Hendersonville is definitely overlooked as town in the mountains with great access to family friendly outdoor activities. Checkout our itinerary covering hiking, parks, and apple picking in the area.
Category: Hiking
Essential Tips for Beginner Hikers with Toddlers
12 essential tips for those new to hiking and want to take toddlers along with them
Hiking Trip to Grandfather Mountain State Park – How We Made It Better
Checkout how we made the best of our time at Grandfather Mountain State Park with a toddler to tow
Two Great Day Hikes and Travel Tips for Bryson City NC
Hiking Deep Creek Trail and Mingus Creek Trail with the family and planning a weekend trip to Bryson City NC
Best Hiking Trails in the Great Smoky Mountains near Gatlinburg TN
Hiking in the Smokies The Great Smoky National Park is a big place, one of the largest in the US, approximating 522,427 acres, and split almost evenly between Tennessee and North Carolina. It is apart of the Appalachian Mountain Range, which are one of the oldest mountains on Earth. I’ve had a hankering to go…
Family-Friendly Hiking at Doughton Park Recreational Area, North Carolina
Doughton Park Recreational Area Doughton Park is a little hidden secret that is about 15 min past Stone Mountain State Park. Not many know about it, so it’s not as crowded/disney-landy as Stone Mountain State Park. It is the largest recreational area along the Blue Ridge. It is open year round – the parking lot…
How to Plan a Hiking Vacation with the Family
Every fall we like to take a Dayhiking Vacation (or dayhikecations as we call it) with our family to get away from our electronics and take a breath from our daily schedules. To be perfectly honest I start to feel cooped up if I don’t leave the house every few months. I slowly go insane……
Hiking at South Mountains State Park , North Carolina
Hiking Features At South Mountains State Park, the main outdoor feature to visit is the High Shoals Waterfall that reaches 80 ft high, and drops down into the Jacobs Fork River. We loved this park. We found South Mountain State Park to be extremely family friendly with more than just hiking and backpacking trails. Along…
Hiking at Crowders State Park, North Carolina
Crowders Mountain State Park is in Gastonia North Carolina which is firmly planted in the Piedmont Region. The State Park maintains approximately 5000 acres of land that include Crowders Mountain and Pinnacle Mountain with trails leading around the mountains, along ridgelines, and to overlooks. We like to call the park Crowded State Park (bit of…
Hiking Table Rock Trail and Chimneys by Linville Gorge, North Carolina
Hiking Features Not to be confused with Table Rock Mountain on the other side of Linville, or Table Rock State Park in South Carolina, we’re talking about Table Rock Trail in the Pisgah National Forest. This hike takes you along Tablerock Mountain, tracing along the east ridge of Linville Gorge located in the Grandfather Ranger…