Patrycja’s Moonlight Ridge Guidebook
Brew Pub/restaurant
Great beer(Soulvation, Phat Chance, etc), and an excellent food truck connected to it. There is a wood-fired pizza place next door, Pie Times, that is excellent as well.
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Innovation Brewing Company
414 W Main StGreat beer(Soulvation, Phat Chance, etc), and an excellent food truck connected to it. There is a wood-fired pizza place next door, Pie Times, that is excellent as well.
Balsam Falls Brewing Co.
506 W Main StDecent beer and good food. Nice laid back place.
Great beer and food. Nice spot in downtown Waynesville, especially on the back patio. The Gem downstairs is a nice low key with pool table, darts, occassional concert/karaoke, etc.
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Boojum Brewing Company Taproom
50 N Main StGreat beer and food. Nice spot in downtown Waynesville, especially on the back patio. The Gem downstairs is a nice low key with pool table, darts, occassional concert/karaoke, etc.
Coffee Shop/Bookstore
Great coffee shop, good food, and an awesome connected bookstore.
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City Lights Cafe
3 E Jackson StGreat coffee shop, good food, and an awesome connected bookstore.
Coffee is pretty good here. We really like the atmosphere. Nice little bookstore a couple doors down.
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Smoky Mountain Coffee Roasters
444 Hazelwood AveCoffee is pretty good here. We really like the atmosphere. Nice little bookstore a couple doors down.
Lunch/Dinner restaurant
Dillsboro - In WNC, it's the best BBQ west of Asheville. Closed, I think, Sun/Mon/Tues. The original location is in Waynesville off exit 100.
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Haywood Smokehouse
79 Elysinia AveDillsboro - In WNC, it's the best BBQ west of Asheville. Closed, I think, Sun/Mon/Tues. The original location is in Waynesville off exit 100.
Sweet Onion
39 Miller StQuality Waynesville restaurant
Excellent choice in Waynesville for upscale food and awesome cocktails
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Birchwood Hall Southern Kitchen
111 N Main StExcellent choice in Waynesville for upscale food and awesome cocktails
Breakfast/Lunch Restaurant
Best breakfast place within a 30 minute radius of the cabin. Open daily for breakfast/lunch. Diner is approx 15 minutes from Moonlight Ridge. Likely a line when you get there, but worth the wait.
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Beach Mountain Diner
429 Hazelwood AvenueBest breakfast place within a 30 minute radius of the cabin. Open daily for breakfast/lunch. Diner is approx 15 minutes from Moonlight Ridge. Likely a line when you get there, but worth the wait.
Hiking
An approx 1.4 mile out-n-back high elevation hike about 15-20 minutes away from cabin. To Parkway, then toward Cherokee. Can be part of a driving loop that includes visit to Maggie Valley and Waynesville.
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/north-carolina/waterrock-knob-trail
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Waterrock Knob
An approx 1.4 mile out-n-back high elevation hike about 15-20 minutes away from cabin. To Parkway, then toward Cherokee. Can be part of a driving loop that includes visit to Maggie Valley and Waynesville.
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/north-carolina/waterrock-knob-trail
We love this hike. It's high elevation boreal forest. Not a view from the top, but some nice views on the west side of the loop. Recommend hiking the loop counter-clockwise.
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/north-carolina/richland-balsam-nature-loop-trail
Richland Balsam Nature Loop Trail
Blue Ridge ParkwayWe love this hike. It's high elevation boreal forest. Not a view from the top, but some nice views on the west side of the loop. Recommend hiking the loop counter-clockwise.
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/north-carolina/richland-balsam-nature-loop-trail
Nice hike, can be made as an out-n-back Sam Knob summit hike, or take the trail that swings to the south(Flat Laurel Creek) for a nice 5-6 mile day hike. It's in an area of abundant blueberries in July/August
Sam Knob Trail
Sam Knob TrailNice hike, can be made as an out-n-back Sam Knob summit hike, or take the trail that swings to the south(Flat Laurel Creek) for a nice 5-6 mile day hike. It's in an area of abundant blueberries in July/August
Coffee Shop
Orchard Coffee
39 Depot StGrocery Store
Off exit 85 in Sylva, this is a convenient, no frills grocery store with a nice produce dept, beer/wine selection, as well as good selection of meats and groceries.
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Food Lion
73 Asheville HwyOff exit 85 in Sylva, this is a convenient, no frills grocery store with a nice produce dept, beer/wine selection, as well as good selection of meats and groceries.
There is a slightly closer Ingles in Hazelwood, but this Waynesville location offers a bit more as far as deli, bakery, etc.
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Ingles Markets
259 Barber BlvdThere is a slightly closer Ingles in Hazelwood, but this Waynesville location offers a bit more as far as deli, bakery, etc.
Nice grocery store with high end gorceries and a nice selection of in-store prepared foods.
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Publix Super Market at Waynesville Pavilion
124 Frazier StNice grocery store with high end gorceries and a nice selection of in-store prepared foods.