Graveyard Fields - Things to do near Meadowbrook Log Cabin

Graveyard Fields

There are no actual graveyards here that I know of. A bad storm uprooted the trees in this valley. The stumps made it look like a graveyard from a distance. (I heard it was from logging, but the sign says storm.) Graveyard Fields are at milemarker 418 and is well marked. There is an overlook…

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Mudpuppies and Hellbenders near Meadowbrook Log Cabin

Mudpuppies and Hellbenders

Mills River, not far from Meadowbrook Log Cabin, is one of the few places where Mudpuppies and Hellbenders live. Mudpuppies and Hellbenders are really big salamanders. Hellbenders grow up to 30” long. Mudpuppies are nearly that long. Hellbenders have four toes on the front feet and five toes on the back feet. Mudpuppies have four…

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Tennis Courts at Boyd Park – Things to do near Meadowbrook Log Cabin in Hendersonville, NC

Boyd Park

Boyd Park has two tennis courts and a miniature golf course. This small park has two tennis courts and a putt-putt golf course with a whimsical local motif. Greens look like the Biltmore House, the Carl Sandburg House and other local motifs. Miniature golf is open from May to September. Tennis is year-round. There are…

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Looking Glass Falls as seen from the river downstream, beside US Hwy. 276, Pisgah National Forest, NC near Meadowbrook Log Cabin Photo by WNC Outdoors

Looking Glass Falls

This water fall really is just beautiful. It is sixty feet high. You can see it from the car in the overlook or take the stairs down and stand at the foot of the falls where the mist blows back on you. This is a great place for photos. US-276 about 1 mile north of…

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