Detailed travel information for the North Carolina mountains and foothills—information on attractions, accommodations, dining and events—is provided by a variety of state, regional and local organizations:

State Tourism Office
1-800-VISITNC

Blue Ridge Mountain Host
(Central mountain region, including Asheville and Hendersonville)
1-800-807-3391

High Country Host
(Northern mountain region, including Boone)
1-800-438-7500

Smoky Mountain Host
(far Western mountain region, including the Great Smoky Mountains)
1-800-432-4678

Regional Airport
Asheville Regional Airport
(12 miles south of Asheville)
708 Airport Rd # 1
Fletcher, NC 28732
(828) 684-2226

Local Chambers of Commerce and Visitor Bureaus
(by County)

Reference map of region showing counties.

Alleghany County
Alleghany Chamber of Commerce
1-800-372-5473
(336) 372-5473

Ashe County
Ashe Chamber of Commerce
1-888-343-2743
(336) 846-9550

Avery County
Avery/Banner Elk Chamber of Commerce
1-800-972-2183
(828) 898-5605

Beech Mountain Chamber of Commerce
1-800-468-5506
(828) 387-9283

Buncombe County
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
(828) 258-6101

Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau
(828) 258-6101

Black Mountain Chamber of Commerce
1-800-669-2301
(828) 669-2300

Weaverville Visitor Information

Burke County
Burke County Chamber of Commerce
(828) 437-3021

Burke County Travel and Tourism
(828) 433-6793

Valdese Department of Tourism
(828) 879-2126

Caldwell County
Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce
(828) 726-0616

Cherokee County
Andrews Chamber of Commerce
877-558-0005
(828) 321-3584

Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce
(828) 837-2242

Clay County
Clay County Chamber of Commerce
(828) 389-3704

Graham County
Graham County Travel and Tourism Authority
1-800-470-3790
(828) 479-3790

Haywood County
Haywood County Chamber of Commerce
(828) 456-3021

Haywood County Tourism Development Authority
1-800-334-9036
(828) 452-0152

Maggie Valley Area Visitors Bureau
1-800-624-4431
(828) 926-1686

Waynesville Visitor Information

Henderson County
Henderson County Chamber of Commerce
(828) 692-1413

Henderson County Travel and Tourism
1-800-828-4244
(828) 693-9708

Jackson County
Cashiers Chamber of Commerce
(828) 743-5941

Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce
(828) 743-5191

Jackson County Chamber of Commerce &
Jackson County Travel & Tourism
1-800-962-1911

Macon County
Franklin Chamber of Commerce
1-866-372-5546
(828) 524-3161

Highlands Chamber of Commerce
(828) 526-5841

Highlands Visitor Center
(828) 526-2112

Madison County
Hot Springs Tourism Association

Madison County Chamber of Commerce
(828) 689-9351

Madison County Tourism Development Authority
(828) 680-9031

McDowell County
McDowell County Chamber of Commerce
(828) 652-4240

McDowell County Tourism
1-888-233-6111
(828) 668-4282

Mitchell County
Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce
1-800-227-3912
(828) 765-9483

Polk County
Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce
(828) 859-6236

Polk County Travel & Tourism
1-800-440-7848
(828) 894-2324

Qualla Boundary (Cherokee, NC)
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
1-800-438-1601

Cherokee Chamber of Commerce
1-877-433-6700

Rutherford County
Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce
877-625-2725
(828) 625-2725

Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce
(828) 287-3090

Rutherford County Travel Development Authority
1-800-849-5998
(828) 245-1492

Surry County
Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce
877-728-6798
(336) 526-1111

Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce
1-800-948-0949
(336) 786-6116

Mount Airy Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center
1-800-948-0949
(336) 786-6116

Swain County
County Chamber of Commerce
1-800-867-9246
(828) 488-3681

Transylvania County
Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce
1-800-648-4523
(828) 883-3700

Transylvania County Tourism Development Authority
1-800-648-4523

Watauga County
Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce
1-800-295-7851
(828) 295-7851

Blowing Rock Tourism Development Authority
877-750-4636
(828) 295-4636

Boone Area Chamber of Commerce
(828) 264-2225

Boone Convention & Visitors Bureau
1-800-852-9506
(828) 262-3516

Wilkes County
Wilkesboro Tourism Development Authority
(336) 838-3951

Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
(336) 838-8662

Yadkin County
Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce
(336) 526-1111

Yadkin Valley Tourism Authority
877-728-6798

Yadkin County Chamber of Commerce
(336) 679-2200

Yancey County
Yancey County/Burnsville Chamber of Commerce
1-800-948-1632
(828) 682-7413