128 Things to do near Canton, NC 28716
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Big East Fork
Canton, North Carolina
3.6 miles SEBig East Fork is a trail along Pigeon River with a variety of activities available. This trail travels through heavy forest along the river with beautiful, clear water. There are several waterfalls...
Backpack, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Sunburst
Canton, North Carolina
4.7 miles SWSwim near Canton, North Carolina
Swim 0.2-2.8 mi
Graveyard Fields
Brevard, North Carolina
5.5 miles SGraveyard Fields is a beautiful hike known for it's forests, wild flowers and two beautiful waterfalls. The Blue Ridge Mountains surround this area creating stunning views throughout the...
Hike, Swim 1.7 mi
Flat Laurel Creek
5.5 miles SW
Flat Laurel Creek is a 3.18 mile multi-use trail that is perfect for exploring on foot, horse and bike. This trail can be accessed from a parking lot on either end, making it easy to begin...
Hike, Horseback, Mountain Bike, Swim
Skinny Dip Falls
Brevard, North Carolina
5.6 miles SSkinny Dip Falls is a beautiful and family friendly waterfall. Despite the misleading name, bathing suits are not optional at Skinny Dip Falls. Skinny Dip Falls is a long, thin cascading waterfall...
Hike, Swim
Pilot Cove Loop Trail
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
5.7 miles SEThis short 1.8-mile trail has some steep, very tight singletrack and some very tight turns... but it is well-worth riding because it houses one of the best views in Pisgah National Forest! Definitely...
Hike, Mountain Bike
Bethel Elementary School
Waynesville, North Carolina
6.1 miles NBeautiful campus surrounded by the Southern Appalachians. Greatnview of famous Cold Mountain. Best to play after school and on weekends. Blackberry bushes rule the OB. Public (No Fee)
Disc Golf
Pink Beds
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
6.8 miles EGreat warm up/cool down trails or beginner trails for Pisgah, as they are mostly flat. The bikeable portion of this trail will dump you out on a gravel road near the South Mills River trail after...
Mountain Bike
South Mills River Trail
Canton, North Carolina
6.8 miles EThis is an easy out-and-back trail that follows the South Fork Mills River with several swinging bridge crossings that leads to the site of the old Cantrell Lodge. From the trail head, the left side...
Hike, Mountain Bike 2.3 mi
Cove Creek
Canton, North Carolina
6.9 miles SAll the climbing is on gravel forest roads. Then you descend on Cove Creek Trail. There are some cool rock sections up at the top and a few rustic log bridges about mid way down but overall this is a...
Mountain Bike
Meadowbrook Elementary Disc Golf Course
Canton, North Carolina
8.1 miles NSurrounded by the beautiful Southern Appalachians. Long and short tees and dual baskets. A mix open and wooded holes. Primarily for students but open to the public after school (5pm) and on weekends....
Disc Golf 7.1 mi
Daniel Ridge Loop
Canton, North Carolina
8.1 miles SThis is a classic, short Pisgah loop. It's moderately technical most of the way with a couple of trickier sections. Most people prefer to approach it counter-clockwise, but it can be ridden...
Hike, Mountain Bike 3.1-4.3 mi
Farlow Gap
Canton, North Carolina
8.1 miles SThis is one of the most technical downhills in Pisgah: very steep and rocky! The trail drops about 2000 ft in 3 miles then connects with the Daniel Ridge trail. The climb to the gap is long (9 miles)...
Hike, Mountain Bike
Cove Creek Tubs
Brevard, North Carolina
8.3 miles SBest tubs in the Pisgah Forest. They’re three magnificent pot holes like you’d expect to find in Vermont or New Hampshire. At the top is a seven foot, almost perfectly round tub. From it...
Swim 2.2 mi
Pilot Cove / Slate Rocks / 102
Canton, North Carolina
8.5 miles EFun descent with several stream crossings along the way. Nothing too steep but this trail doesn't get a lot of use so there are usually a few trees down along the way. Beautiful scenery and a...
Mountain Bike
Whaleback Swimming Hole
Asheville, North Carolina
8.5 miles SMost people in this neck of the woods will head straight to Sliding Rock or Looking Glass Falls, but the locals go to Whaleback on the Davidson River above the fish hatchery. A massive slab of...
Swim 0.8 mi
Daniel Ridge Falls
Brevard, North Carolina
8.9 miles SEThis waterfall in Pisgah National Forest near Brevard has multiple names: Tom's Spring Branch Falls, Daniel Ridge Falls and Jackson Falls. It’s an easy half-mile hike on the Daniel Ridge...
Hike, Mountain Bike, Swim
Looking Glass Falls
Brevard, North Carolina
8.9 miles SELooking Glass Falls is a gorgeous and easily accessible waterfall in Brevard, North Carolina. This waterfall is a short and beautiful walk from Pigsah Highway (Highway 276). Parking is available just...
Hike, Swim 0.0 mi
Looking Glass Falls
Brevard, North Carolina
8.9 miles SELooking Glass Falls is one of the most popular and beautiful waterfalls in North Carolina. And it's perhaps the easiest to view (one of the few accessible roadside waterfalls, making it perfect...
Swim
Butter Gap / Trail #123
Brevard, North Carolina
8.9 miles SEThe right (western) fork, which is open to mountain bikes, leads to FS 471D, which some riders use as part of a large loop; otherwise, they must backtrack down Butter Gap Trail. *The portion of the...
Hike, Mountain Bike
