We had a blast paddle boarding down the French Broad River. It was the highlight of our trip!…read moreElizabeth is such a joyful human, she brought laughter and fun to our day as well as gave some great recommendations for our travels. We will absolutely be back and will spread the word to our friends about Wai Mauna!

Easy to book, great service, and wonderful views! Took my sister paddle boarding on the 7 mile self…read moreguided trip that passes the Biltmore. Amazing and relaxing day. Very peaceful.

Easy hike and access to beautiful Roaring Fork Falls, NC. We went in October at peak leaf season…read moreand it was just magnificent. The falls were a delight although a bit slippery. It's a great hike for beginners.

We got caught in the rain so we couldn't stay long but this is a great, super easy, hike for the…read morewhole family. Pretty flat gravel trail until the end. Then some rooty declines to get to the base of the waterfall. Long streaming falls are beautiful! There's a pool at the bottom that kids can play around in, slide down short rocks and swim if they're short enough. Water depth was about knee-high on a 5'2" adult. There are a few spots to crouch down and picnic too.

Our family did the French Broad Whitewater rafting trip. We had a great time. Our guide Mason was…read morefantastic and our trip leader Emma was very attentive and organized. We were lucky the water was up and the weather was nice. If your kids can swim and are 10 and up this is a terrific family outing to go on. Our group ranged in age from 10 to 71 and everyone loved it!

The Outpost is in a great location along the French Broad River. Easily accessible by bike along…read morethe well-maintained bike path but parking is limited. Not much shade and the grounds get muddy when it rains. Food trucks and beer tents are available during scheduled events. We attended during the inaugural 'AVLFest' and were happy to finally visit this space. We'll certainly go again when it's dry and with chairs and sun umbrella - or after dusk. It really is a great space with loads of opportunity.

The river walk amounts to a bit of infrastructure connecting the street to the stream, with stairs…read moreand bridges and a somewhat continuous trail that allows one to walk over the rocky river here. It's good for splashing around; not comparable to some of the other sights nearby but it's good that the town has made the water accessible.

So fun! We loved walking along the water and seeing all the people up top eating at the different…read morerestaurants. The water was nice and crisp. There are a couple areas with large rocks to sit on and relax.

We had a great hike down to the falls with our dog. The sights were beautiful! I would recommend…read moregood footwear for this walk and be prepared for some steep inclines and declines, including down rocky walkways. Also, as we continued past the falls to finish the loop, there was a marker which we followed and basically had to crawl up the side of the mountain (which obviously wasn't the right way but it did have a path so we kept pushing forward). Thankfully it connected to the trail and we were back in business We enjoyed the beautiful, cool weather as we made our way through a mossy, lush forest. The water fountain at the start/end of path wasn't working which was a bummer but we had more water in the car. Pack accordingly.

We stayed at campground 19 with 2 cars and 2 tents. We had a great weekend but was not prepared for…read morehow close we would be to other camp grounds. We were probably 10 feet away from our neighbors RV. the camp hosts were very nice. If you want more space for tent camping I would recommend sites 1-8.

This is a cool hike…read more Wasn't strenuous at all, for those that are less able it's doable. The trail cuts through a former mica mine and you can still see the remains of it. The rocks and gravel leading up to the view are speckled with small and large chunks of shiny mica. Really exciting for kids and kids at heart. The trail leads to a beautiful waterfall with water shimmering from the mica flakes. Surprised I've never seen this spot before, good place to take out of town guests or the less athletic family members.

This was a wonderfully short hike to an exceptionally tall waterfall. My husband plans most of our…read morehikes and often combines many (sometimes too many) hikes in the same day. But to his credit he will often only do one difficult hike and several easy hikes. On this day we hiked Elk River Falls (fairly easy), Upper Creek Falls (challenging for me), and Tom's Creek which was the easiest and most pleasant of the three. The trail didn't have a lot of tree roots and ended at a nice viewing platform, or if you like you can climb a small hill to reach the base of the falls. Very enjoyable, especially for families with little ones.

This is a really fun trail that my family and I walked on while we were visiting the blue ridge…read morethis afternoon. It is a bout a mile long trail that goes all the way around the facility in blue Ridge Park. It goes underneath bridges and has a bunch of different little fun paths to travel down

We did this hike back in the winter and it wasn't crowded. There's a little bit of parking by the…read moretrailhead and a lot of people park along the street. If you're looking at AllTrails, we did Little Bearwallow via Wildcat Rock Trail. The trail is pretty steep and on the more strenuous side. It's 4.7 miles round trip if you follow the same path. If you only care about views, I would recommend going to the Wildcat Rock Overlook and turning around after that. It would be about 3 miles round trip. There are no views from the Little Bearwallow Summit. The Wildcat Rock Trail also continues to Bearwallow Mountain, but we didn't do that portion. I'd like to come back for it at some point.

We were visiting Bat Cave, North Carolina. We had planned to hike Chimney Rock. As our luck would…read morehave it, the two days that we were in town, Chimney Rock was closed for maintenance. While we were driving from Asheville on our way back to Bat Cave later that day I spotted a new hiking trail head. Basically it is tucked right off the winding country highway. There is a sign, and some gravel parking. What I noticed while driving by were the cars parked there. So be on the lookout. We planned to hike it the next morning. We decided to get an early start. When we arrived before 8am, there were two cars parked in the gravel near the trail head. You start by crossing the road, you head down before (trust me) you go up the mountain. You can choose to hike just 1.1 miles to Little Bearwallow Falls. Or you can continue up to Wildcat Rock which is listed as basically 1.6 miles one way which sounds easy. But if you ask me it is straight up. The day we went it felt like we were hiking in the rain forest. We were sweating so much that sweat was dripping from our finger tips as we hiked up. I loved every minute of it. We were secluded and we were working hard. It felt so good. Once we reached Little Bearwallow Falls, we just knew that we needed to continue to the top. We needed to see something a little more spectacular. Once we reached the top to Wildcat Rock it was gorgeous. We stepped out of the foliage and we could see the valley below and the mountains in the distance. It was beautiful. We waited and we were lucky enough to see a bird soaring high above the mountain tops. It was the perfect hike for us. Strenuous yet providing the feeling of peace and accomplishment. We highly suggest checking out Wildcat Rock especially if Chimney Rock is too busy, or if money is a factor. There is no cost to enter at this trailhead unlike if you go to Chimney Rock. Also, take water.