Old Fort
McDowell County Tourism Development Authority
Centuries ago, pristine mountain streams and thundering waterfalls carved our rugged and scenic gorge, formed bottomless caverns, and filled our sparkling lakes with the purest of water. In the days…
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Catawba Falls Campground
RV and tent camping and cabin rentals. Close to waterfalls and hiking. Open year-round, located…
Learn more →Old Fort Golf Course
The course has penncross bentgrass greens and Bermuda grass fairways. It is reasonable tough and…
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Displays showcase mountain lifestyle and history from the earliest original inhabitants through the settlement period…
Learn more →Downtown Old Fort
Located at the foot of the Black Mountains, downtown Old Fort is a small quaint…
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Old Fort continued to hold its status as the gateway to the Smoky Mountains through…
Learn more →Andrews Geyser
Popular streamside wooded picnic area alongside national forest service lands. In 1885, a gravity-forced geyser…
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