Waynesville NC Map of 30+ Attractions (+ Surrounding Areas)

Published by Carl. Last Updated on August 8, 2024.

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If you need a Waynesville NC Map of Attractions and surrounding counties in Western NC (via Google Maps), this guide is your place to be!

We created this map of Waynesville NC and surrounding areas to help you explore this city and a few wonderful NC mountain towns nearby.

Our guide starts with the map and is followed by indexes of 6 neighboring counties in North Carolina and also, Cherokee. We finish with a feature of the many hikes, beautiful waterfalls, and other outdoor spots that surround Asheville.

Here’s how we’ve organized this guide:

List of Waynesville NC Map Attractions
NC Tripping’s Map of Waynesville NC and Surrounding Areas (via Google Maps)
Haywood County NC Attractions Beyond Waynessville Listed
Surrounding Counties and Cities on the Waynesville Map
- List of Asheville and Buncombe County NC Attractions
- List of Brevard and Transylvania County NC Attractions
- List of Cherokee NC Attractions
- List of Hendersonville and Henderson County NC Attractions
- List of Jackson County NC Attractions
- List of Madison County NC Attractions
- List of Swain County NC Attractions
List of Outdoor Attractions (Hikes, Waterfalls, and Parks Nearby)
More Waynesville NC Travel Guides

You can skip ahead to find locations and attractions listed or scroll to the next section, which is the list of attractions included in this Waynesville NC map.

Waynesville NC Attractions on the Map

Waynesville is packed with things to do and some of the best restaurants you’ll find. All Waynesville North Carolina Map Locations and categories are organized in ABC order.

There may be some duplicates and overlaps, like hiking trails that also lead to waterfalls.

Affairs of the Heart
Andon-Reid Bed and Breakfast
Beach Mountain Diner
Birchwood Hall Southern Kitchen
Boojum Brewing Company
Boyd Mountain Log Cabins
The Buttered Biscuit
Chef’s Table
Christina Bendo Pottery
Church Street Depot
Clyde’s
The Cuban Guy
Dillsboro Chocolate Factory
Fat Buddies
Frog Level Brewing Co
Glass by Gayle
Green Hill Gallery
Haywood Arts Regional Theater
Haywood County Arts Council
Haywood Smokehouse
High Country Style
The Jeweler’s Workbench
Jo Ridge Kelley Fine Art
Mast General Store
Mud Dabbers Pottery & Crafts
Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts
Oak Park Inn
Orchard Coffee
Panacea CoffeeHouse, Cafe, and Roastery
Red Leaf River Inn
Sauced
The Southern Loft
The Swag
Sweet Onion
T Pennington Art Gallery
Twig & Leaves Gallery
Watami Sushi & Noodles
The Yellow House

NC Tripping’s Map of Waynesville NC and Surrounding Areas

We hope you find this Waynesville NC map useful. Many places featured on this map are also included within roundups and individual articles that we’ve linked throughout this guide.

More Haywood County NC Attractions on the Map

Pops Eggs and Grits Maggie Valley — Pop’s Place in Maggie Valley.

Beyond Waynesville, the wonderful town of Maggie Valley and Waynesville dominate the conversation when discussing Haywood County. An amazing art scene is spread throughout the county, too, along with the charming towns of Clyde and Canton.

With so much fun going on, you’ll see why there are so many places to visit in Haywood County that also feature on this Waynesville NC map:

Art Jewelry by Ilene (Clyde)
BearWaters Brewing (Canton and Maggie Valley)
Blue Rooster Southern Grill (Clyde)
Brickhouse Burgers & Pizza (Maggie Valley)
Cataloochee Ski Area (Maggie Valley)
Coffee Cup Cafe (Clyde)
Different Drummer Pottery (Maggie Valley)
Elevated Mountain Distilling Company (Maggie Valley)
Joey’s Pancake House (Maggie Valley)
J-RO’S Burgers & Subs (Canton)
Lake Junaluska
Mike McKinney (Maggie Valley)
Mountain Mike’s Whetstone Woodworks (Maggie Valley)
Pisgah Inn & Restaurant (Canton)
Pop’s Butts on the Creek (Maggie Valley)
Pop’s Place (Maggie Valley)
Sabbath-Day Woods (Canton)
Sherril’s Pioneer Restaurant (Clyde)
Southern Porch (Canton)
The Stompin’ Ground Dance Hall (Maggie Valley)
Sunburst Falls (Canton)
Thomas Langan American Folk Art (Canton)
Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum (Maggie Valley)

Map of Waynesville NC’s Surrounding Areas

6 counties in North Carolina border Haywood County and we start with Western NC’s largest city—Asheville!

