Saluda North Carolina Area Information & Recreation
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SALUDA RESTAURANTS
Orchard Inn:
East of town on 176. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Saluda Grade Café: Very good informal restaurant, reasonable prices.
The Saluda Grade Cafe does
not serve wine or
beer but you may bring it in. They now accept credit cards and
checks. Main Street. Tues-Sun 11AM-3PM Lunch Wed-Sat 5-9PM Dinner
Purple Onion Café and Coffeehouse: Purple Onion Café and Coffeehouse:
Very good informal restaurant. Mon-Sat 11:00-3:00 Lunch, 5:00-9:00 Dinner, Beer and wine served.
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Cards Accepted, LIVE MUSIC THURSDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS
Green River Bar-B-Que: Good barbecue, very informal, reasonable prices. West end of Saluda
Wildflour Café: Very good informal restaurant, reasonable prices, East end of Main Street. Fri-Sun 5-9PM.
Wildflour Bakery: Outstanding local bakery, also serves lunches and snacks. East end of Main Street.
Saluda Family Restaurant: Serving breakfast, sandwiches and burgers OPEN 24 HOURS. On Ozone near I-26.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Biltmore House: 35 minutes from the Oaks is George Vanderbilt's mansion. The house and
gardens are the premier tourist attraction for the area. The Biltmore is the largest private home in the U.S.A. This house has
been used in a number of movies, including "BEING THERE". Open year round.
Asheville, 1-800-543-2961. www.biltmore.com
Flat Rock Playhouse: North Carolina's State Theater in nearby Flat Rock. Open June-October,
1-828-693-0731. www.flatrockplayhouse.org
Tryon Little Theater: 208 Melrose Ave., Tryon, NC 28782 1-828-859-8322 Also 1-828-859-3545
Brevard Music Center: Late June to mid-August 828-884-2019
ENTERTAINMENT
Saluda has live music nearly every Thursday and Saturday nights at the Purple
Union and on Wednesday and Friday nights at the Front Porch Coffee Bar. Music is
folk, blues, country, bluegrass and jazz. The Saluda Mountain Jamboree just opened in Saluda. It is all about country-western dancing,
square dancing, clogging, Texas two-step, etc. Come to dance or just to listen to the music.
EVENTS CALENDAR
The Polk County Travel and Tourism maintains a local events calendar at www.nc-mountains.org/cgi-bin/calendar.pl
DAY SPA
Treasures Within offers massage therapy, facials, manicures, pedicures, and far-infrared saunas. Let your body and Soul take a Journey to a special place with soothing music, beautiful surroundings and gentle Loving touch. 1-828-749-3434
GOLF
20 courses within 20 minutes of Saluda. Golfers over 55 may play for less than $20, including a
cart.
HIKING
Miles of superb trails - for the novice, as well as the experienced hikers - are within a short drive from the Inn.
DuPont State Forest – 5 gorgeous waterfalls 23 miles from the Oaks
828-877-6527
www.dupontforest.com
Pearson's Falls: A beautiful cascading falls owned by the Tryon Garden Club A nice half mile
walk to the falls. 10AM-5PM. Closed Monday. 1-828-749-3031.
Bradley Falls: A mile and a half walk to the falls about three miles from Saluda. Directions at the Oaks
Trails of the Green River Game Lands: Map available at the Oaks. 1-828-692-0385
Chimney Rock Park: One to four hour walks. Ticket Plaza open 8:30AM-4:30PM 1-800-277-9611
www.chimneyrockpark.com
FISHING
Curtis-Wright Outfitters located in Saluda are specialists in fly fishing and
provide guide services both for wade and float trips.
http://www.curtiswrightoutfitters.com 828-749-3444
Green River Game Lands in Henderson & Polk Counties 1-800-440-7847
Transylvania County Ag. Center (trout fishing farms) 1-828-891-3340
HORSEBACK RIDING
Pisgah Forest Stables 1-828-883-8258
Etawah Valley Stables, Hendersonville, 1-828-891-3340
Cedar Lake, Lake Lure, 1-828-625-2811
Double J, Lake Lure, 1-828-625-2683
WHITEWATER RAFTING, TUBES, BOATS
Nantahala Outdoor Center Whitewater Rafting 1-800-232-7238 www.noc.com
Green River Cove, Green River Cove Rd, Saluda, 1-828-749-3781 Tubing
on the Green River
is the best fun you can have for $5/person. Whether seven or seventy, all of
our guests who have gone tubing on the Green River have enjoyed it thoroughly
and thanked us for recommending it.. Green River Cove is only eight miles from
the Oaks. Put on sun screen.
Carolina Wilderness Whitewater Rafting 1-800-8RAPIDS
Lake Lure Tours, Scenic Boat Tours, 1-828-625-0077 www.lakelure.com
Lake Lure Marina, Canoe & Boat Rental, 1-828-625-4651 themarina@lakelure.com
Living Water Tubing & Canoe Trips, Broad River near Chimney Rock, 1-828-286-9205,
1-828-625-1990
Headwater Outfitters, 1-828-877-3106 www.headwatersoutfitters.com
Tube Express, Lake Lure and Chimney Rock, 1-828-894-3929
The Oaks
Bed and Breakfast
A
Spectacular Victorian Inn, Situated in a Unique
339 Greenville St., Saluda NC, 28773
Phone: (828) 749-2000 / Toll Free: 1-800-893-6091
Email: theoaksbedandbreakfast@gmail.com
Website:www.theoaksbedandbreakfast.com