Awsome Moutain Views and Waterfall Hiking

We are family owned campground and cabin rental based close to water fall hiking trails and national parks. Our family getaway Log Home is perfect for large or small families of 2-8 members. This open floor plan is nestled away amongst the mountains of Western North Carolina with a clear 360 of the Blue Ridge mountain range.

This cabin has plenty of outdoor space with acres of fun. A full deck equipped with rocking chairs, and BBQ. Inside there are 1 bedroom , 1 bath, a very modern kitchen fully equipped, micro wave, toaster, coffee pot, pots, pans, linens, towels, DirecTV w/ HBO, VCR/DVD player, full working fire place, BBQ pit, fire ring in yard. Access to 50 private acres to roam the nature trails.

If you like you can drive or hike down to the campground and go fishing no license required. play Mini-Golf, play pool, go swimming in the creek,or grab a snack & sing Karaoke at our Music Hall:) Skyisland Retreat and Campground is family owned and operated we depend on guest to keep our extra actives open. If it is a slow weekend some actives like mini golf or music hall will be closed. please call us and ask to make sure we have the actives your looking for open for your stay. Thank you

The Family Getaway Cabin is perfectly located in historical Old Fort, NC. just minutes from family internment.
3 miles from the Catawba Falls hiking trail FREE!
5 minutes Andrews Geyser FREE!
3 minutes Gateway mountain Museum FREE!
4 minutes Mountain Music FREE!
9 miles from the Shoppes of Black Mountain
15 minutes from Woodlawn Falls hiking trail FREE!
15 minutes from Marion Flee Market and Green Markets
18 miles east of Asheville,
25 minutes to the Biltmore Estates,
Lake Lure, Lake James, Chimney Rock,

A LITTLE ABOUT OLD FORT
The town is well known for its weekly mountain music concerts, attracting large audiences and many musicians from the surrounding areas to Old Fort's downtown each Friday at 7:30 p.m. Concerts are performed in the historic Rockett Building and admission is free. In 2010, the North Carolina Wildlife Commission added it to their list of N.C. Mountain Heritage Trout Towns. This designation includes a special $5.00 fishing license that is active for three days and good for use in any of the state's mountain trout towns. In downtown Old Fort, the section of Mill Creek bordering Mountain Gateway Museum at 102 Water Street is a public portion of this stream and is a delayed harvest stream.

Old Fort festivals include popular annual events such as Pioneer Day hosted by Mountain Gateway Museum on the last Saturday in April. The North Carolina Gold Festival is held the first Friday/Saturday in June, also on the grounds of Mountain Gateway Museum. Old Fort's Chamber of Commerce continues their annual event with Octoberfest taking place the first weekend in October, again on the grounds of Mountain Gateway Museum. This is a N.C. state museum and is part of the N.C. Dept. of Cultural Resources.

Old Fort has several attractions, including Andrews Geyser and the Arrowhead Monument. The granite arrowhead was built as a symbol of peace between the two Native American tribes; the Cherokee and Catawba. At the dedication ceremony in 1930, thousands of onlookers gathered at town square to see the 14 ft. rose granite arrowhead sitting atop a natural stone base. The Arrowhead serves as the focal point for the town, which is traversed by U.S. Highway 70 and Interstate 40.

Additionally, residents of Old Fort are reconstructing Davidson Fort, the Revolutionary War fort that gave Old Fort its current name (it was first known as Catawba Vale). Catawba Falls, the largest waterfall in McDowell County and the headwaters of the Catawba River, is located just outside the town limits. In 2009, a partnership between the N.C. Department of Transportation, the local county and town governments with assistance from the United States Forest Service and the local trails association, a portion of Old Highway 70 reopened to bicycle and foot traffic.

Point Lookout Trail is a popular paved trail ascending almost 1,000 feet through the Swannanoa Gap in just under 4 miles. Point Lookout was once a popular tourist stop for travelers driving west to Asheville and the Great Smoky Mountains.