Forts
Downtown Old Fort
Located at the foot of the Black Mountains, downtown Old Fort is a small quaint town often called the “gateway to the west”. Home to the recently renovated Old Fort Train Station, Museum & Visitor’s Center, historic Arrowhead monument and Old Fort Mountain Music.
Plan Your Visit
Getting There & Details
- Address
- N/A Old Fort, NC 28762
- Phone
- (888)233-6111
- [email protected]
- Website
- www.oldfort.org
- Map
- Get Directions →
While You're in Old Fort
More Things to Do
Andrews Geyser
Popular streamside wooded picnic area alongside national forest service lands. In 1885, a gravity-forced geyser…
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Displays showcase mountain lifestyle and history from the earliest original inhabitants through the settlement period…
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Centuries ago, pristine mountain streams and thundering waterfalls carved our rugged and scenic gorge, formed…
Learn more →Catawba Falls Campground
RV and tent camping and cabin rentals. Close to waterfalls and hiking. Open year-round, located…
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Events in Old Fort
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