Family Adventure ItineraryDAY ONE MountainHeritageTroutWatersTheysaytheearlybirdgetstheworm…wellsodothetrout!Purchasea3-day,$7.00>ishinglicenseto>ishinthedesignatedMountainHeritageTroutWatersinWaynesvilleandMaggieValley.Thisspecial3-daylicensecanbepurchasedonlineatwww.ncwildlife.orgorbytelephoneMonday-Friday,8am-5pmat888-248-6834.Didyouforgetyour>ishingpoleandtacklebox?Noworries!StopbytheMaggieValleyVisitorCenterandpickupafreetacklebox>illedwith6lures/>liesandyoucanborroweithera>lyrodoraspinnerrod.

HorsebackRidingatCataloocheeRanch119RanchDrive,MaggieValley,28751WhatbetterwaytoexploretheNorthCarolinaSmokyMountainsthanbyhorseback.Enjoywild>lowers,mile-highvistas,lushforests,andthecoolquietnessofrhododendrontunnelsasyouridethroughCataloocheeRanchandthesurroundingGreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark.Half-andall-dayridesavailable.

ExploringandPicnickinginCataloocheeValleySpendtheafternoonwiththereintroducedelkofCataloocheeValley,whicharemostvisibleduringdawnanddusk.ThevalleyisonethemostremotepartsoftheGreatSmokyMountainsNationalParkandisrichinmountainhistoryandbeauty.Theareaislacedwithabundantwild>lowersandwildlifeincludingelk,white-taileddeer,blackbears,wildturkey,butter>liesandmanyspeciesofbirds.Withseveralhikingtrails,streams,andhistoricbuildingsfromtheearly1900’s,thereisplentytoexploreinthevalley.Findacoolspotbythestreamandenjoyadeliciousspreadwiththebestviewsaround.

SmokyMountainSk8way&FunZone19025GreatSmokyMountainExpresswayWaynesvilleNC28786SpendtheeveningatSmokyMountainSk8way-WesternNorthCarolina'slargestrollerskatingrinkandfamilyentertainmentcenter.Over20,000feetofarcadegames,climbingwalls,slides,anin>latableobstaclecourseandabrandnewwoodrollerskating>loor.

DAY TWO U-Pickat10AcreGardens158ChambersFarmLn.,Canton28716Experienceoneofthearea’sfavoriteU-PickfarmslocatedinafertileriverbottomvalleyintheshadowColdMountain.Dependingonthetimeoftheseason,takeyourpickof>lowers,strawberries,blackberries,blueberriesandavarietyofveggies.Don’tforgettoalsocheckouttheon-farmmarketforavarietyofproduce,honeys,jamsandotherlocalproducts.Ifyou’relucky,you’llgetachancetomeetoneofthefarm’slovableredbonecoonhoundswhoarealways>irstinlinetogreetvisitors.

ExploretheBlueRidgeParkwayThe46milestretchofparkwaythatrunsthroughHaywoodCountyisoneofthemostpopularattractionsinthearea.Afterbreakfast,hopontheparkwayjustoutsideofWaynesvilleonHwy23/74.HeadnorthandmakeplanstostopatRichlandBalsam,DevilsCourthouseandGraveyardFields(justtonameafew).Yourfamilywillexperiencescenictrails,panoramicviews,cascadingwaterfallsandmuchmore.

VisitSunburstSwimmingAreaHwy215–Canton,28716Enjoyoneofthearea’sbestswimmingholes,SunburstSwimmingArea.TakeHighway215andheadtowardsLakeLogan.KeepgoinguntilyoupassSunburstCampgroundonyourrightandtheswimmingholewillbetheriverareaonyourleft.Withtwomainswimmingareas,thisareaisalocalfavoriteforkidsandadultsalike!Allthewateroriginateswithinthemountainssurroundingthecreek,soyouwill>indsomeofthefreshest(andcoldest)wateraroundtocooloffin.

FamilyPutt-PuttChallenge MaggieValleyandWaynesvilleFindoutwhoinyourfamilyhasthebestgolfputtofall.MaggieValleyandWaynesvillearehometothreeputt-puttcoursesthathavebeenentertainingfamiliesfordecades.Checkoutone(ormore)andseewhoreignsmasteroftheputt-puttchallenge!

• FantasyGolf-3659SocoRd,MaggieValley

• MaggieValleyCarpetGolf-3054SocoRd,MaggieValley

• RedBarnMiniatureGolf-1856DellwoodRd,Waynesville

**Note**TheaboveitineraryisaSAMPLEitinerary.Otherattractionsandactivitiescanbesubstitutedbasedonyourpreferencesandthecurrentseasonalitytocreateauniqueitineraryforyournextvisit.

RestaurantSuggestions-HaywoodCountyishometosuchawiderangeoflocallyownedandoperatedrestaurantsthatwecouldn’tjustpickafew!Fromcasual,down-homeeateriestogourmet,>ine-diningandeverythinginbetween,wehaveitallhereHaywood.Forafulllistingandmoreinformation,visitwww.visitncsmokies.comorcallus-800-334-9036.

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