Ideas for Your Free Afternoon

Maps showing many of these sites are available at both the Service Desk in Pritchell Hall or at the GCC table in the foyer of Spilman Auditorium.

For Faithwalkers East 2015, many of the suggested visitor center and business locations are closed on New Year's Day. If they are closed, this is indicated with a † symbol. Many options are still open to the public.

Where	Description	Cost	Distance from Faithwalkers
Ridgecrest's Trails	Nature, Hiking. Paper or QR code maps are available at the Ridgecrest Service Desk.	free	on site
Linville Falls	Nature, Hiking, Waterfalls	free	40 miles
Looking Glass Falls	Nature, Hiking, Waterfalls	free	49 miles
DuPont State Forest	Nature, Hiking, Waterfalls	free	46 miles
Chimney Rock State Park *	Nature, Hiking, Waterfalls, Panoramic Views, Gorge	$15/adult, $7/kids 5-15 *Group/other discounts available!*	22 miles
Rock Climbing (at Chimney Rock SP)	Rock Climbing Lessons (2 hours) from Fox Mountain Guides	Park Admission (above) & Lesson fees: 1 per = $110 2 ppl = $70 each 3 ppl = $45/each	22 miles
The NC Arboretum	Nature, Hiking, Walking, Tour, Education Center († buildings closed; property open)	$12/car	26 miles
Western NC Nature Center †	Nature, Education Center, Animal Exhibits	$8/adult, $4/kids 3-15	14 miles
Mountain Gatewway Museum †	History, Self Tour	free	9 miles
Folk Art Center (AKA Southern Highland Craft Guild) †	History, Demonstrations, Gifts, Folk Art, Education Center,	free	10 miles
Blue Ridge Parkway Destination Center †	History, Blue Ridge Parkway Info, Exhibits, Gifts	free	15 miles
Biltmore Estate *	History, Self Tours and Guided Tours, Walking	$74/adult $37/kids 10-16 <9 free w/paying adult *Discounts Available! See notes below.*	19 miles
Asheville Fun Depot 828-277-2FUN	For families with kids: Indoor center with miniature golf, go-karts, arcade, etc.	Varies by activity	16 miles
Cheshire Fitness and Racquet Club  † 828-664-0400	For families with kids: Fitness center that offers day passes to the indoor pool.	$12/adult, $3/child	3 miles

*Chimney Rock State Park: See rates here. Senior, AAA, and Group Discounts are available. Note: Groups of 20 or more paying guests are eligible for group rates provided all admissions for the group are paid in a single transaction.

*Biltmore Estate: The Ridgecrest Bookstore sells reduced price adult tickets. Contact the Ridgecrest Bookstore to pre-order kids tickets at reduced rates too. Or, contact the Biltmore directly -- pre-ordered tickets are sold at a discount.

† For Faithwalkers East 2015, many of the suggested visitor center and business locations are closed on New Year's Day. If they are closed, this is indicated with a † symbol. Many options are still open to the public.