# @rvahikergirl on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKMkp1PNYtd
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32739361-rvahikergirl-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-28T12:02:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Jacqueline Holzman | TRAVEL + OUTDOORS (@rvahikergirl) — https://gondola.cc/rvahikergirl

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you + me + the Smokies! Oh yeah!

❓Did you hear that rumor too that WNC is closed?  Nah that’s just a rumor! WNC is OPEN and so ready for visitors to come out and enjoy all the beauty, food, & adventure the region has to offer

📍7 Counties make up the Smoky Mountains of NC including: Cherokee, Swain, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Haywood, & Macon - make a plan to visit one or all of these and shop at the small businesses in these amazing communities 

👉🏼 Check out visitsmokies to Rediscover the Smokies and find some new things to do and new places to check out

🏠 Some great stays:

The Hemlock Bunglows nantahalaoutdoorcenter 
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino
harrahscherokee 
Fryemont Inn in Bryson City
Harrah’s Valley River Casino 
harrahsvalriv 

🛶 Things to Do:

• Visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Go on a scenic train ride greatsmokymtnsrr 
• Try gem mining 
rosecreekmine 
• Go whitewater rafting, kayaking, or mountain biking at 
nantahalaoutdoorcenter 
• Take a hike on the Appalachian Trail, Wayah Bald, Wesser Bald, Frying Pan Lookout Tower, Dry Falls, Kuwohi (Clingmans Dome), Mingo Falls, Deep Trail to 3 waterfalls, the Road to Nowhere 

🙏🏼 Proud to partner with Visit Smokies after Western North Carolina was hit hard by Hurricane Helene. As a person who absolutely loves 🫶🏼this region,  I am honored to help, lend my voice, and my abilities to help this hard hit region and bring more awareness that it’s open for visitors. 

❤️ You can help and do your part too - plan a trip to this area. Spend your dollars in small towns and with small businesses along the way and enjoy your time in the Great Smoky Mountains! 

#VisitSmokies #visitNCsmokies #wnc #visitnc #nc #smokymountains #smokymountainsnationalpark

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smokymountains, nc, visitncsmokies, wnc, visitsmokies, smokymountainsnationalpark, visitnc

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