Artfuldodger
Senior Member
It ain't what it was 20 years ago. We went 3 years back and I was disappointed in the production.
a good day trip outta Cherokee would be the sliding rock over at Brevard. You can take the Blue Ridge parkway if you aren't in a hurry. Some beautiful country up there. The rock is a nice place to cool off. I think parking is $4 and you can slide all day if you want to, nothing extra.
carry a towel and dry clothes and be prepared for cold water. It is about 55 degrees in the summer
We actually did that years ago. We were camping between Sylva and Cherokee. Got on the parkway and drove to Hwy 276 and down to Sliding Rock. It took a long time to get there.
When we left we went north to Waynesville and back to the campground on the Great Smoky Mountains Express. Made it back in less than half the time there.
I did enjoy the parkway. That was my first time on it.