Hiking, rafting & tubing, fishing, biking, skiing & snowboarding at Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley, Ghost Town in the Sky, nature, Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cataloochee Valley, Southern Appalachian Mountains, shopping in downtown Waynesville, Western North Carolina, Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Canton, Clyde, Lake Junaluska, mountain scenery, the outdoors, mountain vacations, horseback riding, golf, bed & breakfasts, cabins, relaxing, adventure
Movies
Cold Mountain (2003), directed by Anthony Minghella, starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Jack White, Natalie Portman.
Welcome to Haywood County, North Carolina..."Where the Sun Rises on the Smokies." Home to Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Canton, and Clyde, Haywood County is a beautiful vacation destination located in the heart of Western North Carolina.
Haywood County, North Carolina is 554 scenic square miles of spectacular country, with beautiful mountains and valleys dotting the landscape. Thirteen of its mountain peaks soar to elevations of at least 6,000 feet (more than any east of the Mississippi River), and the county is one of the highest, with a mean elevation of 3,600 feet, east of the Rockies. Notable mountain peaks include Cold Mountain—the basis for the award-winning, best-selling novel by Charles Frazier and the ensuing 2003 major motion picture.
WIth more than 180 accommodations, scores of attractions and activities, an awesome climate, beautiful natural scenery, and friendly people, there's plenty of reasons to visit this Appalachian gem. Check out more information at SmokeyMountains.net.
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