Asheville and Buncombe County NC Attractions on the Map

View of Downtown Asheville North Carolina from the Omni Grove Park Inn

Asheville is joined by the towns of Black Mountain and Weaverville (among others) to headline an impressive list of Buncombe County NC attractions.

Those attractions and more feature in our Waynesville NC area map:

All Sevens Brewing (Asheville)
Archetype Brewing (Asheville)
Ariel Gallery (Asheville)
Asheville Art Museum
Asheville Bee Charmer
Asheville Brewing Company (Downtown – South Slope, North Asheville, and South Asheville)
Asheville Gallery of Art
Asheville Museum of Science
Asheville Pinball Museum
Asheville Tourists Stadium
Berliner Kindl German Restaurant (Black Mountain)
Bhramari Brewing Company (Asheville)
Biltmore Estate (site of Christmas at Biltmore and more events!)
Black Mountain Bistro
Black Mountain Center for the Arts
Black Mountain Brewing
Black Mountain Iron Works
Black Mountain Kitchen & Ale House
Blue Ridge Biscuit Company (Black Mountain)
Blue Ridge Parkway Visitors Center (Asheville)
Bold Rock Cider (Downtown Asheville)
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Burial Beer Co. (South Slope and Forestry Camp)
Buxton Hall Barbecue (Asheville)
Catawba Brewing (Asheville South Slope and Biltmore Village)
The Cathedral of All Souls (Asheville)
Cedar Crest Inn (Asheville)
Chemist Spirits and Antidote (Asheville)
Chifferobe Home and Garden Art Gallery (Black Mountain)
City Bakery (Asheville)
Contemporaneo Gallery (Asheville)
Cousins Cuban Cafe (Black Mountain)
Cúrate (Asheville)
The Dripolator (Black Mountain)
Engadine Inn and Cabins (Candler)
Foothills Grange (Black Mountain)
French Broad Brewery (Asheville)
Fresh Wood Fired Pizza & Pasta (Black Mountain)
Ginger’s Revenge (Asheville)
Graybeard Trail
Gray Line Trolley Tours of Asheville
Green Man Brewery (Dirty Jack’s and Green Mansion)
Grove Arcade (Asheville)
Highland Brewing (Original and S&W Market)
Hillman Beer (Asheville)
Historic Grovewood Village (Asheville)
Hi-Wire Brewing (Big Top and South Slope)
Hood Huggers International Tours (Asheville)
Hummingbird Candle Company (Asheville and Fayetteville)
Jerusalem Garden Cafe (Asheville)
Lake Louise (Weaverville)
Lake Tomahawk (Black Mountain)
Lookout Brewing Company (Black Mountain)
Louise’s Kitchen (Black Mountain)
Mac’s Burgers & Cheesesteaks (2 Locations in Black Mountain)
Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails (Black Mountain)
The Moog Factory (Asheville)
Moogseum (Asheville)
Mountain Nest Gallery (Black Mountain)
My Father’s Pizza (Black Mountain)
NC Arboretum, the site of Winter Lights (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 393.6)
New Belgium Brewing Company (Asheville)
New Morning Gallery (Asheville)
Oak and Grist (Black Mountain)
Old Depot Arts and Crafts (Black Mountain)
Omni Grove Park Inn (Asheville)
One World Brewing (Downtown and West Asheville)
Open Oven Brunch and Bakery (Black Mountain)
Oyster House Brewing Company (Asheville)
Pepperoni’s (Black Mountain)
Phil’s Bar-B-Que Pit (Black Mountain)
Pisgah Brewing Company (Black Mountain)
Rhubarb (Asheville)
Seven Sisters Gallery (Black Mountain)
Smoke (Black Mountain Brewing)
Southern Highland Craft Guild, Folk Art Center (Blue Ridge Parkway Mile Post 382)
Take a Hike Mountain Outfitters (Black Mountain)
Thomas Wolfe Memorial (Asheville)
Town Hardware (Black Mountain)
Trailhead Restaurant and Bar (Black Mountain)
Twin Leaf Brewery (Asheville)
Urban Orchard Cider Co (South Slope and West Asheville)
Wedge Brewing Company (Foundation and Wedge Studios)
Whistle Hop Brewing (Fairview)
White Duck Taco Downtown (Asheville)
White Horse Black Mountain
Wicked Weed (Brewpub and Funkatorium in Asheville)
Wicked Weed West (Candler)
Windsor Boutique Hotel (Asheville)
WNC Farmers Market (Asheville)
WNC Nature Center (Asheville)
Woolworth Walk
Young Men’s Institute Building (Asheville)
Zillicoah Beer Co (Woodfin)

