Nestled in the southwestern crest of the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, Cashiers is a charming town located in North Carolina in a green valley of 3,500 feet. Surrounded by mountains rising up to 5,000 feet, Cashiers offers tourists excellent views, beautiful nature and selection of Cashiers hotels to choose from.
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Below you’ll find a list of activities and attractions, in addition to travel statistics on comparison shopping, vacation planning and themes, and some lodging alternatives.
Those who love nature and mountain trails will be thrilled with all the possibilities in Cashiers, North Carolina. This small town and its area offer tourists excellent hiking, mountain biking and fly-fishing. If those options are not enough, guests of a Cashiers vacation rental can also enjoy area’s beautiful waterfalls and Nantahala National Forest lands.
Easily accessible from your cozy Cashiers cottage is the scenic Nantahala National Forest, perfect place for mountain biking and camping. “Nantahala” is a Cherokee Indian word meaning “Land of the Noonday Sun” as in some parts of the forest the sun only reaches the ground at midday. This beautiful park is full of waterfalls and scenic campgrounds perfect for a family picnic.
A piece of the history of the area is, without doubt, in the Zachary-Tolbert House. Built 150 years ago, and virtually unaltered, the Zachary-Tolbert House is one of the most important historical buildings in Western North Carolina. A rare example of Greek Revival-style architecture, it serves as a monument to the pioneer settlers of Cashiers Valley. Today visitors can step into the past and delight in the artistry of the 19th century furniture, crafted by Mordecai Zachary, thought to be the largest collection of Plain Style furniture by a single maker.
If you are staying at a Cashiers NC rental and looking for an outdoor adventure, take a picturesque tour visiting beautiful Cashiers waterfalls. With more than twenty falls within thirty minutes, this part of North Carolina offers some of the finest waterfall watching in the country. Rainbow Falls is one of the most spectacular falls in the area offering many excellent hiking trails and perfect settings for a picnic.
Although the ocean is hundreds of miles away, Cashiers offers many fresh water spots for fishing enthusiasts. Lake Glenville and countless Cashiers rivers are great places for a fishing adventure providing tourists with both easy and challenging conditions. Chattooga is a “technical river” full of deep ponds and fast runs perfect for those who like to hike around to find a good spot. Stay at a Cashiers hotel and go fishing at Chattooga River.
Fifty-eight percent of the vacation planners showed interest in comparison shopping among Cashier vacation rentals, b&bs, resorts, and hotels. 25 percent were also interested in receiving offers from vacation homes rentals, bbs, inns, and hotels in Cashier including Sapphire, Highlands, Lake Toxaway, Scaly Mountain, Cullowhee, Otto, Franklin, and Dillard.
Fifty percent were last-minute planners who started their vacation planning within the 30 days from the travel date, 23 percent of the inquiries were sent 1 to 2 months in advance, and 20 percent were from travelers inquiring 2 or more months prior to the arrival date.
Consumers prefer travel sites that facilitate comparison shopping. At Rentalo.com, travelers can easily and quickly compare value offers from vacation rentals, hotels, and bed and breakfasts that meet their specific needs.
For example, below we have two excellent options to explore:
Cashiers NC Vacation Cottage: Have Carolina on your Mind? Looking for a peaceful easy feeling away from the daily work grind? Need a place to getaway and enjoy a Summer Break on beautiful quiet Bear Lake. Enjoy time at Bear Lake Reserve Cottage 460, where you have all the comforts of home, plus more! At Bear Lake you can enjoy your own private getaway with your loved one, family, or friends. Cottage 460 has a full gourmet kitchen, or if you prefer, a gas BBQ and fire pit on the screened porch overlooking the rhododendron forest with sounds of streams below. Enjoy the ability to plug in your iPod and enjoy your own music, free wireless internet, free 30 minutes per day long distance phone calls. Pop some popcorn and enjoy a DVD from our library or your own on a 50 inch TV. Don’t forget your wine to enjoy and sit in front of the wood burning fireplace or gather outside on the screened in porch around a fire pit to enjoy hot chocolate, toast marshmallows and be a kid again. Forgot your wine? Not a problem, Bear Lake Greeters Cottage has various wines for sale. For details and photos, please visit rentalo.com, property ID#264538.
Cashiers NC Vacation Home: The perfect family vacation destination or weekend getaway with friends, our mountain home is ideally situated on almost 2 areas of gently sloping land on pristine Lake Glenville (Thrope) near the resort villages of Cashiers and Highlands. Surrounded by mountains, Lake Glenville’s 26-mile shoreline meanders past Christmas tree farms, pastures, forests, waterfalls and a world-class golf course. Warm days and cool nights are almost assured at this high-elevation mountain lake.The Lakehouse has 200+ feet of shoreline, ample space to enjoy swimming, use of our private boat dock with canoe, sailboat and kayaks) or to relax on the sunning ledge overlooking the lake. For more information, please log into property ID#86977 at rentalo.com.
