Lake Club
It’s a pretty safe bet that you’ll be spending a lot of time at the Lake Club. With its soaring open hearth and lodge-style tavern, it’s a natural gathering place for families and friends. On warm days, you can head over for a swim in the lakefront pool. And in the evening, the kids can enjoy some old-fashioned popcorn and a movie in the theater room while you enjoy a glass of wine and a romantic dinner in front of a crackling fire in the Lake Club’s elegant restaurant. There’s also a fully equipped fitness center – with steam room and sauna – to continue your regular workout or begin the one you’ve promised yourself you’d start.

The Bear Lake Golf Club
Ever feel like you were at the top of the world? If you’re a golfer, that’s exactly how you’ll feel on The Bear Lake Golf Club by Nicklaus Design®. This par 29, 1,932-yard course sits at an elevation of 3,400’ to 3,700’ and has some of the best views in the community. You’re going to have to work hard to concentrate while teeing off on the seventh hole, since you’ll be looking at a breathtaking 40-mile view of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the valley below. And, since it’s a nine-hole course, you can enjoy a round in the morning and still take the kids for a boat ride before lunch.

Golden Farm
The Amphitheater at Golden Farm is the perfect venue for summer concerts and intimate gatherings. With Cedar Cliff Falls as a stunning backdrop, many couples have had the pleasure of exchanging their wedding vows here. And we have hosted a variety of superb concerts featuring some of the top talent in the Southeast, from bluegrass to jug bands to rock n’ roll.

Mill Pond Pavilion
Mill Pond Pavilion is the kind of park usually only found in dreams. Tucked in the forest overlooking two trout ponds and a mountain stream, Mill Pond Pavilion’s beauty and serenity will draw you in over and over again. Share an afternoon picnic to the rhythmic sounds of a waterwheel. Recreate your childhood telling ghost stories around the giant fire pit. Explore the historic chimney and springhouse ruins. Or just grab a chair by the pavilion, sit back and reread one of your favorite novels. This is how life should be.

Bear Creek Park
Families absolutely love Bear Creek Park. Kids and adults enjoy playing in our tepee, having a cookout at one of our outdoor fire hearths, exploring boy scout tree houses or pitching a tent for an unforgettable night under a Blue Ridge Mountain sky. This is a great place for any fun-in-the-sun kind of gathering you can think of.

Trails & Greenways
With the Blue Ridge Mountains, Pisgah National Forest and Nanatahala National Forest, as neighbors, there is never a shortage of places to explore the beauty of your Western North Carolina home, be it on foot or bike. And right in your own backyard - 2,100 acres of some of the most scenic landscape of all. With trails like Paw Paw Cove, Bearpen Patch and Hickory Mountain, Bear Lake Reserve has more than 17 miles of varied and wild terrain to explore. Take a morning shoreline stroll along Bear Creek Lake. Hike past cascading creeks and along trails that wind their way through deep green forests and past giant rock outcrops. Best of all, every trail leads you right back home again. So, pick up our field guide and get out there.

For more information on outdoor adventures in the area, visit www.mountainlovers.com.