Brevard and Transylvania County NC Attractions

Bookstores in North Carolina Highland Books Brevard — Highland Books in Brevard.

Brevard is easily a favorite of ours when staying in the Asheville area. The town is blessed with walkable streets and some of the most beautiful waterfalls and outdoor spaces.

Brevard Brewing Company
Brevard College
Cedar Mountain Canteen
Cedar Mountain Outpost
Creekside Market & Grill (Cedar Mountain)
DD Bullwinkel’s Outdoors (Brevard)
Downtown Chocolates (Brevard)
Ecusta Brewing (Pisgah Forest)
Hawg Wild (Pisgah Forest)
Highland Books (Brevard)
O P Taylor’s (Brevard)
Oskar Blues Brewing (Brevard)
Pines Country Inn (Pisgah Forest)
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (Rosman)
Rocky’s Grill and Soda Shop (Brevard)
Silvermont Park (Brevard)
The Square Root (Brevard)

Cherokee Attractions on the Waynesville NC Area Map

Mingo Falls is the best-known waterfall near Cherokee and for good reason. — Mingo Falls.

Cherokee is one of the best NC mountain towns, especially if you’re seeking outdoor fun. After you check out Mingo Falls and Soco Falls (both listed in our Outdoors section) explore the rest of the Qualla Boundary’s largest town.

Here are a few of the many amazing places to visit in Cherokee that feature on our Waynesville NC area map:

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort
Motion Makers
Museum of the Cherokee People
Native Brews Tap & Grill
Oconoluftee Island Park
Oconaluftee Visitor Center
Paul’s Family Restaurant
Peter’s Pancakes and Waffles
River’s Edge Outfitters
Wize Guyz Grille

Hendersonville and Henderson County NC Attractions on the Map

Things to Do in Hendersonville NC Downtown

If you’re tempted to visit one of Asheville’s Western NC neighbors, Hendersonville is one of the first that comes to mind. The town is packed with fun things to do some of the best restaurants you’ll find.

Hendersonville shares Henderson County with the amazing towns of Mills River and Flat Rock, to name two. We love exploring the rest of the county and have added the following landmarks to our map of Asheville and surrounding areas:

Acony Bell Tiny Home Community (Mills River)
Bay Breeze Seafood (Hendersonville)
Bold Rock Cider (Mills River)
Burning Blush Brewery (Mills River)
Burntshirt Vineyards (Hendersonville)
Carl Sandburg Home (Flat Rock)
Coston Farm and Apple House (Hendersonville)
Creasman Farms (Hendersonville)
D9 Brewing (Hendersonville)
El Paso Mariscos & Taquería (Hendersonville)
El Paso Mexican Restaurant (2 Locations in Hendersonville)
Flat Rock Playhouse
Flat Rock Wood Room (Hendersonville)
Grandad’s Apples n’ Such (Hendersonville)
Haus Heidelberg (Hendersonville)
HenDough Chicken & Donuts (Hendersonville)
Honey and Salt (Flat Rock)
Hot Dog World (Hendersonville)
Hubba Hubba Smokehouse (Flat Rock)
Jump Off Rock (Laurel Park)
Justus Orchard (Hendersonville)
Kilwin’s (Hendersonville)
Mezzaluna (Hendersonville)
Mills River Brewing
Oklawaha Brewing (Hendersonville)
Pi-Squared Pizza (Hendersonville)
Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards (Hendersonville)
Shine (Hendersonville)
Sierra Nevada Brewing (Fletcher)
Sky Top Orchard (Flat Rock)
Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard (Hendersonville)
Team ECCO Aquarium and Shark Lab (Hendersonville)
Tequilas Bar & Grill (Hendersonville)
White Duck Taco (Hendersonville)

Jackson County NC Attractions on the Waynesville Map

Jackson County is known for some wonderful small towns (including Sylva and Dillsboro) and some of NC’s most beautiful waterfalls.

