Valley River Vista is in the middle one of the Southeast’s great playgrounds. The mountains, rivers and lakes of Western North Carolina offer a lengthy menu of outdoor diversions. Our quaint towns contribute to a uniquely mountain lifestyle — a quality of life that residents treasure…and others dream of.
Four nearby lakes — Chatuge, Hiwassee, Appalachia and Nantahala — offer boating and fishing. And two rivers — the Ocoee and Nantahala — offer exceptional whitewater rafting and kayaking. Other sections of the Nantahala provide some of the region’s finest trout fishing.
If golf is your game, exciting mountain courses abound, including Cherokee Hills in Murphy, and a championship course at nearby Brasstown Valley Resort.
For hiking, the Fires Creek Wilderness Area and the Appalachian Trail are nearby, as are the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. And for a different kind of hiking, try a llama trek or horseback riding along mountain trails. Or choose mountain biking on the nationally-known Tsali trails overlooking Fontana Lake.
Murphy, Andrews, Brasstown and Hayesville are all charming small towns with a variety of shops and restaurants as well as performing arts groups and museums. And just up the road is the internationally known John C. Campbell Folk School offering classes year-round in craft, art, music, dance, cooking, gardening, nature studies, photography and writing.
It’s an easy drive to Bryson City and Cherokee where you can enter the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. And if you prefer indoor adventures, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino offers headline entertainment and 24-hour gaming.