In many fragile ecosystems here in the southeastern United States, tourism has been growing and increasingly linked to these precious natural environments and resulting biodiversity found in many unique mountain pockets scattered across the Carolina Mountains that this travel directory services. Maintaining an un-spoilt and attractive destination contributes greatly to visitor satisfaction, conserves the area’s biodiversity and contributes to the well being of our local people. Carolina Getaways has identified the natural evolutionary history of ecotourism as it exists today and hopefully this ongoing evolution will form an important part of regional strategies to conserve biodiversity for this generation of traveler as well as future generations of travelers to come.

So it is with our shared love and appreciation of our mountain bounty that we enthusiastically invite travelers to enjoy Mother Nature’s eye candy nestled away here along the Carolina Heritage Corridor as well as the wide selection of outdoor activities to our eco-tourist traveler. As you hike, backpack, whitewater kayak, canoe, mountain bike or merely tool along the Blue Ridge Parkway, we ask that you respect the flora and fauna you are sure to come in contact with while undertaking your individual interaction with nature. As the “Native Americans” that cherished these rolling green hills and granite vistas for thousands of years prior to the arrival of Europeans were fond of saying, all species of the web of life are related and what you do to them you do to yourself, good, bad, or indifferent.