During your stay, enjoy all that Lake Lure and the Hickory Nut Gorge have to offer.  Visit our local area attractions, shops, and restaurants.  Chimney Rock State Park offers hours of hiking possibilities and miles of views.  www.chimneyrockpark.com Take a stroll at Morse Park along the shores of Lake Lure.  Enjoy a boat tour of the lake.  Picnic along side the Rocky Broad River.  Hiking, boating, golf, tennis, horse back riding, and river tubing are all easily accesible from Willowbrook Inn.

Lake Lure and Chimney Rock have been the setting for several major Hollywood movies including Dirty Dancing and The Last of the Mohicans.  Come see all the beauty that nature has to offer.

Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce http://www.hickorynut.org/

Lake Lure is the perfect place for your Western North Carolina vacation.  We are conveniently located near Asheville, Hendersonville, Black Mountain, and the Blue Ridge Parkway. 

The beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway is about 22 miles away via highway 74. www.blueridgeparkway.org

Downtown Asheville is less than 30 miles away.  There you will find a wide array of unique shops, galleries, bars and restaurants.  Asheville is also home to America's castle, the Biltmore house.    www.exploreasheville.com

Visitors can also make the 20 mile drive to enjoy the quaint shops on Main Street in Hendersonville or visit one of the area apple orchards to pick apples and enjoy the festivities of fall.  http://www.steppapples.com/

Events and Holidays for 2011:

Chimney Rock State Park offers numerous educational workshops every month.  Check out their website for workshops/events while you are here!  http://www.chimneyrockpark.com/events/index.php

September 15-17th: 2nd Annual Dirty Dancing Festival

October 5th: Columbus Day

October 15th-16th  Fall Festival

November 11th:  Veterans Day (Friday)

November 24th: Thanksgiving

December 25th: Christmas Day (Sunday)

December 31st: New Years Eve (Saturday!)