Own lodging or a local business near the mountains? We're adding partners region by region. Partner with Stay Near

Experiences

Pick your kind of fun.

Waterfalls, hikes, lakes, rivers, scenic drives, mountain towns, festivals, and every good reason to load up the car — curated across the Southern Appalachians.

Difficulty
Tags

11 experiences

Cades Cove
Scenic Drives & Overlooks

Cades Cove

Townsend, TN

An 11-mile scenic loop through historic homesteads and wildlife meadows.

Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic Drives & Overlooks

Blue Ridge Parkway

Asheville, NC

America's most-visited national park unit — 469 miles of mountain road.

The Gauntlet (133-mile Loop) Anchor
Scenic Drives & Overlooks

The Gauntlet (133-mile Loop)

Blairsville, GA

The signature 133-mile North Georgia loop — three gaps, forest tunnels, tight switchbacks.

Wolf Pen Gap (GA-180) Anchor
Scenic Drives & OverlooksModerate

Wolf Pen Gap (GA-180)

Suches, GA

GA-180 over Wolf Pen Gap — a North Georgia rider favorite past Vogel and Lake Winfield Scott.

Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway (GA-348) Anchor
Scenic Drives & OverlooksModerate

Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway (GA-348)

Helen, GA

GA-348 sweepers over Hogpen Gap with North Georgia's best mountain vistas.

Cherohala Skyway Anchor
Scenic Drives & OverlooksModerate

Cherohala Skyway

Tellico Plains, TN

High-elevation scenic drive connecting Tennessee and North Carolina with sweeping overlooks.

Moonshiner 28 (NC-28) Anchor
Scenic Drives & OverlooksModerate

Moonshiner 28 (NC-28)

Highlands, NC

NC-28 from Deals Gap to Walhalla — tight curves past Fontana Lake, the Nantahala, and Highlands.

Suches Loop (Two Wheels of Suches) Anchor
Scenic Drives & OverlooksModerate

Suches Loop (Two Wheels of Suches)

Suches, GA

GA's classic motorcycle loop through Wolf Pen Gap and Woody Gap, centered on Suches.

Tail of the Dragon (US-129) Anchor
Scenic Drives & Overlooks

Tail of the Dragon (US-129)

Tapoco, TN

318 curves in 11 miles — the most famous motorcycle road in America.

Ocoee Scenic Byway (US-64) Anchor
Scenic Drives & OverlooksEasy

Ocoee Scenic Byway (US-64)

Ducktown, TN

Riverside scenic byway along the Ocoee whitewater corridor in the Cherokee National Forest.

Tail of the Dragon (US-129) Anchor
Scenic Drives & Overlooks

Tail of the Dragon (US-129)

Robbinsville, NC

318 curves in 11 miles — world-famous motorcycle and sports-car road on the NC/TN line.

Browse by region

Blue Ridge / Aska Adventure AreaEllijayDahlonegaHelenHiawassee / Lake ChatugeBlairsville / Vogel State ParkClayton / Rabun CountyDawsonville / Amicalola FallsChattanoogaOcoee RiverTownsend / SmokiesGatlinburg / Pigeon ForgeAshevilleBrevard / DuPont ForestHighlands / CashiersBryson City / NantahalaBoone / Blowing RockCashiers / Sapphire ValleyCherokeeChimney Rock / Lake LureCloudland / Rising FawnLinville / Blue Ridge ParkwayMaggie ValleyOld FortSaludaTellico Plains / Cherohala SkywayClevelandJasperMcCaysvilleClarkesvilleMurphyAndrewsHayesvilleFranklinSylvaDillsboroWaynesville / Lake JunaluskaBlack MountainHendersonvilleBanner ElkCopperhillCumberland PlateauCookevilleRock Island State ParkTellico Plains / Cherohala SkywayTullahoma / Short SpringsSequatchie / Foster FallsCashiers / SapphireCherokeeMaggie ValleyOld FortLinville / Blue Ridge ParkwayChimney Rock / Lake LureSaluda / HendersonvilleCloudland CanyonHayesville / Clay CountyMurphy / Cherokee CountyHendersonville / Crest of the Blue Ridge