Hooker Falls is a 12-foot high ledge waterfall and swimming hole in Dupont State Park. It’s just over the North Carolina line from the upstate region of South Carolina. The swimming area is larger and an Olympic-size pool. This park … Continued
Graveyard Fields is one of the most popular attractions along the North Carolina stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s in the Pisgah National Forest just below Black Balsam Knob Mountain and about seven miles north of Frying Pan Mountain … Continued
Black Balsam Knob Mountain might be my favorite spot on my usual stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s in Pisgah National Forest just above Graveyard Fields, and about ten miles north of Frying Pan Mountain Lookout Tower. It’s also … Continued
Frying Pan Mountain Lookout Tower sits atop Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. The tower was built in 1941 and is around 70 feet tall. It provides panoramic views of Cold Mountain, Shining Rock Wilderness Area, and Mount Mitchell, which … Continued
Pinnacle Mountain Falls is off the Palmetto Trail behind the conference building in Table Rock State Park, near the campgrounds. There’s ample parking in the asphalt lot. You can’t miss the trailhead behind the conference center. Cell signal and GPS … Continued
Triple Falls in DuPont State Park is one of my favorite places to hike. The park is made up of more than 10,000 acres of forest, trails, and waterfalls just over the North Carolina line from the upstate region of … Continued
I drive over Caesars Head all the time on my way to Jones Gap State Park, Dupont State Forest, and Table Rock State Park. It’s near the border between North and South Carolina. HWY 276 runs right over the peak … Continued
Raven Cliff Falls is an out-and-back trail in Caesars Head State Park. It’s just off US 276 on the South Carolina side of the SC/NC border. The trail is crowded year-round. There’s a well-kept gravel parking lot on the east … Continued
Hagood Mill is a historic site in Pickens, South Carolina. It’s an authentic slice of Americana and makes a great day trip. One of the finest regional examples of nineteenth-century technology can be found just three miles north of Pickens, … Continued
Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades is a waterfall right off of Highway 215 in Pisgah National Forest. It’s about a mile and a half north of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, close to Bubbling Spring Branch Falls and Wildcat … Continued