First time , how many days?

This will be our first time in the Asheville area; we will drive from South Florida and would like to know your opinion, how many days do we need to ';cover'; the area?. We are interested specially in sightseeing and hiking. Thanks.

First time , how many days?

I would say anywhere from 4-7 days.

First time , how many days?

Thanks Jaded, can you suggest some places that we should not miss?

Heres a list. Do a google on them.

1.Grandfathers Mountain

2.Linville Falls

3.Hot Springs NC

4.Lake Lure

5.Chimney Rock State Park

6.Craggy Gardens

7.Graveyard Fields

8.Devils Courthouse

9.Courthouse Falls

10.Sliding Rock

12.Cradle of Forestry

13.Looking Glass Falls

14.Panthertown Valley (a favorite of mine)

15.Gorges State Park (a favorite of mine)

16.Dupont Forest

17.GSM National Park (Cataloochee to see the elk)

18.Blue Ridge Parkway

19.Highways 215,276, and 209 for great scenery.

20.Pisgah National Forest

100 more if you wish!!!!!!!

Here are a couple of websites to look at.

http://www.ncwaterfalls.com/panther1.htm

romanticasheville.com/gorges_state_park.htm

What a great list. Thanks for posting jaded24fan. My family and I will also be coming from S Florida on our way home to KY in June and want to spend a few days in the Ashville area. I%26#39;ll check out the things you listed.

Have to add Biltmore House. We especially enjoy the grounds designed by William Law Olmstead who also designed Central Park in NYC. And the gardens are magnificent. I was at Costco today and saw discount adult tickets, significant savings.

gkraus, we live in Charlotte and we%26#39;ve still not covered it in our many weekends there! You may already have some of this info but anyway look here:

http://www.exploreasheville.com/index.aspx http://www.visitnc.com/ be sure to get the official NC state map.

Good luck and you have some wonderful resources in the destination experts on this forum!