A moderate loop hike with a pond, creek, and a beautiful mountain pasture. A great hike to take if you are in the area! Just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Julian Price Memorial Park area near Blowing Rock North Carolina is the short and moderate hike known as the Green Knob trail. This … Read more
Two beautiful and easily reached waterfalls inside the Pisgah National Forest. Just a short distance off Highway 215 in the Southern Pisgah National Forest near Canton North Carolina are two beautiful and easy to reach waterfalls – Sam Branch Falls and Wash Hollow Falls. Both waterfalls are extremely beautiful and only about 1/4 of a … Read more
Enjoy stunning views on this short moderate hike to the double knob summit of Sam Knob. Just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Pisgah National Forest, at the edge of the Shining Rock Wilderness Area, is the impressive and easily reached bald summit of Sam Knob. At just over 6,000 ft, it offers beautiful … Read more
A wonderful loop hike to a series of waterfalls with a nice summer swimming hole. Just off highway 181 in the Pisgah National Forest, a few miles south of the Blue Ridge Parkway, is the wonderful loop hike – Upper Creek Falls. This area is made up of a series of several waterfalls along with … Read more
A beautiful 60ft waterfall located on private property but the property owners generously allow public access. Just south of Rosman North Carolina off Highway 178 is the beautiful and easily reached waterfall – Eastatoe Falls. It is a 60ft picture perfect beauty that is located in an immaculate section of the forest that just happens … Read more
Beautiful rock formations, cliffs, and views that are accessible via a short 1.5 mile moderate trail. The Linville Gorge Wilderness area of Western North Carolina has a number of trails that explore the various features, areas, and mountains in this rugged wilderness. One of these areas is known as The Chimneys and it features some … Read more
The tallest point in South Carolina is easy to reach and has wide ranging views of the Carolinas, Georgia, and Tennessee. In the upstate of South Carolina, in the Jocassee Gorges Wilderness Area, is the beautiful and easily accessed Sassafras Mountain. At 3,560 feet it is the highest point in the state. This popular spot … Read more
An easy 1.5 mile loop to a unique feature over Poe Creek – a natural bridge. Keowee/Toxaway State Park of South Carolina is home to a unique, and quite possibly exclusive, geological wonder that you don’t see everywhere – a natural bridge. This isn’t a huge natural bridge like in some neighboring states but it … Read more
A historic rest stop with waterfalls, a short hiking trail, and an intersting history. On the Southern edge of the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area, literally just off South Carolina’s Highway 11 or the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, is the roadside park known as Wildcat Wayside. It is a small park, only about 60 acres, but … Read more
A waterfall and cave named after the elixir that used to be made in the cave. Sitting just outside the boundary of the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area of South Carolina is one of the most beautiful waterfalls of South Carolina – Moonshine Falls. This 40ft waterfall is absolutely stunning as it falls in two sections. … Read more