Past Event — May 18

Assault on Marion/Assault on Mt. Mitchell

May
18

Beginning in Spartanburg, SC, and ending at Mt. Mitchell, on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Assault is just over 100 miles with the route through Marion beginning on Sugar Hill Road and ending on NC 80.

Event Details

Dates, Location & Info

Date
May 18
Admission
Fee
Address
<br> 25 West Main Street<br>
Old Fort, NC 28762
Phone
(828)668-4282
Email
[email protected]
Things to Do

Attractions in Old Fort

Keep moving.

Even slow progress opens up new places and perspectives.

Andrews Geyser

Popular streamside wooded picnic area alongside national forest service lands. In 1885, a gravity-forced geyser…

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Somewhere between here and nowhere.

The spaces in between are often the most memorable.

Downtown Old Fort

Located at the foot of the Black Mountains, downtown Old Fort is a small quaint…

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Take the long way.

The best parts of the trip are usually the ones you didn't plan.

Catawba Falls Campground

RV and tent camping and cabin rentals. Close to waterfalls and hiking. Open year-round, located…

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Make time for quiet places.

Not every destination needs noise to be meaningful.

McDowell County Tourism Development Authority

Centuries ago, pristine mountain streams and thundering waterfalls carved our rugged and scenic gorge, formed…

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