Welcome to Haywood County
If you are new to Haywood County, considering a move to the area or even if you’ve been here a while, allow us to give you a proper introduction to the region. If it is winter, enjoy a book in a comfortable chair away from the outdoor chill while curled up next to a fire. If spring, go on a hike and enjoy the splendor of wildflowers peeking through the tender grass; in summer, pick a spot near any of the cool, quiet streams that are plentiful in the area, or if it is fall, park yourself beneath any of the vibrantly colored maple or oak trees that make Haywood County a travel destination for thousands during the color season.
Whatever the setting, inside this guide you will find the essentials any newcomer will need to know about their new home. What is not so easily displayed through words and pictures will be the warm southern hospitality that awaits you as work with your builder, real estate agent, landlord or those who help you sign up for services you will need to get settled in a basic routine.
You will most likely find surprises wherever you turn. When the third weekend of July comes around, you’ll marvel at Folkmoot, North Carolina’s official international folk festival that puts local residents in personal contact with musicians and dancers from across the globe.
Or you can learn about the local history behind Charles Frazer’s best-selling novel and movie “Cold Mountain,” during the Cold Mountain Heritage Tour. Throughout the summer you will find festivals and craft fairs in Waynesville, Maggie Valley and Canton, and come Labor Day, you can take in Canton‚s legendary festivities that have marked the holiday for more than 100 years.
You’ll find the schools are top-notch and plenty of youth leagues for children, whether they enjoy soccer, baseball or football. There is plenty of opportunity to keep fit at full-blown recreation/fitness centers in Waynesville and Clyde or any of the smaller facilities across the county. Those who enjoy the outdoors will find a plethora of hiking trails, fishing holes, biking routes or outdoor parks in our county, which neighbors the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Pisgah National Forest.
Once settled in, learn about current issues and keep up with new developments each Monday, Wednesday and Friday through The Mountaineer, Haywood County‚s family owned newspaper that has served the county for nearly 135 years.
You have chosen wisely if you are new to Haywood County. Welcome to our small corner of paradise.
Jonathan Key, Owner/Publisher
Mountaineer Publishing Co., Inc.
Whatever the setting, inside this guide you will find the essentials any newcomer will need to know about their new home. What is not so easily displayed through words and pictures will be the warm southern hospitality that awaits you as work with your builder, real estate agent, landlord or those who help you sign up for services you will need to get settled in a basic routine.
You will most likely find surprises wherever you turn. When the third weekend of July comes around, you’ll marvel at Folkmoot, North Carolina’s official international folk festival that puts local residents in personal contact with musicians and dancers from across the globe.
Or you can learn about the local history behind Charles Frazer’s best-selling novel and movie “Cold Mountain,” during the Cold Mountain Heritage Tour. Throughout the summer you will find festivals and craft fairs in Waynesville, Maggie Valley and Canton, and come Labor Day, you can take in Canton‚s legendary festivities that have marked the holiday for more than 100 years.
You’ll find the schools are top-notch and plenty of youth leagues for children, whether they enjoy soccer, baseball or football. There is plenty of opportunity to keep fit at full-blown recreation/fitness centers in Waynesville and Clyde or any of the smaller facilities across the county. Those who enjoy the outdoors will find a plethora of hiking trails, fishing holes, biking routes or outdoor parks in our county, which neighbors the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Pisgah National Forest.
Once settled in, learn about current issues and keep up with new developments each Monday, Wednesday and Friday through The Mountaineer, Haywood County‚s family owned newspaper that has served the county for nearly 135 years.
You have chosen wisely if you are new to Haywood County. Welcome to our small corner of paradise.
Jonathan Key, Owner/Publisher
Mountaineer Publishing Co., Inc.