Derek And Leah's Guidebook

Derek And Leah
Derek And Leah
Derek And Leah's Guidebook

Local shopping.

shopping within 30 minutes of the lodge
Great locally made products featured in the Lodge.
17 locals recommend
Hazelwood Soap Co
435 Hazelwood Ave
17 locals recommend
Great locally made products featured in the Lodge.
Our family business and Cafe'. See Leah or Derek for breakfast or lunch and get the family discount (10% off kitchen orders) Teaguesgroceryandcafe.com
6 locals recommend
Teague's Grocery and Café
130 Soco Rd
6 locals recommend
Our family business and Cafe'. See Leah or Derek for breakfast or lunch and get the family discount (10% off kitchen orders) Teaguesgroceryandcafe.com
Locally grown and sourced produce with a great selection of Amish and local goods.
7 locals recommend
Christopher Farms
2266 Crymes Cove Rd
7 locals recommend
Locally grown and sourced produce with a great selection of Amish and local goods.
A Nostalgic General Store that's got old timey items and plenty of modern goods.
60 locals recommend
Mast General Store, Waynesville NC
63 N Main St
60 locals recommend
A Nostalgic General Store that's got old timey items and plenty of modern goods.
Lots of shops to see in Maggie. Always something going on at the fairgrounds on summer and fall weekends. (Car shows, craft shows, bike Rally's, live music, BBQ festivals)
108 locals recommend
Maggie Valley
108 locals recommend
Lots of shops to see in Maggie. Always something going on at the fairgrounds on summer and fall weekends. (Car shows, craft shows, bike Rally's, live music, BBQ festivals)
Local shopping, local food, art galleries, breweries, everything you'd want in an American Main Street. Support small business.
32 locals recommend
Downtown Waynesville Association
9 S Main St
32 locals recommend
Local shopping, local food, art galleries, breweries, everything you'd want in an American Main Street. Support small business.
A mountain tradition, Moonshine! Also a great business ran by some really nice folks.
21 locals recommend
Elevated Mountain Distilling Company
3732 Soco Rd
21 locals recommend
A mountain tradition, Moonshine! Also a great business ran by some really nice folks.
A neat shop for all sorts of southern antiques.
7 locals recommend
Sutton & Sons Antique Mall
3156 Dellwood Rd
7 locals recommend
A neat shop for all sorts of southern antiques.

Local Food Scene

Places to eat near the Lodge. Within 15 minutes.
One of our favorites for dinner. Great family owned business.
26 locals recommend
Bocelli's Italian Eatery
319 N Haywood St
26 locals recommend
One of our favorites for dinner. Great family owned business.
The best Mexican food in town.
12 locals recommend
Los Amigos
62 Overbrook St
12 locals recommend
The best Mexican food in town.
Excellent southern BBQ under excellent ownership.
11 locals recommend
Butts On The Creek BBQ
1584 Soco Rd
11 locals recommend
Excellent southern BBQ under excellent ownership.
Good pizza.
Ferrara Pizza & Pasta
Good pizza.
Good pizza, close to the lodge.
18 locals recommend
Waynesville Pizza Company
32 Felmet St
18 locals recommend
Good pizza, close to the lodge.
Locally crafted beer, and pub.
203 locals recommend
Boojum Brewing Company Taproom
50 N Main St
203 locals recommend
Locally crafted beer, and pub.
Barely a 1/2 mile away! Get your day going.
40 locals recommend
Starbucks
62 Charlotte St
40 locals recommend
Barely a 1/2 mile away! Get your day going.
Less than a mile away. Great for kids (and adults!). Home made warm waffle cones.
11 locals recommend
Jack the Dipper Ice Cream Parlor
76 Waynesville Plaza
11 locals recommend
Less than a mile away. Great for kids (and adults!). Home made warm waffle cones.
excellent elevated southern food 1.4 miles away
158 locals recommend
Sweet Onion
39 Miller St
158 locals recommend
excellent elevated southern food 1.4 miles away
48 locals recommend
BearWaters Brewing Company: Creekside
4352 Soco Rd
48 locals recommend

Supplies

The best places in the area to stock up on essentials.
It's 2 minutes away and has anything you could need.
138 locals recommend
Ingles Markets
259 Barber Blvd
138 locals recommend
It's 2 minutes away and has anything you could need.
Waynesville newest grocery store, only slightly farther than Ingles.
40 locals recommend
Publix Super Market at Waynesville Pavilion
124 Frazier St
40 locals recommend
Waynesville newest grocery store, only slightly farther than Ingles.

