Directions to Salt Rock (west entrance):
Take US 64 to Cashiers. Approximately 1.5 miles east of the Cashiers Crossroads (NC 107 & US 64) turn onto Cedar Creek Road (SR 1120) at Cedar Creek Racquet Club. Continue on Cedar Creek Road for 2.2 miles and bear right onto Breedlove Road (SR 1121). There is a Forest Service sign here that indicates Panthertown Access. Drive 3.3 miles to the end of Breedlove Road until the pavement ends and turns to gravel. Continue ¼ mile on the Forest Service gravel road that leads to the Salt Rock trailhead parking area. PLEASE ONLY PARK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF GRAVEL ROAD.
BIG CELEBRATION EVENT AT SALT ROCK TRAILHEAD IN PANTHERTOWN!
Saturday, June 3, 2017
10am to 3pm
Food, Music, Hikes, Fun!
Celebrate National Trails Day with Friends of Panthertown at the Salt Rock trailhead entrance to Panthertown Valley in Cashiers, North Carolina.
Hike, bike, run, and play on the trails all day. At noon, there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony for the recently acquired land next to the Salt Rock trailhead.
Enjoy live bluegrass music by local musicians Pinnacle Ridge, bring a picnic or enjoy delicious food from award-winning Mojo Kitchen & Lounge food truck (winner of Best Food Truck in Asheville competition), bid on silent auction items, and enter to win a YETI Hopper 40 cooler donated by Zoller Hardware.
Family friendly, children are welcome! There will be kid’s activities on hand, guided hikes, plus lots of self-guided exploring for the whole family to do.
You will have plenty of time to check out the newly protected 16-acre property, scope out your future campsites or hammock spots, or explore a short path up to the top of the ridge. It’s sure to be a day filled with adventure and celebration.
Parking will be extremely limited along the 1/4 mile U.S. Forest Service gravel road leading to the Salt Rock trailhead. We strongly suggest carpooling, sharing a ride, and arriving early.
The Salt Rock entrance to Panthertown is located at the end of Breedlove Road in Cashiers. For more info please send an e-mail or call (828) 269-HIKE (4453).
Event sponsors include Chinquapin, Hampton Inn & Suites, Landmark Realty Group, McKee Properties, Sonrise Sanitation, and Zoller Hardware. Special thanks to Mainspring Conservation Trust and the U.S. Forest Service Nantahala Ranger District.
Background photo on poster was contributed by Thomas “Badger” Mabry.
Project Update (Wednesday, April 26):
THANK YOU
Generous Friends of Panthertown Donors who supported the Salt Rock Property Acquisition:
Herbert & Rose Mary Achey, John Akridge, Paulette Alden* in honor of David & Brenda Bates, Carol Arnold, Thomas Atherton, Tony Austin, Linda Beard, Robert Blackwell, Dave Borden*, Jack Bornemann, Laura Bowers, Chris & Anne Bulleit* in honor of Addison Reece Harvey, III and Donald V. Bulleit, Barbara Carlin, Tim Carstens, Margaret & Bob Carton, Justin Castleberry, Cedar Creek Racquet Club*, William Clark, Amy Colburn, Michael Comer, Michael Cook in honor of Mike Atkinson, Dale & Teresa Cooney, Deborah Cooney, Jarrett & Jane Davis, Bill Dickason, Sylva & Alice Dyer, Charles Dunn, Margot Ellis, Anonymous, Gabrielle Gillies, Kathryn Ginanni, Dan Goldberg*, John & Carol Green, Richard & Debbie Griffiths, Junius Grimes*, Jim & Beth Hamilton, Kendra Hamm, Ocie & Jo Ella Harris, Johnathan Hoveland, Bill Jacobs & Sue Posey, Jody Jacobs, Ennis & Dru James, Jann & Russell Jones, Howard & Marilyn Kaston, William & Elizabeth Keikes, Mike & Susan Kettles, Jason & Karin Kimenker, Kinsell Family*, Harrison Laird, Greg Lambert, Ali Laird Large* in honor of Raymond Large and Troop 914, Gary & Linda Leedham, Suzanne & Michael Magalis*, Tangie & Richard Mather, Judy & Mac McCleary*, Becky & Will McKee, H.A. & Kay Moore*, Carter & Hampton Morris, Pat Morse, Harold W. Mullis & Anne S. Mullis, Anonymous*, Ellen & George Nemhauser, Mark O’Neal, Mary Palmer & Hugh Dargan, Anonymous, Stephanie Pierce, Janice & Donald Pole, Mike & Margo Purdy, Marge & Gene Ragland, Susan Reeder, Carl Riden, Luke Riley, Tom & Sheila Rodgers, Frank Ryan, Drew Scott, Pamela & Robert Shaw, Marcia & Steve Shawler*, Brian Smith, Karen Smith, Robert & Susan Smith, Alys Spillman, Anne Sprague in memory of Frances K. Patterson, Aleen Steinberg, Kristopher Swayze, Barbara & Bill Thomason, Beth Townsend, James Trimble, Trout Unlimited Tuckaseegee Chapter, Debra Volpe, William Webb, Cary & Herron Weems*, Virginia Willard & Jack Olson, George & Laura Youmans, Pam Weekes, Nancy & Tom West*, Wynette Wiles, Jeff Zander & Zander Family*
* = Special thanks to our Leadership Giving Donors!
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