Biltmore Forest School, Brevard

Name: Biltmore Forest School
Address: 11250 Pisgah Hwy, Brevard, 28768-9988, United States
Telephone: +1 828-877-3130

#5 among attractions in Brevard

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The Biltmore Forest School was the first school of forestry in North America. The school of "practical forestry" was founded by Carl A. Schenck in 1898 on George W. Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate near Asheville, North Carolina. The school grounds are now part of Pisgah National Forest in Transylvania County, North Carolina. ()

Elevation: 3301 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 35°21'4"N, 82°46'52"W

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11250 Pisgah HwyBrevard 28768-9988 United States

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+1 828-877-3130

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Day trips

Biltmore Forest School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Art Loeb Trail, Looking Glass Falls, Graveyard Fields, Sliding Rock.

6.9 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Art Loeb Trail, Pisgah National Forest
177 min walk • The Art Loeb Trail is a 30.1-mile trail located in Pisgah National Forest in Western North Carolina. The northern terminus is at the Daniel Boone Boy Scout Camp in Haywood County, while the trail's southern terminus is located near the Davidson River Campground, near Brevard, in Transylvania County.
3.9 miS
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Park
Looking Glass Falls, Brevard
99 min walk • Looking Glass Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.
4.2 miSW
Valley, Nature, Natural attraction
Graveyard Fields, Brevard
108 min walk • Graveyard Fields is the name of a flat mountain valley in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. The valley, itself over 5,000 feet in elevation, is surrounded by mountains exceeding 6,000 feet in elevation, such as Black Balsam Knob, Tennent Mountain, and Sam Knob.
2.8 miS
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Geologic formation
Sliding Rock, Brevard
71 min walk • Sliding Rock is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard, so named because visitors can slide all the way down the waterfall into the plunge pool below.
5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Balsam Knob, Pisgah National Forest
141 min walk • Black Balsam Knob, also known as Black Balsam Bald, is in the Pisgah National Forest southwest of Asheville, North Carolina, near milepost 420 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is the second highest mountain in the Great Balsam Mountains.
2.7 miS
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Hiking trail
Moore Cove Falls, Pisgah National Forest
70 min walk • Moore Cove Falls is a waterfall in Pisgah National Forest in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.
3.3 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain, Geologic formation
Looking Glass Rock, Pisgah National Forest
86 min walk • Looking Glass Rock is a pluton monolith in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina, United States.
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Trail
Mount Pisgah, Pisgah National Forest
137 min walk • Mount Pisgah is a mountain in the Appalachian Mountain Range and part of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, United States.
5.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Cedar Rock Falls, Pisgah National Forest
132 min walk • Cedar Rock Falls is a waterfall in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA.
4.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Slick Rock Falls, Pisgah National Forest
105 min walk • Slick Rock Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.
5.8 miNW
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Cold Mountain, Waynesville
149 min walk • Cold Mountain falls in the mountain region of western North Carolina, United States. The mountain is one of the Great Balsam Mountains which are a part of the Blue Ridge Mountains within the Appalachian Mountains.