Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve

Places of Interest

Harris Lake

Reservoir

Photo: EvanS, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Harris Lake is located just outside Downtown Highlands, North Carolina. It is a popular spot for fishing and picnicking. Harris Lake is home to many geese, swans and ducks. Harris Lake is located at. The town of Highlands operates Harris Lake Park.

Edwards Hotel

Hotel

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Hotel Edwards was a historic hotel building at Main and 4th Streets in Highlands, North Carolina. The main block of the hotel, a three-story brick structure, was built in 1935.

Bridal Veil Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Washuotaku, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bridal Veil Falls is a 45-foot waterfall located in the Nantahala National Forest, northwest of Highlands, North Carolina. With a short curve of roadway located behind the falls, it had the distinction of being the only waterfall in the state that one could drive a vehicle under, however this has since been closed and is now used for pedestrian access only.

Places in the Area

Highlands

Photo: Diligent Terrier, BSD.

Highlands is a small mountain town in Macon and Jackson counties in the Mountains region of North Carolina on a plateau in the southern Appalachian mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest.

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