Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Discover the resilient spirit of western North Carolina near Asheville NC, almost a year after the devastating hurricane. While the community is building back from the natural disaster, your travel and support can make a difference. Explore the beauty and find plenty of Asheville things to do while aiding in disaster recovery.
Some of our Asheville & WNC Favorites! ððŒððŒððŒððŒððŒ
Places to Stay:
- Mama Gertieâs Hideaway (Swannanoa, NC) mamagerties.com/contact-us
- The Great Outdoors RV Resort (Franklin, NC) gorvresort.com
- Tuckaseegee RV Park (Whittier, NC) tuckaseegeervresort.com
Tours & Activities:
- Foraging Tours: notastelikehome.org
- Wildlife Refuge (WNC Nature Center) wildwnc.org
- Biltmore biltmore.com
- Hop on Hop Off Trolly graylineasheville.com
- Asheville Retrocade ashevilleretrocade.com
- Asheville Pinball Museum ashevillepinball.com
- Explore the town of Black Mountain exploreasheville.com/places-to-go/black-mountain
- Andrews Valley Rail Tours andrewsvalleyrailtours.com
- Trails (Alltrails List) alltrails.com/members/changing-lanes/favorites
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (Bryson City) gsmr.com
- Harrahs Casino Cherokee caesars.com/harrahs-cherokee
- Watch the elk graze at Oconaluftee Visitors Center nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/oconaluftee.htm
- Hike Oconaluftee River Trail nps.gov/thingstodo/hike-the-oconaluftee-river-trail.htm
- Mingus Mill nps.gov/places/mingus-mill.htm
- Mingo Falls alltrails.com/trail/us/north-carolina/mingo-falls-trail
- Chase Waterfalls on this driving tour on US-64 West: hikemoreworryless.com/blog/scenicwaterfallbyway (Dry Falls is amazing)
- Explore the charming Dillsboro, NC
- Brewery Hop in Downtown Sylva, NC assets.locable.com/pdfs/7950/attachments-original-1741379147-Sylva-Map-small.pdf?1741379147
- Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway from Cherokee (parts of the BRP remain closed) nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/roadclosures.htm
- Take in the views at Waterrock Knob (milepost 451 on the BRP) nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/waterrock-knob-mp-451-2.htm
- Stunning views at Wyah Bald Lookout Tower (Franklin) fs.usda.gov/r08/northcarolina/recreation/wayah-bald-tower
- Take in one of the many festivals and fairs throughout WNC
EAT:
- ILDA (Sylva, NC)
- Luluâs on Main
- Foragers Canteen (Sylva)
- Boots Steakhouse (Dillsboro, NC)
- River and Rails Tavern (Dillsboro, NC)
- Lazy Hiker Brewery (Franklin, NC) For food truck and music bingo
- Native Brews Tap & Grill (Cherokee, NC)
Discover the resilient spirit of western North Carolina near Asheville NC, almost a year after the devastating hurricane. While the community is building back from the natural disaster, your travel and support can make a difference. Explore the beauty and find plenty of Asheville things to do while aiding in disaster recovery.
Some of our Asheville & WNC Favorites! ððŒððŒððŒððŒððŒ
Places to Stay:
- Mama Gertieâs Hideaway (Swannanoa, NC) mamagerties.com/contact-us
- The Great Outdoors RV Resort (Franklin, NC) gorvresort.com
- Tuckaseegee RV Park (Whittier, NC) tuckaseegeervresort.com
Tours & Activities:
- Foraging Tours: notastelikehome.org
- Wildlife Refuge (WNC Nature Center) wildwnc.org
- Biltmore biltmore.com
- Hop on Hop Off Trolly graylineasheville.com
- Asheville Retrocade ashevilleretrocade.com
- Asheville Pinball Museum ashevillepinball.com
- Explore the town of Black Mountain exploreasheville.com/places-to-go/black-mountain
- Andrews Valley Rail Tours andrewsvalleyrailtours.com
- Trails (Alltrails List) alltrails.com/members/changing-lanes/favorites
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (Bryson City) gsmr.com
- Harrahs Casino Cherokee caesars.com/harrahs-cherokee
- Watch the elk graze at Oconaluftee Visitors Center nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/oconaluftee.htm
- Hike Oconaluftee River Trail nps.gov/thingstodo/hike-the-oconaluftee-river-trail.htm
- Mingus Mill nps.gov/places/mingus-mill.htm
- Mingo Falls alltrails.com/trail/us/north-carolina/mingo-falls-trail
- Chase Waterfalls on this driving tour on US-64 West: hikemoreworryless.com/blog/scenicwaterfallbyway (Dry Falls is amazing)
- Explore the charming Dillsboro, NC
- Brewery Hop in Downtown Sylva, NC assets.locable.com/pdfs/7950/attachments-original-1741379147-Sylva-Map-small.pdf?1741379147
- Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway from Cherokee (parts of the BRP remain closed) nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/roadclosures.htm
- Take in the views at Waterrock Knob (milepost 451 on the BRP) nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/waterrock-knob-mp-451-2.htm
- Stunning views at Wyah Bald Lookout Tower (Franklin) fs.usda.gov/r08/northcarolina/recreation/wayah-bald-tower
- Take in one of the many festivals and fairs throughout WNC
EAT:
- ILDA (Sylva, NC)
- Luluâs on Main
- Foragers Canteen (Sylva)
- Boots Steakhouse (Dillsboro, NC)
- River and Rails Tavern (Dillsboro, NC)
- Lazy Hiker Brewery (Franklin, NC) For food truck and music bingo
- Native Brews Tap & Grill (Cherokee, NC)
