Contact Info
Cherokee, NC 28719
- Phone 1:
- 865-436-1261
Basics
- Number of Sites:
- 2
Amenities
Basic Amenities
- Drinking Water
- Flush Toilets
Special Features
- Fishing
Details
Season
Open through Thu Oct 31 2013Location
Getting There:GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
35.56722, -83.33389
35°34'2"N, 83°20'2"W
There is no street address. Collins Creek picnic area is 8 miles north of Cherokee, NC on Newfound Gap Road (aka U.S. 441)
Basic Info
- Total Sites:
- 2
The Oconaluftee River offers some of the best trout fishing in the park. Downstrean from the confluence with the Bradley Fork, the Oconaluftee River opens up and features large grassy meadows, which are not too heavily populated with anglers.
The park holds one of the best collections of log buildings in the eastern United States. Over 90 historic structures, including houses, barns, outbuildings, churches, schools and grist mills, have been preserved or rehabilitated in the park. History buffs will be delighted to know that a good portion of the surrounding land is a designated part of the Oconaluftee Archaeological District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
