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This viewpoint along the 3.6-mile paved Point Lookout Trail offers views of the surrounding mountains.

Black Mountain Campground is a seasonal campground in Pisgah National Forest with toilets, showers, tent pads, and a camp store. Along with camping, the area boasts plentiful parking, fishing access, and access to hiking trails. All campsites have to be reserved through the Forest Service. The paved road leads to the campground entrance, but there is also a forest road to the southwest (South Toe River Road), which offers the ability to make some awesome gravel riding loops.

Buckeye Knob is a classic Pisgah peak. Sitting at 3,225 feet, it does not have the 360 degree views that some of the balds in the area have. This summit is more appreciated for the dense forest you have to travel through to reach the peak.

The Curtis Creek area below Mount Mitchell boasts diverse riparian ecosystems with scattered creeks and waterfalls. Hickory Branch Falls is the highlight of the area; there is a lower and upper falls so make sure not to stop at the first cascade in the streambed.

Black Mountain Campground is a seasonal campground in Pisgah National Forest with toilets, showers, tent pads, and a camp store. Along with camping, the area boasts plentiful parking, fishing access, and access to hiking trails. All campsites have to be reserved through the Forest Service.

Setrock Creek Falls is a 75 foot tall waterfall just outside of the campgrounds on South Toe River Road. The short trail is suitable for anyone, and the falls are gushing or just trickling depending on the time of year that you visit.

Point Lookout Trail is a heavily used, paved path traveling on the north side of Swannanoa Creek. Much of this trail is tucked away in the trees and offers shade during the warmer months. There are multiple viewing areas of the Blue Ridge Mountains and plenty of wildlife to be seen, including both flora and fauna.

Halfway up the East Ridge Trail headed towards Lookout Mountain, you will come across a collection of boulders that serve as an excellent viewing spot of Brushy Mountain and Buck Gap. This is also a terrific spot to take a seat and take a break, while the trail steepens after this spot on the trail.