Despite the cold I enjoyed my stay at the campsite. The bathrooms were clean and heated. The sites…read morewere spaced out well and the staff were great too. We lost power at one site and it was easy to get another. Look forward to returning in the spring or summer.

A very cool little campground! Off the beaten path but close enough to all parts of Asheville. The…read moregate keeper was amazing, really friendly and helpful. The area is clean and the sites are a good size with plenty of additional space. Would stay here again for sure.

Great lake for walking/running, less than impressive for fishing. I fish there a couple of times a…read moreweek. Granted, I've caught some good sized bass (~3 lbs) in the lake, but they're few and far between. Fly fishing will get you a few small bluegill here and there but don't expect a lot of action.

This park was right around the corner from our AirBnB and we passed this park almost daily- we…read moredipped in a few times and then I discovered there is a waterfall down a trail off the side of the park and I was delighted! Obviously a local favorite, especially for morning walks, jogs and getting outside. The kids feeding ducks, a few guys fishing and the playground was always being used, it made every visit fun.

Open limited hours…read more Things to do: fishing, picnic areas, playground, frisbee golf, and water access on 300 acre lake The grounds are well kept, but most of the grounds are closed. We did see several people fishing and picnicking.

Ah, a park. What better way to work off pizza and feel unencumbered by life's tasks? Take me to a…read morepark, which I envision as paradise, even in the middle of industrial parks. Yep, you heard right. Read my reviews on Olympia and Crystal Lakes in Jersey. Happiness can be found in hidden natural areas. So, we park. We see a playground, a pavilion, benches here and there. We notice that you can rent small boats, which is really cool. My husband points out Duke Energy's coal-fired plant. Hmm. A bit concerning. But I can zone it out. Now, zoning out people is a whole other matter. My kids were enjoying the radiation-tinged ducks. They were chill, and my kids were chill. A few adults ruined the peace by letting their brats step in front of my brats and scare the ducks off. Talk about rude. We walked away. I inwardly prayed that one of the ducks had mutated into an extreme nipper that goes after destroyers of equilibrium. We approached the playground. One of the aforementioned adults was on a swing, preventing waiting children from swinging. Hey, I'm all for it when kids aren't around, but I would never deprive a kid of one for a minute, as I always recall Robert Louis Stevenson's fine words regarding childhood moments. There was another set of adults- or kids just entering adulthood with kids of their own- who were so oblivious to kids not their own that they would just walk through the invisible "no walking" zone that exists under standard monkey bars. The monkey-kid has to wait for rude people to pass so that they can pass. Maybe a crossing guard is needed. One kid told my daughter that she could not go down the double-run slide because he was waiting for his dad to come up and complete the mission with him. My daughter backed quietly away. As we left, a young couple was letting their toddler throw sticks at a duck. I waited to see if the child would fall in the water, or if the duck would remove his left eye. Nothing happened. I felt forlorn. This park is a semi-paradise. The domesticated mammals mar the wilderness, resulting in questions within myself that have to answered through investigation during a future visit.

We were on a spontaneous trip to the mountains and on the way home we decided to drive through Lake…read moreLure. The leaves were absolutely beautiful and we had to get out and take a closer look. The park to me is beautiful! It's pretty basic with an open field to run around in or have a picnic, a playground, boat landing area, and public bathrooms. It also has some walking trails that we went down and saw some of the prettiest trees filled with fall colors. We had the best time just walking around and taking it all in before heading home.

Open field, check. Playground, check. Restrooms, no. Clean, no. Luckily we go prepared so we had a…read moretowel and wipes on us to clean off some of the playground equipment before the kids played on them. They were very dirty so I dint know how often its cleaned. But to tale kids to an open field to run around is beautiful. Not having a real restroom nearby was hard with kids around.

Easy to book, great service, and wonderful views! Took my sister paddle boarding on the 7 mile self…read moreguided trip that passes the Biltmore. Amazing and relaxing day. Very peaceful.

This is my second time doing a SUP tour with this group. And I already can't wait for my third…read moretime. Our guide, Caitlyn, was fantastic. It felt like paddling with a long lost friend. She is very knowledgeable and has the ability to spot turtles, herons, and otter shells like a animal whisperer. We took the 7-mile tour at 8:00 and are so happy we did. This section of the river was quiet - with the occasional canoe or fellow SUPer passing by. When we finished our tour - the area where we got out was packed like a frat house. Lots of tubers, lots of bros. Forget about hearing the sounds of the river if you take a later tour.

