Sky Top Orchard
Sky Top Orchard is a few miles off US HWY 25 in Flat Rock, North Carolina, just across the South Carolina line. It sits atop Mt. McAlpine and boasts wonderful views. Parking is free and the entire area is very … Continued
Issaqueena Falls
Issaqueena Falls is an attraction in the same park as Stumphouse Tunnel. This is a great picnic spot with several nearby attractions. The falls were named after an Indian girl who found out that her tribe was planning an attack … Continued
Happy Cow Creamery
Happy Cow Creamery is a fun little excursion if you happen to find yourself between Greenwood and Greenville, South Carolina. It’s a locally-owned dairy with an on-the-farm milk bottling plant that’s open to the public. You can bring your kids … Continued
Looking Glass Falls
Looking Glass Falls is an attraction right off US 276 near Brevard, North Carolina. It’s a very popular tourist spot in the summer because of the on-site parking and the very short path that runs beneath the falls. As a … Continued
Wildcat Branch Falls
Wildcat Branch Falls is a series of cascades just off HWY 276 in South Carolina, not far from Caesars Head and Table Rock State Park. When I say it’s right off the road, I mean you can see the lower … Continued
Campbell’s Covered Bridge
Campbell’s Covered Bridge is one of those fun little sites you can drop by on a longer trip through upstate South Carolina. Constructed in 1909, Campbell’s Covered Bridge is the only remaining covered bridge in the State of South Carolina. … Continued
Poinsett Bridge
The Poinsett Bridge is a relic of a bygone era when traveling across mountain ranges took weeks rather than hours. Poinsett Bridge is the oldest bridge in South Carolina and perhaps in the entire southeastern United States. Named for Joel … Continued
Great Sapphire Valley Outhouse Races
There’s a free event just outside of Cashiers, North Carolina every February called the Great Sapphire Valley Resort Outhouse Races. The race is a charity event to benefit the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society. Local clubs and businesses build outhouses on skis … Continued
Table Rock State Park
My favorite time to hike is in winter and early spring. It’s a little cold, but there are very few people out, there are no bugs, and the vistas from the mountaintops are unobstructed by foliage. Table Rock State Park … Continued
Jones Gap Falls
The Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area is filled with waterfalls. One of the more fun day trips in the area is Jones Gap Falls in Jones Gap State Park. It’s easy to access and fun to hike. The park also features … Continued