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Blue Ridge
Parkway Points of Interest
While camping at Moonshine Creek there are many fun things
to do like hiking, road biking, scenic driving and visiting
nearby waterfalls on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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| Hiking: Their
are some great short hikes and day hikes located within 30
minutes of Moonshine Creek Campground.
Going towards
Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway :
- Devils
Courthouse: located at milepost 422.4. A strenuous 1/2
mile hike for a 360° view.
- Graveyard Fields
Overlook: located at milepost 418.8. A loop trail of
moderate difficulty, 2.3 miles to Yellowstone Falls.
Going towards Cherokee
on the Blue Ridge Parkway :
- Waterrock Knob:
located at milepost 451.2 Waterrock Knob has an
information station and a bathroom. This short hike will
provide you with a 4-state view including a nice view of
the Great Smoky Mountains.
- Great Smoky
Mountains National Park: Milepost 469.1 Make a right at
the end of the parkway and the Oconaluftee Visitor
Center and Farmstead will be located about 1.5 miles on
the right. Just past the visitor center the road leading
to Mingus Grist Mill is located on the left. These
are both very short hikes.
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| Road Biking :The
Blue Ridge Parkway offers some of the most scenic road bike
drives in the mountains. One of the main entrances to the
parkway is located just a few minutes from Moonshine Creek
where you can choose to drive towards Cherokee or towards
Asheville. |
| Scenic Drives:
The Blue Ridge Parkway offers some of the most beautiful
drives in the mountains. One of the main entrances to the
parkway is located just a few minutes from Moonshine Creek
where you can choose to drive towards Cherokee or towards
Asheville. |
| Waterfalls:
Waterfalls are located all along the Blue Ridge Parkway and
in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. |
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