Pisgah National Forrest

Thelt

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Anyone know some fun places to go in a stock vehicle? I have rode up past Wilson's Creek and the Mortimer Campground and it is mostly just dirt roads. I have heard that the Keistler Memorial Highway (spelling?) is fun but I am not sure how to get to it. There should be some good places to go up in there to see views of Linville Gorge.
 
Old NC 105/Kistler Memorial Highway has some great views and is a nice drive. It also is just a dirt road and despite the signs recommending 4WD I have never needed it and we take our car up there a few times a year. Some pics and a map of when we camped up there earlier this year are at http://www.webwheeling.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9567 The map should help you find your way there.
 
Joel said:
Old NC 105/Kistler Memorial Highway has some great views and is a nice drive. It also is just a dirt road and despite the signs recommending 4WD I have never needed it and we take our car up there a few times a year. Some pics and a map of when we camped up there earlier this year are at http://www.webwheeling.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9567 The map should help you find your way there.
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Those are some nice pics. Is there a campground up there you were staying in?
 
I camped up there with Joel earlier this year. Basically you just pull off the road and camp. There are several sites to choose from.
 
Thelt said:
Those are some nice pics. Is there a campground up there you were staying in?
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There are campsites along the road where you can just pull off and camp. The road up there is in pretty good shape and I have never seen it as described in the article you linked to above. It really is a typical gravel/dirt road with lots of great views.
 
There is Brown Mountain, which is great for ATVs but the part they will allow a Jeep on is basically a dirt road as well. You just have to pay a small fee to go in.
 
Joel said:
There are campsites along the road where you can just pull off and camp. The road up there is in pretty good shape and I have never seen it as described in the article you linked to above. It really is a typical gravel/dirt road with lots of great views.
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I am going to have to drive through there sometime just to check out the views, maybe camp. I wonder if I could get my tent trailer up there?
 
Thelt said:
I am going to have to drive through there sometime just to check out the views, maybe camp. I wonder if I could get my tent trailer up there?
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Probably.
Last time I was, we saw a Civic. It was kind of surprising, but it was there and looked intact. Just take the ruts slowly.

Seems like as you go in from the south, you have 2 directions to pick, taking different paths. If you take the lien to the right, (east-most fork) it runs up along teh spine of the mountain, and you havet he view from both sides. Very cool.
 
jackedHB said:
Can you still drive up to Mortimer? And isn't that on the old globe road. They blocked that road off years ago.
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There is a campground there if you drive up past the Wilson's Creek visitor center and take a left when the road dead ends you will see it.
 
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