| Cherohala Skyway - North Carolina |
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| Contact Information |
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c/o National Forests in North Carolina
160A Zillicoa St |
| Asheville, NC, 28801 |
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| Phone |
| 828-257-4200 |
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| Length |
| 20.5 miles (North Carolina section); 43 miles (entire byway). |
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| Designation/Year |
| 1998 |
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| Parent Agency |
| Department of Transportation |
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| Description |
| Route displays natural and panoramic scenes of western North Carolina and offers opportunities for camping, hiking, horseback riding, and other recreation in Nantahala National Forest. The Junaluska Museum and Memorial Site, located in Robbinsville, is dedicated to preserving Cherokee history and culture with artifacts, artwork, and tools of the people who once lived here. |
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| Start/End Point |
| Byway spans portions of North Carolina and Tennessee. The route in North Carolina follows NC 143 west from Robbinsville, NC, through the Nantahala National Forest to the Tennessee border. The Tennessee section begins at the North Carolina border and runs along TN 165 through Cherokee National Forest to the information station just east of Tellico Plains. See separate listing for information on Tennessee section of the byway. |
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| Time to Allow |
| 45 minutes (North Carolina section); 2 hours (entire byway). |
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