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Thursday, June 2, 2016

June is Family Fun Month at Beech Mountain NC

June 1 - 30, 2016 Family Fun Month at Beech Mountain NC. This month is designed to bring together kids, parents and grandparents with 30 days of organized family activities and lodging specials.

photos courtesy Beech Mountain Visitors Center

The fun includes:

guided hikes
movies under the stars
tours of the old Land of Oz theme park
scenic chairlift rides
parent-child pickleball outings
day trips to nearby Grandfather Mountain
access to the pool and amenities at Beech Mountain Club
mountain biking lessons
concerts on the lawn
and more...

Many of the activities are free, while others have special rates. There's even the opportunity to buy discount tickets to area attractions. Get a daily schedule of events on the website.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Icycle Mountain Bike Event at Fontana Village Resort

January 26 The Icycle Mountain Bike Event Brave the elements and enjoy a day of adventure in the mountains. The Icycle Cross Country Lemans start begins at 11:00 AM in 5 minute waves for Sport, Big Bike, and Beginner categories. Expert and Single-Speed categories start at 1 PM.

The 7 mile course consists of varied terrain with rocks, roots, creeks, and wide open passing lanes offering some of the finest western North Carolina singletrack. The event takes place at Fontana Village Resort

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Pisgah Mountains Bike Stage Race this Week

September 17 - 22 The Pisgah Mountains Bike Stage Race Come experience some of the best mountain biking trails in the U.S. The Pisgah Mountain Bike Stage Race is a five-day, fully supported endurance event that offers an unmatched sampler of some

of the best single-track in the country.

The course includes the East’s most rugged trails and tallies 28,000 feet of climbing over 195 miles. Discover riding in Pisgah with rhododendron tunnels, picturesque creek crossings, incredible leaf colors, and rooty, rocky single-track. Additional activities include a free kids’ race and more.

Get a link for details about the Pisgah Mountains Bike Stage Race on the Brevard NC Visitor Guide

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Scenic Lift Rides on Sugar Mountain

July 4 - September 3 Weekend Scenic Lift Rides every Saturday and Sunday 10 AM -5:30 PM Bring the kids, a picnic lunch, your mountain bike, or just a friend and enjoy a breathtaking 45 minute roundtrip lift-ride to Sugar's 5,300 foot peak with some of the best scenery in the area. Additional weekday lift ride dates include July 4 - July 6 and Labor Day, September 3..

Get a link for the Lift Rides and more sugar Mountain vacation information on the Sugar Mountain NC Visitor Guide

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Assault on the Carolinas Today in Brevard

April 14 The 13th Annual Assault on the Carolinas starts and ends in downtown Brevard. Last year there were more than 750 riders, and 1,000 riders are already registered for this year. Many of the downtown businesses will be offering discounts to riders and families.

The Assault on the Carolinas is the annual fundraiser for the Pisgah Forest Rotary Club and offers a 100k, 60k, and 40k rides. The 100k goes through North Carolina and South Carolina mountains and valleys. Fully supported ride with 4 well stocked rest stops, and a challenging 6 mile climb up Ceasar's Head. The 60 and 40k go through the river valleys of Scenic Transylvania County.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

8th Annual Tour De Lure Bike Ride Today in Marion

April 7 8th Annual Tour De Lure Bike Ride Two rides one for the "hard core" cyclist and a fun ride begin at 9 AM. The Dewey Hughes Memorial Ride is a challenging one, beginning at Marion's YMCA traveling through rolling farmlands, up Stone Mountain, around Lake Lure, through Chimney Rock and returning to Marion for a total of 67 miles.

The Fun Ride begins at the same time and place (same fees), but takes you on an exciting 25 mile course through rolling hillsides and farmlands. Applications available online or at the Corpening YMCA in Marion. Free Spaghetti meal for participants after the ride.

The Blue Ridge Parkway at 469 miles long is the nation's longest scenic rural parkway. Now 70 years old it is administered by the National Park Service and host to approximately 20 million visits annually. It connects the Shenandoah Valley National Park with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. Along the route are opportunities for lodging, dining, camping, hiking and simply enjoying breathtaking views from easily accessible overlooks and picnic areas. For additional information visit :The Blueridge Parkway Association

The River Arts District is open year around with the opportunity to meet artists in their studios. Schedules are available online. This unique area along the French Broad River is home to more than 165 artists with working studios located in 18 turn-of-the-century industrial buildings. The artists of the River Arts District welcome you into their studios to talk with them, see their latest artwork, watch demonstrations, and experience for yourself the magic hidden inside the time-worn factories and warehouses along the French Broad River.

Chimney Rock Park is named for a 500 million-year-old giant granite monolith overlooking Hickory Nut Gorge. Visitors are awed by the breathtaking view that spreads 1200 vertical feet beneath them and 75 miles across the Carolinas. The now state owned park encompasses 1,000 acres offers the best of the mountains in one place with spectacular 75-mile views, hiking trails for all ages, a 404-foot waterfall, a variety of special events and much more. Chimney Rock NC

The National Scenic Byways Program is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The program is a grass-roots collaborative effort established to help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads throughout the United States. Since 1992, the National Scenic Byways Program has provided funding for almost 1500 state and nationally designated byway projects in 48 states. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation recognizes certain roads as All-American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on one or more archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic qualities.

Tsali Recreation Area is an outdoors lover's paradise. Probably the most popular features of Tsali Recreation Area are the 39 miles of trails suited for mountain bikers and horse-back riders, as well as hikers. The 4-loop system offers a variety of landscapes. You can climb 1-foot wide rugged paths or travel flat, well-beaten roads. The four trails--Right, Left, Mouse Branch, and Thompson Loops--meander through mixed pine and hardwoods on a peninsula stretching into Fontana Lake. Near Bryson City NC and Robbinsville NC.