Location
While Balsam Mountain Preserve is most often noted for its privacy and seclusion, it's also worthwhile to note that this community is conveniently located to three historic towns and is easily accessible by road and by air.Just minutes away, Sylva mixes historic charm with non-stop energy, playing host to a busy schedule of folk music and dancing events, festivals, farmers markets and theater productions.
Nearby Dillsboro is known as a walking town, thanks to its shops, working artist studios and inns such as the Jarrett House, popular for its southern-style food. Dillsboro is also home to the Great Smoky Mountains Railway Excursion Train, which takes hundreds of thousands of people each year on exciting and scenic mountain journeys.
The neighboring town of Sylva offers top-notch health care, education and cultural activities due to its broad array of state-of-the-art facilities. The new $30 million Fine Performing Arts Center, for example, brings a wide variety of musical and theatrical productions, while the West Care Health System employs 1,000 staffers and 80 doctors in 18 specialties, representing a full spectrum of care.
Founded in 1809, Waynesville continues to embrace its rich mountain heritage, ideal year-round climate, mountian scenery and quintessential Southern hospitality.
Almost 40% of the country is occupied by the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Pisgah National Forest and the Harmon Den Wildlife Refuge, where the Blue Ridge Parkway meets the Great Smokey Mountains.
Elevations reaching 6000 feet help to promote the year-round demand for outdoor recreation: cool summer festivals, brilliant fall foliage, fresh air winters, to an explosion of spring blossoms. Waynesville has something for everyone throughout the entire calendar.
Balsam Mountain's location also offers the convenience of easy access via a four-lane highway, along with proximity to the city of Asheville, which is located just 40 minutes away. Asheville's international airport, along with its many cultural and educational offerings, makes it another vital component of the Balsam Mountain lifestyle.
By putting you in the middle of these towns, with all they offer to entertain, educate and meet your needs, Balsam Mountain Preserve is proving that it's possible to have the best of all worlds. And it's nice to know that, after you've enjoyed all that these towns have to offer, returning to the peaceful world of Balsam Mountain Preserve is easy and convenient, thanks to its central location in this vibrant region.
Balsam Mountain Preserve
81 Preserve Rd
Sylva, NC 28779
866-452-3456
