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The Best Place for Things To Do in Maggie Valley and  Western North Carolina

Where and what are things to do Maggie Valley, NC?Maggie Valley is located in Haywood County in the Southwest Mountain Region of North Carolina. And, there are a plethora of things to do in Maggie Valley!  It is on the eastern side of Great Smoky Mountain National Park (the nation’s most visited national park) as well as being at the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway, which is the nation’s favorite linear drive in the US Park system. The Qualla Boundary (part of the Cherokee Indian Land Trust) also borders the Town of Maggie Valley. Historic small towns and rolling farmland have survived in this area after having long disappeared in most areas of the U.S.

Maggie Valley is well positioned in the Western North Carolina with major highway access corridors and proximity to the Asheville Regional Airport. It is within a day’s drive of most of the Southeast.  Maggie Valley has a climate similar to northern New England due to its altitude, Maggie Valley enjoys four equally balanced seasons. The valley floor sits at 3200 feet while the mountain peaks surrounding the valley rise above 5000 feet. This gives Maggie Valley the ability to be an attraction year around for summer and spring outdoor recreation, fall foliage viewing, and winter skiing.

Go skiing in Maggie Valley. It's always a fun winter sport!

Cataloochee Ski Area is still one of the active attractions in Maggie Valley. Pegged at over $40 million economic impact on Maggie Valley, Cataloochee is one of 6 ski areas in NC that generate over 600,000 visitors a year. Cataloochee has the longest average season of 127 days, running from November to March. Cataloochee also operates a popular tube slide attraction in the town of Maggie Valley.

Wheels Through Time museum if a must do thing to do in Maggie Valley.

Maggie Valley has as major transportation museum, Wheels Through Time, that is located behind the Meadowlark Motel. The 50,000 square foot facility features one of the largest collections of motorcycles in the US as well as a unique collection of automobiles and unique vehicles. The facility is truly unique because all the vehicles in the collection still run. The Museum attracts over 40,000 visitors per year.

In the 2000s, the Casino in the Cherokee Indian Reservation, located only 17 miles from the Meadowlark Motel, expanded operation from a simple bingo operation to a large, complex, multi-product firm and tourist destination attracting 3.6 million visitors a year.

The behemoth of tourism in Western NC is Asheville, NC. Rated the #1 place to visit in 2017 by Lonely Planet, nearly 10 million visitors to Asheville spend almost $2 billion a year.  The area’s hotel occupancy rate is over 72%. Known as a hipster haven in Western NC, and open to all sorts of lifestyles, Asheville serves a gateway for the rest of the USA to visit the Great Smokey Mountains. The Meadowlark Motel, situated only 33.7 miles from Asheville can serve as a great day trip satellite location for visiting area attractions.

Things To Do At the Meadowlark Motel

Events in Maggie Valley, NC and the Meadowlark Motel

Smoky Mountain Sounds: Woolybooger Live

June 5 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

🎶 Live Music at the Meadowlark Speakeasy: Woolybooger – Thursday, June 5th, 7–10 PM 🎶 Join us for an unforgettable evening with Woolybooger, the Appalachian bluesman known for his raw, [...]

WNC Jeep Fest

June 6 @ 8:00 am - June 7 @ 6:00 pm

  Get ready for an unforgettable weekend at the 6th Annual WNC JeepFest, happening June 6–7, 2025, at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds! 🏞️🚙 This exciting event welcomes all Jeep [...]

🎤 It’s Karaoke Night at the Meadowlark!Every Friday 7PM to 10PM, step into the spotlight and sing your favorite tunes at the Meadowlark Speakeasy! Whether you're a rockstar or just [...]

Join us for an evening of unforgettable vocals with Ginny McAfee at Meadowlark Speakeasy on Saturday, June 7th from 7 PM to 10 PM! 🎤✨ Ginny’s powerhouse voice channels the soul of [...]

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of gathering with fellow musicians, picking alongside the creek’s gentle melody, and sharing the joy of live bluegrass. At Meadowlark Speakeasy, our Sunday Jams [...]

Get ready for a night of soulful melodies and unforgettable entertainment as Amos Jackson takes the stage at Meadowlark Speakeasy on Thursday,June 12th, from 7 PM to 10 PM! This [...]

🌊🎶 Paddle Faster LIVE at the Meadowlark Speakeasy! 🎶🌊 Get ready for a night of high-energy acoustic jams with Paddle Faster on Saturday, June 14th, from 7 PM to 10 [...]

Get ready for an unforgettable automotive experience at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds from June 19–21, 2025! The event features a vibrant swap meet, the Camaro & Firebird Show, the [...]

Join us for a night of foot‑stomping country and Americana with Ramblin Ricky Tate at Meadowlark Speakeasy on Thursday, June 19th at 7 PM! 🎸✨ Hailing from deep musical roots, Ricky [...]

Join us for an unforgettable evening of live music with Len Graham on Saturday, June 21st from 7 PM to 10 PM at the Meadowlark Speakeasy! 🎶✨ Len Graham brings 45 years [...]

Thunder in the Smokies Summer Motorcycle Rally 2025

June 27 @ 8:00 am - June 29 @ 12:00 pm

Get ready to rev your engines for the Thunder in the Smokies Summer Motorcycle Rally, happening June 27–29, 2025, at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds! As the largest and oldest [...]

Adrianne Blanks and the Oracles, from Asheville North Carolina, bring both the swankiest and the grittiest sounds of the 60s spotlighting songs with a spellbinding feel by The Zombies, The [...]

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