When I grew up here, PARI was a secret government thing. It had something to do with watching the Russians. PARI is a former NASA facility. It was established in 1962 to track satellites and monitor manned space flights. Since 1998, PARI has changed focus. It is an active research site and provides STEM educational…
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Mount Pisgah is 5,721 feet high. It marks where Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Transylvania counties meet. You can see Mount Pisgah from everywhere around here. It is the mountain with the TV Tower on it. The hike to the top of the mountain is only a mile and a half each way. It starts out…
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The Ranger Station and Visitor Center is a nice stop on your way into Pisgah Forest. Both the Ranger Station and the Visitor Center are operated by the US Forest Service. The Visitor Center has a small interpretive museum about the forest. There is a gift shop with a nice selection of books about the…
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The Art Loeb Trail by the Davidson River Campgrounds is a really nice walk. The whole Art Loeb Trail is really long, thirty miles. But, you don’t have to hike the whole thing. You can get on this trail at a number of places through the park. One end is at Davidson River Campground. The…
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We don’t fish, but we see people fishing around here all the time. Anyone over 16 years old must have a North Carolina Fishing License to fish. I looked this up. I don’t know a lot about this. Fishing in Pisgah National Forest Fishing is permitted everywhere in the Pisgah National Forest. The Davidson River…
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Toms Park has a picnic table and a little nature walk. This is where the Whitmire Activity Building is. A rock show is held here every year and there are other shows, too. The biggest feature is shuffleboard courts. Toms Park and the Whitmire Activity Building are located on Lily Pond Lane off West Allen…
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When Sierra Nevada found the need for a second brewery, they chose Mills River, just 20 minutes from Meadowbrook Log Cabin. Among other reasons, they cited the quality of our water, connection to the outdoors and quality of life. “We were charmed by the people and environment in Asheville. We love the sense of the…
Read MoreThe Brevard Music Center is a summer institute and festival in the mountains of scenic western North Carolina. Each summer four hundred students, seventy-five guest artists and faculty members, and a full staff of technical and support personnel assemble in Brevard, creating a unique community of learning, teaching, and performing. A festival of more than…
Read MoreRestaurants near Meadowbrook Cabin There are a lot of restaurants close to the cabin. This is not a complete list, but might help you pick a place to eat while you are visiting Hendersonville. Mexican Walking Distance – Papas & Beer 1821 Asheville Hwy, Hendersonville, NC (828) 692-9915 – 0.1 mile Right next door Coffee…
Read More5 miles from the Ranger Station. This is where the trout is raised for release in Western North Carolina streams. The hatchery is operated by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. There is a trail, gift shop, vending machines and a short exhibit museum at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education called “Mountain Streams – Where…
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