Road Trip Travel: Southwestern North Carolina

Southwestern North Carolina offers excellent road trip opportunities to drive curvy roads, see incredible mountains and nature, and experience some great US waterfalls.

One basic itinerary is (from West Asheville) Pisgah Highway to Blue Ridge Parkway, to highway 74 into Sylva, highway 23 to Franklin, highway 28 north, to highway 143 and Cherohala Skyway into Tennessee.

Southwestern North Carolina Road Trip
Blue Ridge Parkway
Southwestern North Carolina Road Trip
along Blue ridge Parkway
Southwestern North Carolina Road Trip
59 degrees. In July, Brrrr.
Southwestern North Carolina Road Trip
Eastern Continental Divide
Southwestern North Carolina Road Trip
Eastern Continental Divide
Southwestern North Carolina Road Trip
view from the Eastern Continental Divide
Southwestern North Carolina Road Trip
Bridal Veil Falls
Southwestern North Carolina Road Trip
another North Carolina waterfall
Southwestern North Carolina Road Trip
street sign in Cherokee village
Southwestern North Carolina Road Trip
Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
Southwestern North Carolina Road Trip
driving through clouds on Cherohala Skyway
Southwestern North Carolina Road Trip
Cherohala Skyway

Have you driven this section of southwestern North Carolina?

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