Is there really something for everybody close to
Independence Lodge?

Yes! Here's a sampling:

- Hike the Appalachian Trail
- Mountain Bike on Tsali
- Whitewater, Kayak, or take a family river trip.
- Visit the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
- Go "tubing" on Deep Creek
- Visit waterfalls at Mingo, Juney Whank or Indian Creek Falls.
- Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway
- Visit the Biltmore Estate in Asheville
- Go snow skiing at Sugar Mountain, Cataloochee, or Ski Beech.
- Take a Horseback ride
- Visit the Cherokee Indian Reservation
- Rent a Pontoon Boat on beautiful Fontana Lake
- Fly fish some of the best rainbow trout rivers in America
- Go antiquing, shopping, or just exploring!
- Go rock climbing
- Try spelunking (caving)
- Take a run up to Gatlinburg
- See Clingman’s Dome
- Enjoy the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Or just relax in the rocking chairs!