The South Toe River runs alongside the campground, creating a great place to swim, trout fish and tube. The campground has sites available for both te ...

The Chattooga River is without a doubt the Southeast's premier whitewater rafting adventure. In fact, Southern Living called rafting the Chattooga "Th ...

On a hot day, you might dream of diving into a mountain lake and being embraced by the sobering chill. But you don’t have to drive to the mountains fo ...

Dan Nicholas Park has 17 covered shelters available for rent. Eleven shelters will accommodate 150 people and six will accommodate 30 people. They are ...

Elk Falls is the most impressive waterfall from a sheer volume standpoint in NE Tennessee/North Carolina border area. The plunge pool is extremely lar ...

The park’s large, refurbished dairy barn and silo is a popular spot for family and community gatherings and is home base for Cabarrus County’s annual ...

Gragg Prong Falls is the perfect place to beat the hot weather that rolls in during the late summer months in the High Country. It’s also a family-fri ...

The Green River offers a big variety of whitewater fun, from high adventure on big rapids to river tubing. The three main sections of the Green River ...

Hebron doesn’t have the biggest and most spectacular waterfalls in the area. That being said, how many waterfalls do you get to actually climb? Four l ...

For a swimming hole with plenty of swimming, Hooker Falls is your destination. Grab a tube and float along while enjoying the calm sound of a waterfal ...

One of the bigger, more accessible pools is at Huntfish Falls, a three-quarter-mile hike down from pullout parking off milepost FS 464. Even on the ho ...

Start your visit to Jones Lake with a four-mile hike around the perimeter of the lake, checking out the varied topography, from pine savannah to wetla ...

Opened on June 1, 1990, Kernersville Lake Park has a total of 160 acres, 60 acres of which are taken up by the lake itself. Here groups and individual ...

Lake Greenwood State Park is known locally as the host site for the South Carolina Festival of Flowers Triathlon held each June. In addition to hostin ...

When locals talk about Lake James, they first mention the water, usually using the same two words: crystal clear. Located at the base of Linville Gorg ...

Lake Lure may be famous as the setting for Dirty Dancing, but a weekend here can play more like an action-adventure flick. The lake is the number one ...

Lake Marion is the largest lake in South Carolina (110,600 acres) and is centrally located within the coastal plain where it is bordered by Clarendon, ...

Although initially constructed in the 1930's as a hydro- electric generating facility, Lake Murray has become a major recreation destination in centra ...

Lake Wateree fishing and boating can meet the needs of anyone looking for fun on South Carolina lakes. Numerous Lake Wateree fishing tournaments are h ...

Lake Wylie is a reservoir, or man-made lake in the U.S. states of both South Carolina and North Carolina. The lake has a surface area of 13,400 acres ...

Located near Brevard in the Pisgah National Forest - Looking Glass Falls is that perfect place to take a cool dip or even sit on the rocks and marvel ...

Another very popular swimming hole with a very tall “jump off rock” is Midnight Hole, located about 2 miles up Big Creek Trail. Midnight hole has a s ...

technically this is a cement pond. And while the pool itself is modern, the bathhouse and surrounding facilities were built in the 1930s by the Civili ...

Located in Mooresville, NC, The Quarry at Carrigan Farms, LLC is a natural, spring fed, body of water where swimming is enjoyed by many. Mined in the ...

The Ramsey Creek Beach will open May 20, 2017 - through Labor Day. Please see above link "Summer 2017 Beach Operating Schedule" for day to day beach h ...

Salem Lake has been called the hidden diamond in the city of Winston-Salem. Located minutes away from downtown Winston-Salem, Salem Lake offers a 365- ...

Schoolhouse Falls is not a tall waterfall (drops about 20 feet), but it makes up for that in beauty! It's the most popular of the many waterfalls in P ...

When you romanticize about the perfect swimming hole, you likely envision a deep, cool pool you have to hike a bit to get to, a hidden spot off the be ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway between NC Highways 276 and 215 is loaded with waterfalls and pools, the best-known of which is Skinny Dip Falls. Though its na ...

Snake Pit is one of my favorite spots to go to. The river is wide and the water is deep. You can also seek shade from the trees that grow on the banks ...

This 29 acre park contains a fishing pond with pier, 2 shelters with picnic tables, outdoor grill areas, restrooms, playground and swings, horseshoe p ...

his waterfall mentioned. Potholes are round shaped holes sometimes seen on streams that have rapid or turbulent water flowing over exposed bedrock. Ov ...

The park has community buildings available for rental for family reunions, meetings, weddings, and gatherings. Also available are: picnic shelters, a ...

Trash Can Falls is a 15 foot waterfall, and a very popular swimming hole especially with the local Appalachian State University kids. Not all of the w ...

The Green River is a dam-release river that flows through the mountains of North Carolina, south of Asheville.[1] The Green has numerous tributaries, ...

The USNWC utilizes various adventure sports and natural environments onsite and throughout the region to develop leadership and communication skills. ...

ZALOOS Canoes is located on South Fork of the New River, a National Scenic and Wild River and an American Heritage River. Zaloo's Canoes Kayaks and Tu ...