Hiking & Backpacking: guides, shops and venues

Guide services, gear shops and venues in Western Carolinas, A to Z. Listed from their public websites; they don't pay to be here and are never mixed into the communities.

In Western Carolinas · all of the Southeast · all regions · change

• Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Parkvenue · Day hikes · Chimney Rock

  Park around Chimney Rock and Hickory Nut Falls with trails, naturalist-led hikes and seasonal programs.

• Clemson University Forestvenue · Day hikes · Clemson, SC

  17,500-acre university forest next to Clemson with public hiking, mountain biking and trail running trails such as Issaqueena Lake and Wildcat Creek Falls.

• Fontana Village Resortvenue · Day hikes · Robbinsville, NC

  Resort and marina on Fontana Lake offering on-site and off-site guided hikes and bike and kayak rentals.

• Grandfather Mountainvenue · Day hikes · Linville

  Nonprofit nature park near Linville with the Mile High Swinging Bridge, trails, wildlife habitats and naturalist programs.

• Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundationvenue · Day hikes · Blowing Rock, NC

  Nature park near Blowing Rock with daily naturalist programs, guided hikes and multi-day programs.

• Greenville County Recreationvenue · Day hikes · Greenville County, SC

  Greenville County parks events: festivals, park programs and outdoor activities.

• Henderson County Parks and Recreationvenue · Day hikes · Hendersonville, NC

  County recreation department running free community hikes that meet in Hendersonville and carpool to trailheads.

• Jackson County Parks and Recreationvenue · Day hikes · Sylva, NC

  County recreation department that runs public programs including guided hikes such as Pinnacle Park outings.

• Keowee-Toxaway State Parkvenue · Day hikes · Pickens, SC

  Lake Keowee state park in Pickens County with lakeside hiking trails, paddling and interpretive programs.

• North Carolina State Parks: Western NCvenue · Day hikes · Western North Carolina

  Ranger-led hikes, nature programs and volunteer days at North Carolina state parks in the western mountains and foothills.

• Paris Mountain State Parkvenue · Day hikes · Greenville, SC

  State park minutes from downtown Greenville with hiking and biking trails, a swimming lake and camping.

• Table Rock State Parkvenue · Day hikes · Pickens, SC

  Mountain state park near Pickens with classic Upstate hikes, a Foothills Trail access point and ranger-led programs.