As I drive throughout North Carolina you can’t help but notice the beautiful fall colors, from vibrant red to peach, orange, yellow, gold and burgundy. But the one that stands out the most is the Red Maple sightings I spotted yesterday. Families from all across the country take an annual pilgrimage to the mountains of North Carolina to see the leaves changes colors. Some families have their favorite location where they come back to each year and others rotate and travel to a new location each year.
Yancey County (Burnsville) 828 682-7413 www.yanceychamber.com
N.C. SmokeyMountains this includes Cherokee, Macon, Graham counties and Great Smokey Mountain National Park 800-432-4678
Madison County 877-262-3476 www.visitmadisoncounty.com
Mcdowell County (Marion) 888-233-6111 www.mcdowellnc.org
Burke County(Morganton) 888-462-2921 www.discoverburkecounty.com
Transylvania County (Brevard, NC) 800-648-4523 www.visitwaterfalls.com
Leaves will reach their peak soon this year by the end of November 2009 for these cities:
Asheville area: 800-257-1300 www.exploreasheville.com (our favorite spot)
Rutherford County (Forest City) 800-849-5998 www.rutherfordtourism.com
Surry County in Mount Airy, NC: 336-786-6116
Polk County(Tryon) 800-440-7848 www.firstpeaknc.com
