride. http://www.noc.com/ tubing also available. Nantahala Outdoor Center (rafting/mountain bikes) – Wesser, NC (828-488-2175) From Lake Junaluska main gate, turn right on to US 19 go 1.3 miles to the junction of US 19 and US 276.  Turn left on to US 276 south towards Waynesville.  Go 1.6 miles to US 74.  Take 74 west towards Bryson City.  The Nantahala in located 47 mile down this road.  8 miles west of Bryson City, the 4-lane highway you are on will split into 2 2-lane road.  Stay on 74, which in the left lane.  Go another 5 mile up and over the mountain.  On the lad descent you will see a yellow caution sign on the right indicating you are entering the Nantahala Gorge.  Just after the sign you will see the Nantahala River.  Look immediately for the concrete bridge spanning the river.  Turn right over the bridge and park to you left.  Check-in is at the end of the parking lot.

 

 

 

Mountain Biking— Bring your bike and go on some of the greatest trails in the south with an experienced CBMC group or rent a bike and trail with Nantahala outdoor biking guides. http://www.noc.com/outdoor_sports_land.html

 

 

 

Canoeing— Canoe on Lake Junaluska or on a slow moving river. http://www.blueridgeonline.com/Canoe.htm

 

 

 

 

Trout Fishing North Carolina requires individuals 16 and older to have a valid fishing license. A comprehensive fishing license for the park is $20 per year. A one-day license in the Park is $5 for NC residents plus a $10 trout stamp. On the Cherokee Indian Reservation no license is required, only a $5 daily tribal permit. http://www.cozycreekcottages.com/Extras/fishing/fishing.htm

 

18 HOLE GOLF COURSES:

Lake Junaluska Golf Course – 18-hole, 5,034 yards, par 68 course. Open daily (course opens at 1pm on Sunday). For rates and to schedule tee times, call the club house at(828-456-5777)

 

Maggie Valley Club – 18-hole regulation length course, 6,505 yards, par 72. $70 green fees* on weekends, $60 green fees* on weekdays, $45 twilight fees*.   

Location:  1819 Country Club Drive, Maggie Valley, NC  (800-438-3861)

*includes golf cart where available

 

Iron Tree Golf Course – 18 holes, par 69. Clubhouse, 5,300 yards of golf in mountain setting.  (828-627-1933)

 

Laurel Ridge Country Club – 18 holes, par 72. Driving range. A semi-private golf community. (828-456-3200 or 800-433-7274)

Springdale Country Club – 18 holes, par 72. Driving range. Complete golf packages. (828-235-8451 or 800-553-3027)

Waynesville Country Club Inn – 27 holes, par 70. Complete golf packages.

(828-452-4617)

 

MINIATURE GOLF:

Free at Lake Junaluska along with shuffleboard, tennis, basketball, swimming, playground, etc.

 

Maggie Valley Carpet Golf – Maggie Valley, NC (828-926-3255) Directions: From Lake Junaluska travel into Maggie Valley. Golf located on right side at 3054 Soco Road Hwy 19.

 

Fantasy Golf & Games – Maggie Valley, NC (Golf & Gameroom) (828-926-8180)

Directions: From Lake Junaluska travel into Maggie Valley. Golf located on left side (look for blue waterfall)

Red Barn Miniature Golf – Maggie Valley, NC  (828-926-1901)

Directions: From Lake Junaluska travel toward Maggie Valley. Golf located on right side

after going through first traffic light after leaving Junaluska Assembly grounds.

 

Mountain Farm Museum – Cherokee, NC
The Mountain Farm Museum is a unique collection of farm buildings assembled from locations throughout the park. Visitors can explore a log farmhouse, barn, apple house, springhouse, and a working blacksmith shop to get a sense of how families may have lived 100 years ago. Most of the structures were built in the late 19th century and were moved here in the 1950s. The Davis House is a rare chance to view a log house built from chestnut wood before the chestnut blight decimated the American Chestnut in our forests during the 1930s and early 1940s. The museum is adjacent to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center which is located at the park's main southern entrance, two miles north of Cherokee on U.S. 441.

http://www.westernncattractions.com/mountain.htm

 

 

Linville Caverns
Tours of underground caverns. Hwy 221 between Linville and Marion. Open daily May-November 9-5pm. Weekends December-February 9 - 4:30 pm. $5 adults, $4 Seniors, $3.00 children (5-12) and under 5 free.
www.linvillecaverns.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

NC Arboretum (horticultural displays, hiking/walking trails/bike trails) – Asheville, NC (828-665-2492)  The North Carolina Arboretum is a 434-acre public garden located within the Bent Creek Experimental Forest of the Pisgah National Forest. Nature trails, amphitheatre, programs throughout the year. Beautiful seasonal gardens and plantings. Directions: I-40 East toward Asheville. Merge right into Interstate 26 East.  Take Exit 33 (old Exit #2 -- marked Blue Ridge Parkway-Brevard Road-Hwy 191).  Turn left (South) onto Hwy. 191.  Travel South on Hwy 191 for approximately 2.1 miles (pass Biltmore Square Mall).  Look for brown signs for Blue Ridge Parkway and NC Arboretum.  Turn right at light and entrance to The North Carolina Arboretum, main entrance is ahead on right.

 

 

 

 

 

Old Pressley Sapphire Mine (mine for precious gems) – Canton, NC (828-648-6320) The mine is located at 240 Pressley Mine Rd. (Exit 33 off I-40 East) in Canton, NC. http://www.oldpressleymine.com/page2a.html  http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2996955-action-imgsearch-old_pressley_sapphire_mine_waynesville-i

 

 

 

 

 

Sliding Rock – A naturally occurring 60-foot waterslide with a seven-foot deep pool that has been developed by the US Forest Service into a recreation area. Sliding Rock is extremely popular on hot summer weekends. You can either slide yourself or watch others do it from an observation deck opposite the slide.  

There is a nominal fee to enter the Sliding Rock recreation area.  It is open year-round, but the bathrooms and changing rooms are only open from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Lifeguards are on duty during that time as well.  http://www.alleneasler.com/slidingrock.html  For more information, please contact the National Forest Service office that oversees the Pisgah National Forest at 828-877-3350. 

The

 

 

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CBMC

 

Southeastern Family Conference

 

July 27 - August 1, 2008