Local Experiances

Things to do and see within 30 minutes of the lodge.
Our local ski area, great for all types of winter activities.
231 locals recommend
Cataloochee Ski Area
1080 Ski Lodge Rd
231 locals recommend
Our local ski area, great for all types of winter activities.
Right near the lodge, walking distance! Green way, Skate Park, Dog Park, huge Kids Playground, Creek access, Outdoor Track, Frisbee course, Volleyball, Baseball feild, Indoor Pool, Indoor exercise equipment, Indoor basketball court and much more.
19 locals recommend
Waynesville Parks & Recreation
550 Vance St
19 locals recommend
Right near the lodge, walking distance! Green way, Skate Park, Dog Park, huge Kids Playground, Creek access, Outdoor Track, Frisbee course, Volleyball, Baseball feild, Indoor Pool, Indoor exercise equipment, Indoor basketball court and much more.
Kid friendly winter fun! Snow is blown most of the winter so sledding is always ready to go.
40 locals recommend
Cataloochee Tube World in Maggie Valley
4721 Soco Rd
40 locals recommend
Kid friendly winter fun! Snow is blown most of the winter so sledding is always ready to go.
A must see for any vehicle/ motorcycle entusiast, a world class collection.
92 locals recommend
Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum
62 Vintage Ln
92 locals recommend
A must see for any vehicle/ motorcycle entusiast, a world class collection.
Go see a big screen movie five minutes from the Lodge!
11 locals recommend
Smoky Mountain Cinema
235 Waynesville Plaza
11 locals recommend
Go see a big screen movie five minutes from the Lodge!
Community performing arts theater offering; plays, musicals, dining, and other events.
30 locals recommend
HART Theatre
250 Pigeon St
30 locals recommend
Community performing arts theater offering; plays, musicals, dining, and other events.
13 locals recommend
Shelton House - WNC History, Heritage, and Crafts
49 Shelton St
13 locals recommend

Local Nature Sightseeing

Natural attractions close to the Lodge.
Visit the Elk, you may also spot a deer, black bear, turkey, or coyote. See one of the original settlements in the area, and try some fly fishing!
50 locals recommend
Cataloochee
50 locals recommend
Visit the Elk, you may also spot a deer, black bear, turkey, or coyote. See one of the original settlements in the area, and try some fly fishing!
Beautiful area and good fly fishing.Ice cold swimming holes to beat the summer heat.
8 locals recommend
Sunburst Falls
8 locals recommend
Beautiful area and good fly fishing.Ice cold swimming holes to beat the summer heat.
As seen in The Last of the Mohicans
53 locals recommend
Devil's Courthouse Overlook
Blue Ridge Parkway
53 locals recommend
As seen in The Last of the Mohicans
Beatiful falls not far from Devil's Courthouse.
10 locals recommend
Courthouse Falls
10 locals recommend
Beatiful falls not far from Devil's Courthouse.
At the end of Maggie Valley not far off the roadside, this one's pretty easy to get to!
101 locals recommend
Soco Falls
U.S. Highway 19
101 locals recommend
At the end of Maggie Valley not far off the roadside, this one's pretty easy to get to!
Great views, public pools, rose planted walking trails, kayaking, duck feeding, fishing.
138 locals recommend
Lake Junaluska
759 N Lakeshore Dr
138 locals recommend
Great views, public pools, rose planted walking trails, kayaking, duck feeding, fishing.
THE destination for fall colors, 10 minutes from the Lodge going in either direction.
757 locals recommend
Blue Ridge Parkway
3884 Blue Ridge Parkway
757 locals recommend
THE destination for fall colors, 10 minutes from the Lodge going in either direction.
382 locals recommend
Great Smoky Mountains
382 locals recommend
Wildlife trails and fishing
Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area
7915 Max Patch Rd
Wildlife trails and fishing
Mind blowing 360 degree view of the smokies.
227 locals recommend
Max Patch
Max Patch Road
227 locals recommend
Mind blowing 360 degree view of the smokies.
Fly fishing, and another a good place to spot Elk.
Smokemont Campground
Smokemont Campground Road A
Fly fishing, and another a good place to spot Elk.
Beatiful area, with a 1.5 mile hike to a local favorite swimming hole. Midnight hole.
Big Creek Group Campground
Beatiful area, with a 1.5 mile hike to a local favorite swimming hole. Midnight hole.
One of WNCs most beautiful hikes, not far from the Farm Lodge.
Hemphill Bald
One of WNCs most beautiful hikes, not far from the Farm Lodge.
Great parkway overlook for stargazing and a nice hike 30 minutes from the Lodge! A favorite place to go see lunar events or meteor showers.
26 locals recommend
Waterrock Knob Visitor Center
Road to Waterrock Knob
26 locals recommend
Great parkway overlook for stargazing and a nice hike 30 minutes from the Lodge! A favorite place to go see lunar events or meteor showers.
Site if the famous movie of the same name.
7 locals recommend
Cold Mountain
7 locals recommend
Site if the famous movie of the same name.
123 locals recommend
Skinny Dip Falls
Blue Ridge Parkway
123 locals recommend
12 locals recommend
Purchase Knob
12 locals recommend
168 locals recommend
Black Balsam Knob
Art Loeb Trail
168 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail
7 locals recommend
A favorite road trip for motorcyclist, just as enjoyable by car, starts on 209 at Lake Junaluska.
6 locals recommend
The Rattler
North Carolina 209
6 locals recommend
A favorite road trip for motorcyclist, just as enjoyable by car, starts on 209 at Lake Junaluska.

