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What more could you ask for in a backyard! Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Canton and Clyde have a wide and extensive backyard for playing. The Blue Ridge Parkway, the Smoky Mountain National Park and the Pisgah National Forest are just a few of the things that are backdoor to most homes in the Haywood County area.The Blue Ridge Parkway stretches 469 miles from Smoky Mountain National Park to the Shenandoah National Park 46 miles run through Haywood County with 4 access locations Highway 19 out of Maggie Valley at mile post 455.7. Highway 23/74 from Waynesville to Balsam Gap at milepost 443.1, out of Canton there are two locations Highway 215 will lead you on to milepost 423.2 and Highway 276 at milepost 423.2. Hiking Trail Infromation
For untold centuries these ancient mountain ranges was a special hunting ground for the native Cherokee. Within the Great Smoky National Park, 800 square miles, more than 700 miles of rivers and streams, 800 miles of trails and 200,000 acres of forestry. More than 1,600 different types of wildflowers and more than 140 species of trees live in the Garden of the Mountains. In the Cataloochee Valley return of the Elk has taken place. The best times to see the elk are early morning and late evening, sometimes on cloudy summer days and before or after storms
Pisgah National Forest so rich in history with logging roads and old settlements along the route. A 79 mile driving loop that begins just outside of Waynesville at the intersection of Highway 215 and 276 and travels through the Pisgah National Park. Sights along the way include Shining Rock Wilderness Area, Lake Logan, Middle Prong wilderness Area, Looking Glass Falls, Sliding Rock, and the Cradle of Forestry in America.
How to get here? With easy access Maggie Valley, and Waynesville real estate is a great investment opportunity. Located in Western North Carolina just west of Asheville encompassing 544 square miles of woodlands and mist shrouded peaks, punctuated with grassy balds and sheltered coves. It is threaded with broad river valleys and rushing rivers with just enough creeks and streams to make your backyard interesting!
Information on Maggie Valley and Waynesville, North Carolina can be obtained from the following websites:
General Information | Government | Utilities | Hospitals/Fitness/Rehab
Schools | Area Chamber of Commerce
Activities/Museums/Crafts | Hunting & Fishing | Libraries
General Information
Maggie Valley Chamber
Haywood County Information
Weather Channel
Haywood County Chamber
The Enterprise Mountaineer
Citizen Times/Asheville
Smokey Mountain News
Blue Ridge Parkway
Great Smoky Mountain Nat'l Park
Pisgah National Forest
Sliding Rock
Government:
NC State Government
Employment Security Commission
Haywood County Government
Haywood County Tax and Map information
Tourist Development Association (TDA)
Town of Maggie Valley
Town of Waynesville
Town of Clyde
Town of Canton
Utilities:
Bell South (local) 780-2355
CP&L Electric 800-452-2777
Haywood Electric 828-452-2281
Charter Communications 828-452-5804
Hospitals/Fitness/Rehab:
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Haywood County Fitness Center
Mission St. Joseph’s Hospital
Schools:
Haywood County Schools
Haywood Community College
Western Carolina University
University of North Carolina @ Asheville
Area Chamber of Commerce:
MaggieValleyVacations.com
Maggie Valley Chamber
Haywood Chamber (Waynesville)
Cherokee Chamber
Asheville Chamber
Jackson County Chamber
Activities/Museums/Crafts:
Hunting & Fishing:
Lowe Fly Shop
Mountain Wonders
Trout South
Hunter Banks Company
Smokey Mountain on the Fly
WNC Trout
NC Trout Unlimited State Council
High Country Outdoors
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Libraries:
Haywood County Library
- Haywood County has 18 peaks over 6,000 feet.
- Haywood County has the highest average elevation of any county in the east.
- Haywood's rivers and springs are its own: all water in Haywood County originates here.
- Pisgah National Forest in Haywood County is part of the National Forest Scenic Byway, a 79-mile loop.
- Haywood County is a Civil War site: Kirk's Raid occurred here in 1865.
- Waynesville was voted as a "low-cost Eden," best undiscovered town, best Main Street town, best small town and best mountain town in "Where to Retire" magazine's America's 100 Best Places to Retire (third edition).
- Canton was originally Cherokee Indian Territory. A post office first opened here in 1837 and the community at the time was named Pigeon River.
- Haywood's oldest church, now First Baptist Church in Canton, was established in 1801 as Locust Old Fields Church.
- The railroad came to Canton in 1881 and Waynesville in 1882.
- Novelist, poet and educator Fred Chappell grew up in Canton and graduated from high school there in 1954.
- Two of the world's largest sapphires have been found in Canton's Old Pressley Sapphire Mine, now open to visitors.
- Clyde's 1795 Shook House was home of Bishop Francis Asbury, the first Methodist Bishop consecrated in America.
- Raymond Fairchild, five-time World Banjo Champion, performs regularly at the Maggie Valley Opry House.
Haywood County
Incorporated 1808
Population 54,595
County Seat WaynesvilleMaggie Valley
Incorporated 1907
Elevation 3,020'
Population 607Waynesville
Incorporated 1871
Elevation 3,600'
Population 9,232Canton
Incorporated 1837
Elevation 2,609'
Population 4,029Clyde
Incorporated 1889
Elevation 2,539'
Population 1,324Lake Junaluska
Elevation 3,540'
Population 2,482
