Linville Gorge Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
protected area in North Carolina, United States
About Linville Gorge
There are restrooms at the Linville Falls trailhead, the Linville Falls picnic area, the Shortoff Mountain trailhead, Wiseman's View trailhead, and a few other places, but in most parts of the gorge there are no facilities of any kind. The Cherokee name for the river isEe-see-oh, meaning "river of many cliffs". White settlers later named it after John and William Linville, who were killed by Shawnee in the gorge in 1766. A rugged gorge with lots of boulders. Trails are steep. The dense vegetation includes rhododendrons and mountain laurel, which are beautiful when they flower in spring and early summer. Snakes (including copperheads), lizards, snails, fish, birds. There are bears in the park, but they're harder to spot. The Linville Gorge Information Cabin, near the north end of the gorge,
Top Attractions in Linville Gorge
Explore the best things to see and do in Linville Gorge:
- ★Daffodil Flats
- ★Hawksbill Mountain
- ★Linville Caverns
- ★Linville Falls
- ★Shortoff Mountain
- ★Table Rock
- ★Wiseman's View
Where to Stay in Linville Gorge
- 🏨Linville Falls Campground
Linville Gorge Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 11 sections including: