Bamboo Forest
Bamboo Forest is a garden in Charleston Township, Swain, North Carolina. Bamboo Forest is situated nearby to Oconaluftee Park, as well as near the hospital Unity Healing Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oconaluftee Indian Village and Harrah’s Cherokee.
Oconaluftee Indian Village
Museum
Photo: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Oconaluftee Indian Village is a replica of an 18th-century eastern Cherokee community founded in 1952 and located along the Oconaluftee River in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States. Oconaluftee Indian Village is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Bamboo Forest.
Harrah’s Cherokee
Casino
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort is a casino and hotel on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina. It is owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and operated by Caesars Entertainment. Harrah’s Cherokee is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Bamboo Forest.
Mountain Farm Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mountain Farm Museum is situated 2½ miles north of Bamboo Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cherokee and Ravensford.
Cherokee
Photo: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cherokee is a town in the North Carolina Mountains within the Qualla Boundary, the proper name of the Cherokee Indian reserve.
Ravensford
Hamlet
Ravensford is an unincorporated community in Swain County, Western North Carolina. This is within the traditional homeland of the Cherokee people. In a survey and excavation project in the early 21st century, part of the community was found to have archeological resources that were thousands of years old, in addition to more recent historic materials related to the Cherokee people. Ravensford is situated 2 miles northeast of Bamboo Forest.
Wilmot
Hamlet
Wilmot is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. Wilmot is located along U.S. Route 74, West of Dillsboro and East of Whittier. Wilmot is situated 5 miles south of Bamboo Forest.
Bamboo Forest
- Type: Garden
- Categories: forest and recreation area
- Location: Charleston Township, Swain, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.47996° or 35° 28′ 48″ northLongitude
-83.3184° or 83° 19′ 6″ westOpen location code
867RFMHJ+XJOpenStreetMap ID
way 520405279OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenOpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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