Bear Necessities’s Guidebook
Some of our favorite places to eat
Great Views of the lake in the dining room for dinner!
You can also have breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the Inn. Drinks and s'mores outside over looking the lake! A truly great spot! There should be a menu at the house for you to look at.
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The Greystone Inn
220 Greystone LnGreat Views of the lake in the dining room for dinner!
You can also have breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the Inn. Drinks and s'mores outside over looking the lake! A truly great spot! There should be a menu at the house for you to look at.
Check their web site for hours. You can call in orders and bring them in to eat.
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The Blind Mule Brevard
14 Gaston StCheck their web site for hours. You can call in orders and bring them in to eat.
El Manzanillo Mexican Restaurant
30 U.S. 64Good Mexican food and margaritas.
One of the best Pizza we've had!!! The salads were big and wonderful also! YUM!
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Slab Town Pizza
45 Slab Town RdOne of the best Pizza we've had!!! The salads were big and wonderful also! YUM!
on the Verandah
1536 Franklin RdAmazing food, great wine selection and great view.
Pick up a bottle of wine, and a few grocery items but you can also eat in at the buffet, or order a sandwich, pizza...etc...busy little place.
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Mountain Fresh Grocery
521 Main StPick up a bottle of wine, and a few grocery items but you can also eat in at the buffet, or order a sandwich, pizza...etc...busy little place.
Treats and other food items
Great Place for ice cream, candy and caramel apples, fudge, and chocolates. Great treats!!!!
Kilwins Key West Chocolates Fudge and Ice Cream
505 Duval StGreat Place for ice cream, candy and caramel apples, fudge, and chocolates. Great treats!!!!
The Spice & Tea Exchange of Highlands
330 Main StSpices, teas, oils and more....cool place
All kinds of jelly, sauces of all kinds and spices. Every time we come to highlands I have to buy something different.
Colonel Mustards
343B Main StAll kinds of jelly, sauces of all kinds and spices. Every time we come to highlands I have to buy something different.
Lots of great veggies and fruit and fresh baked pies and breads.
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Cashiers Farmers Market
78 US-64Lots of great veggies and fruit and fresh baked pies and breads.
Grocery Store Near You
We like shopping at the Ingles best. Brevard has others grocery stores but we like Ingles best. But that's just us.
Ingles Market
684 N Broad StBrevard
Ingles
U.S. 64Cashiers
Dollar General
1275 Table Rock RdIncase you forget small grocery and house hold items.
Toxaway Wine & Cheese
15889 Rosman HwyABC Store
818 Highway 64ELiquor store in Cahiers
Brevard ABC Store
350A N Broad StLiquor Store
Cute little shops
There are really a lot of shops in Cashiers, Brevard, and the Highlands...too many to list, these are just a few of my favorites. Cashiers has a lot of great shops, lot's of art stores around Brevard and just fun stores, Highlands has a lot of high end clothing stores and other interesting stores. All great places to look and browse around in.
Robin's Nest
426 State Route 107Nick-Nacks, and women's clothing, jewelry...
You'll see quite a few of these little guys around the house and if you need a white squirrel souvenir to take home this is the place.
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White Squirrel Shoppe
6 W Main StYou'll see quite a few of these little guys around the house and if you need a white squirrel souvenir to take home this is the place.
Great art work...this is where we got the Bear art work above the fire place. (Several other art Gallery's in town also)
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Red Wolf Gallery
8 E Main StGreat art work...this is where we got the Bear art work above the fire place. (Several other art Gallery's in town also)
Mountain Findings
452 Spruce StGift shop, with cute items.
My favorite store to stop into. Cute little items and great smelling candles. Great prices! Owners are super friendly and helpful. You feel like home.
Afternoon Delight
976 US-64My favorite store to stop into. Cute little items and great smelling candles. Great prices! Owners are super friendly and helpful. You feel like home.
Things to do around the area
Lake Toxaway is a Private lake, boat rentals are available to you as a guest of a property owner/renter. No outside boats are allowed on the lake. If you rent a boat you may tie up at our dock. Boat rentals, skis, wake boards, tubes, paddle boards, life jackets are available.
Lake Toxaway Marine Shop & Office
15885 Rosman HwyLake Toxaway is a Private lake, boat rentals are available to you as a guest of a property owner/renter. No outside boats are allowed on the lake. If you rent a boat you may tie up at our dock. Boat rentals, skis, wake boards, tubes, paddle boards, life jackets are available.
One of our favorite places to hike and real close to the house. Rainbow Falls and Turtleback Falls.
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Gorges State Park Visitor Center
976 Grassy Ridge RdOne of our favorite places to hike and real close to the house. Rainbow Falls and Turtleback Falls.
Paved trail with short easy walk to see the Upper Falls, then you can take the stairs down for another breathtaking view and if you're up to it take the tail down to the bottom. Parking area and a small fee...I believe $2 for the day. We enjoy this hike a lot.
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Whitewater Falls
Paved trail with short easy walk to see the Upper Falls, then you can take the stairs down for another breathtaking view and if you're up to it take the tail down to the bottom. Parking area and a small fee...I believe $2 for the day. We enjoy this hike a lot.
Near Brevard
Moore Cove Falls - great hike...off the highway
Looking Glass Falls...can see falls right off the highway
Sliding Rock - off the highway - this is a fee area but lots of fun
Cradle of Forestry
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Pisgah National Forest
Near Brevard
Moore Cove Falls - great hike...off the highway
Looking Glass Falls...can see falls right off the highway
Sliding Rock - off the highway - this is a fee area but lots of fun
Cradle of Forestry
With paved trails, intersting site with Historic buildings.If you have a love for history its a great place.
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Cradle of Forestry in America Interpretive Association
49 Pisgah HwyWith paved trails, intersting site with Historic buildings.If you have a love for history its a great place.
High Falls
Triple Falls
Hooker Falls (great swimming area)
Bridal Veil Falls
The trails here are nice and wide. Love this hike. About a 45 min drive from the house.
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DuPont State Recreational Forest Visitor Center
89 Buck Forest RdHigh Falls
Triple Falls
Hooker Falls (great swimming area)
Bridal Veil Falls
The trails here are nice and wide. Love this hike. About a 45 min drive from the house.
On the Blue Ridge Park way. We always take the highway near Brevard to get to the Parkway.
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Graveyard Fields
On the Blue Ridge Park way. We always take the highway near Brevard to get to the Parkway.
Mountain Farm Museum
In the Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Headwaters Outfitters
25 Parkway RdAirports
This is the closet Airport, about 45 minutes from the house.
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Asheville Regional Airport station
61 Terminal DrThis is the closet Airport, about 45 minutes from the house.
This airport is in South Carolina and is about 1 and 45 minutes from the house.
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Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
2000 GSP DrThis airport is in South Carolina and is about 1 and 45 minutes from the house.
Atlanta Airport is about 3 hours from the house.
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
6000 N Terminal PkwyAtlanta Airport is about 3 hours from the house.
Charlotte Airport is anywhere from 2:30 hours to 3 hours from the house.
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Flughafen Charlotte Douglas International
5501 Josh Birmingham PkwyCharlotte Airport is anywhere from 2:30 hours to 3 hours from the house.
Flughafen McGhee Tyson
2055 Alcoa HwyKnoxville airport is about 3 hours from the house.