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
- Anderson County Parksvenue · Walking groups · Anderson, SC
Anderson County parks department managing local parks, trails and lake access with community events.
- Appalachian Ski Mtn.venue · Skiing & snowboarding · Blowing Rock
Family ski and snowboard area near Blowing Rock with terrain parks and an outdoor ice rink.
- Augusta Canal National Heritage Areavenue · Kayaking · Augusta, GA
Augusta canal and towpath with guided boat tours, paddling and trails.
- Base Camp Cullowheevenue · Beginners welcome · Sylva, NC
Western Carolina University outdoor program running hiking, paddling and climbing trips and skills clinics near Sylva.
- Beech Mountain Resortvenue · Skiing & snowboarding · Beech Mountain
High Country ski and snowboard resort with lift-served mountain biking and scenic lift rides in warmer months.
- BlocHavenvenue · Bouldering · Greenville, SC
Bouldering gym in a former mill in Greenville with a cafe, fitness area and yoga.
- Camp Griervenue · Mountain biking · Old Fort, NC
Old Fort camp and outdoor center that hosts mountain bike programs, community events and G5 trail weekends.
- 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.
- Croft State Parkvenue · Mountain biking · Spartanburg, SC
State park just outside Spartanburg with miles of hiking, biking and horse trails and ranger programs.
- FIND Outdoors (Cradle of Forestry)venue · Conservation volunteering · Pisgah Forest
Pisgah Forest nonprofit for forest education and stewardship that runs the Cradle of Forestry and public lands sites in North Georgia, with evening programs, stargazing and family events.
- Fire Mountain Trailsvenue · Mountain biking · Cherokee, NC
Free bike-optimized trail system owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, home to the Fire Mountain Inferno race.
- Fish Cherokeevenue · Fly fishing · Cherokee, NC
Tribal fishing program for Cherokee waters that issues permits and runs family fishing days and tournaments.
- 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.
- Lake Hartwell State Parkvenue · Kayaking · Anderson, SC
State park on Lake Hartwell west of Anderson with paddling, fishing, camping and ranger 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.
- Oconaluftee Islands Parkvenue · Tubing · Cherokee, NC
River island park in Cherokee for wading, tubing and trout fishing, with evening storytelling by a bonfire.
- Paris Mountain State Parkvenue · Day hikes · Greenville, SC
State park minutes from downtown Greenville with hiking and biking trails, a swimming lake and camping.
- Phinizy Center for Water Sciencesvenue · Walking groups · Augusta, GA
Augusta nature park and nonprofit with trails, guided hikes, birding courses and family programs.
- Sadlers Creek State Parkvenue · Mountain biking · Anderson, SC
Lake Hartwell state park near Anderson with about 6.5 miles of mountain bike trails, hiking and paddling.
- Spartanburg County Parks Outdoor Recreationvenue · Beginners welcome · Spartanburg, SC
County parks department running outdoor recreation programs and events in parks around Spartanburg.
- 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.
- Visit Damascus (Trail Days)venue · Outdoor & music festivals · Damascus, VA
Town visitor site for Damascus, the Appalachian Trail town that hosts the annual Trail Days hiker festival.