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To avoid the crowds and parking woes, try Cherokee, North Carolina, home to Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s quieter entrance, Oconaluftee. ... native elk viewing and historic attractions
Cataloochee. Cataloochee is a valley in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, located in the Southeastern United States. Now a recreational and historic area within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cataloochee was once home to a substantial Appalachian community and Cherokee hunting ground.
Elk Knob State Park. / 36.32722°N 81.67694°W / 36.32722; -81.67694. Elk Knob State Park is a 4,423-acre (17.90 km 2) [2] North Carolina state park in Watauga County, North Carolina, in the United States. Opened in 2003, it is one of North Carolina's newest state parks. Elk Knob State Park was established to preserve the natural state ...
The Cherokee National Forest is a United States National Forest located in the U.S. states of Tennessee and North Carolina that was created on June 14, 1920. The forest is maintained and managed by the United States Forest Service. It encompasses an estimated area of 655,598 acres (2,653.11 km 2 ).
North Cascades National Park, Washington. Redwood National and State Parks, California. Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest, California and Oregon. Beautiful and less crowded alternatives to ...
Cherohala Skyway. The Cherohala Skyway is a 43-mile (69 km) National Scenic Byway and National Forest Scenic Byway that connects Tellico Plains, Tennessee, to Robbinsville, North Carolina, in the southeastern United States. Its name is a portmanteau of Cherokee and Nantahala, the two national forests through which it passes.
37-03500 [3] GNIS feature ID. 2405208 [2] Website. www .townofbannerelk .org. Banner Elk is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,028 at the 2010 census. [4] Banner Elk is home to Lees–McRae College .
Area code. 828. GNIS feature ID. 1018039 [3] The Qualla Boundary or The Qualla is territory held as a land trust by the United States government for the federally recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), who reside in Western North Carolina. The area is part of the large historic Cherokee territory in the Southeast, which extended ...