Sliding Rock
Directions**: From Brevard College, drive right on Broad Street
until you get to the Pisgah Forest intersection (near the
Wal-Mart store). Turn left into Pisgah Forest (Route 276N).
Continue for 7.6 miles and follow the Sliding Rock signs into the
parking lot on the left. There is a $3 per car parking fee.
Comments: One of the most popular places in the forest, especially
for the young who want to get wet and have fun. Wear
shorts, not a swimsuit, as sliding on the rock will tear it.
This is not a hike, but is a 6o foot long falls (with a lifeguard present
most of the summer and on weekends till Labor Day). A fun place
to watch others slide down the rock, or a place to slide
yourself into a 6 foot pool of cold water (50-60 degrees). About
11,000 gallons of water per minute go over the sliding rock
to the pool below. The area has a bathhouse and a deck to view
sliders.
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Sliding Rock
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