Scenic byways in North Carolina
Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
North Carolina Scenic Byway 64 mi in North Carolina.
About the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
This National Scenic Byway allows travelers to explore some of North Carolina’s richest forestlands by winding their way up and over the Blue Ridge Mountains, through the Pisgah National Forest, and along the French Broad River valley. Visitors will encounter cascading waterfalls, stunning mountain views, fly fishing locals, and many of the animals that inhabit western Carolina.
North Carolina Department of Transportation's own description, in its words. North Carolina Byways on ncdot.gov.
Designations: North Carolina State Scenic Byway, National Forest Scenic Byway.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 5 · 4.2 mi offKuykendall Group Camp · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 14 · 3.0 mi offBalsam Lake Lodge · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 25 · on the roadSunburst · Forest Service · 10 sites · reservable
- Mile 51 · 2.3 mi offWolf Ford Horse Camp · Forest Service · 11 sites · reservable
- Mile 51 · 2.7 mi offMount Pisgah Campground · National Park Service · 128 sites · reservable
- Mile 54 · on the roadHeadwaters Roadside Campsites · Forest Service
- Mile 56 · 1.8 mi offCove Creek Lower Group Camp · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 56 · 1.8 mi offCove Creek Upper Group Camp · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 56 · 1.6 mi offCove Creek Group Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 61 · on the roadWhite Pine South Group Camp · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- Mile 62 · on the roadDavidson River Cg · Forest Service
- Mile 63 · on the roadDavidson River · Forest Service · 144 sites · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, in order along the byway; each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.