Area Attractions
FENCE (Foothills Equestrian Nature Center) is a 5 minute walk or 2 minute car ride away from Barking Fox Farm. It's a wonderful place to walk your dogs on their beautiful trails. Another nearby trail system is the Blue Wall Passage of the Palmetto Trail and it's only a few minutes from the farm. This is a very "doggy friendly" area. Meet our doggie guests.
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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carl Sandburg, American poet, historian, author, and lecturer spent the final 22 years of his long and productive life at his estate, Connemara, in Flat Rock, NC.
81 Carl Sandburg Lane, Flat Rock, NC
828-693-4178
Professional equity theatre company
2661 Greenville Hwy, Flat Rock, NC
828-693-0731
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A working estate that would sustain itself and benefit the community. America’s largest home. Acres of gardens, parklands, and managed forests. A country retreat for friends and family. This was George Vanderbilt’s vision for Biltmore Estate more than 100 years ago, and it lives to this day.
1 Approach Road, Asheville, N.C. 28803
800-624-1575 or 828-225-1333
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Chimney Rock Park is the natural fulfillment of your trip to the mountains. Take a deep breath of refreshing mountain air, become invigorated by our hiking trails, and let your cares fade away in the cool mists of Hickory Nut Falls.
Highway 64/74A, PO Box 39, Chimney Rock, NC 28720
1-800-277-9611
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Lake Lure is located in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Along with the small towns of Chimney Rock, Bat Cave and Gerton, Lake Lure is part of Hickory Nut Gorge, a 14-mile valley with spectacular scenery and great opportunities for relaxation and fun.
2771 Memorial Hwy, Lake Lure, NC 28746
Toll-free: 1-(877) FUN-4-ALL ( 1-877-386-4255 )
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Located four miles north of Downtown Hendersonville, Historic Johnson Farm was a late 19th-century tobacco farm that became a popular summer tourist retreat. Today the farm is owned by the Henderson County Public Schools and is operated as a heritage education center and farm museum.
3346 Haywood Road, Hendersonville, NC 28791
828-891-6585
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The Arboretum focuses on the education, economic development, research, conservation, and garden demonstration with respect to landscape, architecture, and plant sciences.
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806
828-665-2492
Public Golf Courses
Meadowbrook Golf Course
6400-yard, 18-hole course, Practice range, putting green, golf shop, and snack bar.
1211 Meadowbrook Road, Green Creek, NC
828-863-2690