American Museum of the House Cat (Sylva)
Appalachian Women’s Museum (Dillsboro)
Balsam Falls Brewing Co (Sylva)
Baxley Chocolate (Sylva)
Bear Lake Reserve (Tuckasegee)
Cashiers Valley Smokehouse
City Lights Bookstore (Sylva)
City Lights Cafe (Sylva)
The Cut Cocktail Lounge (Sylva)
Dalaya Thai Cuisine (Sylva)
Dillsboro Chocolate Factory
Dillsboro River Company
Dogwood Crafter (Dillsboro)
Haywood Smokehouse (Dillsboro)
Harry Alter Books (Sylva)
Ilda (Sylva)
Innovation Brewing Company (Sylva)
Innovation Station (Dillsboro)
Jackson County Green Energy Park (Dillsboro)
Jackson County Historic Courthouse (Sylva)
Lazy Hiker Brewing (Sylva)
Lulu’s on Main (Sylva)
Meatballs Pizzeria (Sylva)
Nancy Tuts Christmas Shop (Dillsboro)
Poteet Park (Sylva)
Sante Wine Bar (Sylva)
Shadow of the Bear
The Village Green of Cashiers
Western Carolina University (Cullowhee)
White Moon Coffee Shop (Sylva)
Whiteside Brewing Co (Cashiers)

Madison County NC Attractions on the Map (Marshall, Mars Hill, and More)

Hot Springs near Max Patch — Hot Springs.

Mars Hill and county seat Marshall are the two largest towns in Madison County, located just north of Asheville and northeast of Haywood County.

The Hot Springs Historic District is known for being one of NC’s first resort communities.

Big Pillow Brewing (Hot Springs)
Blannahassett Island Park (Marshall)
Camden’s Library Coffee House (Mars Hill)
Hickory Nut Gorge Brewery at Mars Theatre (Mars Hill)
High Ridge Adventures, Outfitting, and Barbecue (Marshall)
Hot Springs Resort
Lover’s Leap Trail (Hot Springs)
Mad Co Brew House (Marshall)
Marshall High Studios
Max Patch Trail
Old Marshall Jail Hotel
The Original Papa Nicks Takeout (Mars Hill)
Smoky Mountain Diner (Hot Springs)
Spring Creek Tavern (Hot Springs)
Stackhouse Restaurant (Mars Hill)
Star Diner (Marshall)
Wagon Wheel (Mars Hill)
Wolf Ridge Ski Resort (Mars Hill)
Zip N Slip Snow Tubing Park (Mars Hill)
Zuma Coffee (Marshall)

Swain County NC Attractions on the Map

lakeview at fontana bryson city — Lakeview at Fontana.

Bryson City is the Swain County seat and is known for quite a few attractions, including the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, the Nantahala Outdoor Center, and the Road to Nowhere.

Boxcar Cafe and Cones (Bryson City)
Bryson City Outdoors
Cardinal Coffee (Bryson City)
Coopers Creek Fish Farm (Bryson City)
Darnell Farms (Bryson City)
The Everett Hotel (Bryson City)
Everett Street Diner (Bryson City)
Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians (Bryson City)
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (Bryson City)
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum (Bryson City)
Guayabitos Mexican Restaurant (Bryson City)
Lakeview at Fontana (Bryson City)
Mountain Layers Brewing (Bryson City)
Mountain Perks (Bryson City)
Nantahala Brewing Company (Bryson City)
Nantahala Outdoor Center (Bryson City)
The Snak Shak (Bryson City)
Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum (Bryson City)
Wildwater Rafting and Nantahala Gorge Canopy Tours (Bryson City)

Outdoor Attractions on the Map (Hikes, Waterfalls, and Parks Nearby)

Finally, our Waynesville map features the amazing outdoor spaces that reside within a reasonable drive from the Haywood County town. These hikes and waterfalls have been featured in numerous articles on NC Tripping.