Waterfall tour was amazing . From start to finish! Each waterfall more beautiful than the last…read more.. Capt Shane and was helpful & kind. Affordable and bring your bathing suits if you want to swim! Sidenote: parking is convenient if your their early and there's a separate charge for that. $8 per person! Sidenote 2: the water is a beautiful turquoise.... Close to the color of the water in the Caribbean!

Great value! The team was very helpful in getting us ready to go out on the water, The lake is…read morebeautiful, and there are plenty of little coves to explore. The equipment was well maintained, and we definitely got our money's worth with our time out on the water. It would be nice if they gave you a little map, because they mentioned a waterfall to us, but we couldn't judge how far we were paddling, and felt the need to go into every little cove along the way to try to find it. 1 star lost for the awkwardness of getting in and out of the kayaks. You just are pulled up onto some flat rocks that are uneven. Both my friend and I fell and stumbled trying to get out.It would be nice if they could devise a way to do it a little more safely.

Visitors to the area will discover that Asheville possesses a majestic vista of the surrounding…read moremountains, but a pretty unimpressive river. There are other stretches of the French Broad that are more aesthetically pleasing, but around here, it's a brown snake that doesn't seem impressive. If you pass through the city without stopping here, you're not missing anything given the profligate majestic clear waterfalls in the mountains nearby. However, there is a decent pedestrian infrastructure built up around this bridge, and several restrooms, launch facilities for watercraft, and other useful features. For the more casual or local user, it's at least a waterfront that has been well developed for public use.

What a lovely and well maintained park. We specifically stopped by to use the dog park and we're so…read moreglad we did. Quick hint- if you GPS the actual dog park, you will be taken down a side road and directed to climb down through some overgrowth. Take the normal park entrance and follow the paved path to the dog park entrance. This park is beautiful with huge shade giving maple trees and a wide, well paved path. The dog park was pretty empty on Thursday afternoon due to the rainy weather. However our other visitors who were very welcoming and had very friendly dogs. Stopped by again today, before road-tripping home, and it was just as fun. Lots more visitors and other dogs to play with or just chase. Our dog was even greeted by one of the Thursday people. Just a nice place to spend some time. The area is well kept and they have a good amount of supplies to keep it picked up.

The Outpost is in a great location along the French Broad River. Easily accessible by bike along…read morethe well-maintained bike path but parking is limited. Not much shade and the grounds get muddy when it rains. Food trucks and beer tents are available during scheduled events. We attended during the inaugural 'AVLFest' and were happy to finally visit this space. We'll certainly go again when it's dry and with chairs and sun umbrella - or after dusk. It really is a great space with loads of opportunity.

This was a great trip down the French Broad River with view of wildlife and portions of the…read moreBiltmore. We had a group of friends and they were quick to transport us to the drop in and ready for us when we got back to the site. They were very helpful and informative and held our keys during the kayak trip just to make sure that they were safe. Highly recommend and happy that they are back open after the flooding.

Beautiful, well managed, clean, and inclusive community. This is a perfect place to live if you…read morewant to live in the western Carolinas and wish to be close to a charming city, but not actually in the hustle and bustle of a city. Biltmore Lake development has the amenities of living in a well-cared-for mountainous community and living near great shopping and entertainment.

Whisked away by snooty sales manager as we were try to look at the property. Boy what an unfriendly…read moreatmosphere. Went down to Walnut Cove at the Cliffs and received such a different reception. Private does not have to mean unfriendly.

We had a wonderful time on the Lake Lure Boat Tour. Mike was kind and entertaining throughout our…read moreexperience. It was so neat seeing all the beautiful homes and the different areas where Dirty Dancing was filmed!

I took a Lake Lure Guided Boat tour with Patrick (not Swayze) who had a fun personality and tried…read moreto add some comedy to the tour. We were given a history of the area; shown some of the places Dirty Dancing was filmed in the Autumn of 1986. We saw the stairs where Jennifer Grey practiced her dancing. The movie was set in summer but the filming was in autumn so the tree leaves were painted. The water was cold while filming so the actors needed to get warmed up between takes. Some of the houses on the lake caught on fire so that led to a fire service with a boat so they can get there quicker than by road for fires on the lake. A lot of the homes are second homes for folks so I was surprised by the size of them. One of the houses had its own incline system to get from the house to the lake. It reminded me of an incline railway. Another house looked like a castle on the lake. Some of the original houses were smaller. The views from the lake were amazing with the Blue Ridge mountains and Chimney Rock. It is a fun tour with great scenery.