About French Broad River Area
This area’s wooded mountainsides and creek gorges are linked by an extensive road and trail system. Activities include fishing, hiking, horseback riding, creek play and camping. At Paint Creek, camping, fishing, swimming and picnicking are popular activities. Other water-based opportunities include driving along scenic Brush Creek or exploring warm-water Allen Branch or Paint Creek ponds. Enjoy the scenery from horseback on 35 miles of multi-use trails, also open to mountain bikers and hikers. The Appalachian Scenic Trail lies along the eastern edge of this area. - [French Broad River Area Map](http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5262812.pdf) - [French Broad River Area Guide](http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5275529.pdf)
- Managed by: Cherokee National Forest
- Where: 7 mi northwest of Hot Springs, NC · 35.94303, -82.93587
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Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Jun & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.
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Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 20 mi
Propane: 16.2 mi