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TRAVEL CHANNEL NORTH CAROLINA BEACHES

editor — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 10:30:00 +0000

About a mile from the start of our route is the main entrance to Gorges State Park. As of press time, construction of a new visitor center and office is taking place. Hopefully it will be completed when you make your trip and you can stop for information. An interim office is located on U.S. Highway 64. The park offers superb hiking opportunities, including access to the waterfalls on Toxaway River downstream from Toxaway Falls (see Route 10). But most people use the park’s NC Highway 281 entrance for access to the waterfalls on Horsepasture River in Nantahala National Forest.

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TRAVEL TO NORTH CAROLINA BEACHES

editor — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 03:00:00 +0000

Start out on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Cherokee. From Milepost 458, drive 9 miles on Heintooga Ridge Road (closed in winter) to the Balsam Mountain Picnic Area. From here, follow the one-way Balsam Mountain Road for 18 miles, then turn left onto Big Cove Road. Follow it 9 miles to Cherokee. (35 miles) Street signs in Cherokee include the syllabary invented by Sequoyah in the early 1800s, the first written language of the Cherokee. A replica cabin at Oconaluftee Indian Village represents typical nineteenth-century Cherokee housing. Once you get on Big Cove Road, watch for the signs to Mingo

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