Old Fort, North Carolina

Mountain Gateway Museum
Displays showcase mountain lifestyle and history from the earliest original inhabitants through the settlement period and into the twentieth century. Museum highlights include an introductory video p...
Mountain Gateway Museum
Old Fort Railroad Museum
Old Fort continued to hold its status as the gateway to the Smoky Mountains through the post-civil war era as the railroad moved across the mountains and brought a new prosperity. The Old Fort Railro...
Old Fort Railroad Museum

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Andrews Geyser

Popular streamside wooded picnic area alongside national forest service lands. In 1885

Old Fort, NC Historical Markers

RV and tent camping and cabin rentals. Close to waterfalls and hiking. Open year-round, located in the mountains of western NC. Features restrooms, playground, fishing pond, stocked river, camp store, mountain crafts. WIFI available.

Old Fort, NC Campgrounds

Old Fort Chamber of Commerce

Old Fort, NC Businesses

Downtown Old Fort

Located at the foot of the Black Mountains, downtown Old Fort is a small quaint town often called the "gateway to the west". Home to the recently renovated Old Fort Train Station, Museum & Visitor's Center, historic Arrowhead monument and Old Fort Mountain Music.

Old Fort, NC Forts

Things to do near Old Fort, NC

Country Peddler

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Mount Mitchell State Park

Mount Mitchell is the highest peak (6,684 feet) in the eastern United States. Cool climate and easy access from the Blue Ridg...

Hampton Inn

We provide 75 rooms, 3 suites and full banquet/meeting facilities with high quality accommodations, friendly and efficient se...

Creekwood Farm RV Park

Quiet park in beautiful setting along the rushing waters of Jonathan Creek, 125 full hook up sites, no size limit, all sites ...

Quaker Meadows Cemetery

(c. 1767 - 1879) Historic Cemetery. 59 graves associated with early white settlement in western North Carolina. Available by ...

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