Note that we’ve included additional location info in parenthesis, including specific mileposts along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Andrews Geyser
Bakers Mountain Park (Hickory)
Beacon Heights Overlook Trail (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 305)
Bearwallow Mountain Trail
Big Butt Trail
Big Creek Trail to Mouse Creek Falls (Great Smoky Mountains National Park)
Black Balsam Knob (Blue Ridge Parkway Mile Post 420.2)
Boone Fork Trail (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 296.5)

Bridal Veil Falls (DuPont)
Bridal Veil Falls (Highlands)
Bust Your Butt Falls (Waterfall Byway)
Catawba Falls (Old Fort)
Chimney Rock State Park
Clingmans Dome Observation Tower (GSMNP)
Cold Mountain Overlook (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 411.9)
Courthouse Falls (Forest Heritage Scenic Byway)
Crabtree Falls (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 339)
Cradle of Forestry (Forest Heritage Scenic Byway)
Craggy Gardens (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 364)
Craggy Pinnacle
Crowders Mountain State Park
Cullasaja Falls
Daniel Ridge Falls
Deep Creek Trail (GSMNP)

Devil’s Courthouse (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 422.4)
Dill Falls (Forest Heritage Scenic Byway)
Douglas Falls
Dry Falls (Waterfall Byway)
DuPont State Recreational Forest
Elk River Falls
French Broad Falls and Bird Rock Falls aka Mill Shoals (Forest Heritage Scenic Byway)
Fryingpan Mountain Lookout Tower (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 409.6)
Glassmine Falls (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 362)
Glassy Mountain Trail at the Carl Sandburg Home
Glen Burney Trail (Blowing Rock)
Glen Falls
Gorges State Park (access to Rainbow Falls and Turtleback Falls)
Grandfather Mountain and Grandfather Mountain State Park
Graveyard Fields (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 418.8)
Green Mountain Creek Falls
Hawksbill Mountain Trail (Linville Gorge)
Hickory Nut Falls (Chimney Rock State Park)
High Falls (DuPont)
High Shoals Falls (South Mountains State Park)
Hooker Falls (DuPont)
John Rock Trail
Key Falls
Kitsuma Peak Trail (Old Fort)
Lake James State Park
Laurel Creek Falls (Trashcan Falls)
Laurel River Trail
Linville Falls (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 316)
Looking Glass Falls (Forest Heritage Scenic Byway)
Looking Glass Rock Overlook
Looking Glass Rock Trail Head
Lookout Mountain
Lover’s Leap Trail
Max Patch
Moore Cove Falls (Forest Heritage Scenic Byway)
Mount Mitchell State Park (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 355)
Mount Pisgah Trail (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 408.6)
Newberry Creek Trail (Old Fort)
Otter Falls Trail
Panthertown Valley Trail (to Schoolhouse Falls)
Pearson’s Falls and Glen
Pink Beds Trail Loop (Forest Heritage Scenic Byway)
Pinnacle Park
Point Lookout Greenway Trail
Rainbow Falls Trailhead (Gorges State Park)
Richland Balsam Overlook (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 431.4)
Roan Mountain (Carvers Gap)
Roaring Fork Falls
Rough Ridge Trail (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 302.8)
Secret Falls (aka Big Shoals Falls)
Setrock Creek Falls
Shunkawauken Falls
Silver Run Falls
Silvervale Falls
Sliding Rock Falls (Forest Heritage Scenic Byway)
Slick Rock Falls
Soco Falls
Table Rock Mountain Trail (Linville Gorge)
Tom’s Creek Falls (Marion)
Toxaway Falls
Triple Falls (DuPont)
Waterfalls Park
Waterrock Knob
Upper Creek Falls
Upper Whitewater Falls
Wayah Bald Tower
Wintergreen Falls (DuPont)

Anything to Add to Our Waynesville NC Area Map?

We hope to make this a complete listing of everything there is to do in Waynesville (and nearby). That’s why we will update this as often as possible to keep the map a visual representation of all the places that you can’t miss.

We’ve tried to add as many locations to this map of Waynesville NC and surrounding areas, but please understand if we may have missed a spot or two. If you know of a great place that should be included, please kindly let us know here in the comments section or by email.

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More NC Travel Guides beyond this Map of Waynesville NC

This map of Waynesville and surrounding areas is a great visual start for your adventures. We’ve also created many more NC Travel Guides that cover the area. Here are a few of them.