Attractions toward Asheville.

Things to do and see towards Asheville, Brevard and Buncombe County, 30 minutes or more from the lodge.
One of the highest peaks in the area.
414 locals recommend
Mount Mitchell State Park
2388 NC-128
414 locals recommend
One of the highest peaks in the area.
A must see. Tour America's largest private home, see Victorian era lifestyle at it's finest, beautiful gardens and much more.
1485 locals recommend
Biltmore
1 Lodge St
1485 locals recommend
A must see. Tour America's largest private home, see Victorian era lifestyle at it's finest, beautiful gardens and much more.
A great drive for fall leaf looking, and gorgeous rhododendron blooms in late spring.
224 locals recommend
Craggy Gardens Visitor Center
364 Blue Ridge Pkwy
224 locals recommend
A great drive for fall leaf looking, and gorgeous rhododendron blooms in late spring.
Breweries, Night life, dining, shopping, and more in Asheville
904 locals recommend
Asheville
904 locals recommend
Breweries, Night life, dining, shopping, and more in Asheville
Live Music, often hosting well know bands.
408 locals recommend
The Orange Peel
101 Biltmore Ave
408 locals recommend
Live Music, often hosting well know bands.
A neat place for some water fun.
384 locals recommend
Sliding Rock
384 locals recommend
A neat place for some water fun.
53 locals recommend
Basilica of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
97 Haywood St
53 locals recommend
Easy acesses to trails and several waterfalls near Brevard. Parts of "The Hunger Games" filmed here.
10 locals recommend
Dupont State Forest
Staton Road
10 locals recommend
Easy acesses to trails and several waterfalls near Brevard. Parts of "The Hunger Games" filmed here.
582 locals recommend
The North Carolina Arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way
582 locals recommend
The first school of forestry, nice exhibits, a great learning experience.
12 locals recommend
Cradle of Forestry in America Interpretive Association
49 Pisgah Hwy
12 locals recommend
The first school of forestry, nice exhibits, a great learning experience.
Excellent exhibits full of all sorts of animals. Otters, Wolf, Bears, and more. Dedicated to conservation of local species.
295 locals recommend
WNC Nature Center
75 Gashes Creek Rd
295 locals recommend
Excellent exhibits full of all sorts of animals. Otters, Wolf, Bears, and more. Dedicated to conservation of local species.
Home of the Mountain State Fair, and various other events.
WNC Agricultural Center
9237, 761 Boylston Hwy
Home of the Mountain State Fair, and various other events.
85 locals recommend
WNC Farmers Market
570 Brevard Rd
85 locals recommend
573 locals recommend
The Omni Grove Park Inn Spa
290 Macon Ave
573 locals recommend

Things to see in Cherokee.

Attractions in Cherokee. 30 minutes or more from the Lodge.
Gambling, games, concerts, night life and more.
304 locals recommend
Cherokee
304 locals recommend
Gambling, games, concerts, night life and more.
Cherokee outdoor theatre.
51 locals recommend
Unto These Hills, Outdoor Drama
688 Drama Rd
51 locals recommend
Cherokee outdoor theatre.
A replica Indian village. A great learning experience for young and old alike.
44 locals recommend
Oconaluftee Indian Village
218 Drama Rd
44 locals recommend
A replica Indian village. A great learning experience for young and old alike.
One of the highest points in the smokies, great views.
319 locals recommend
Clingmans Dome
319 locals recommend
One of the highest points in the smokies, great views.
86 locals recommend
Museum of the Cherokee Indian
589 Tsali Blvd
86 locals recommend
Near Smokemont, headed towards Cherokee.
16 locals recommend
Mingus Mill
Mingus Creek Trail
16 locals recommend
Near Smokemont, headed towards Cherokee.
Settlers buildings from throughout the park, working blacksmiths shop, elk often spotted here.
19 locals recommend
Mountain Farm Museum
19 locals recommend
Settlers buildings from throughout the park, working blacksmiths shop, elk often spotted here.
Beautifull falls about 18 miles from the Airbnb.
58 locals recommend
Mingo Falls
Eastern Cherokee Reservation
58 locals recommend
Beautifull falls about 18 miles from the Airbnb.