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Carolina Horse Country - Equestrian Links of Interest
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For years, horse enthusiasts have been drawn to this area because of the rich equestrian heritage it possesses. For over half a century, the tradition of equestrian sport has been a defining characteristic of this community. Tryon, N.C. was the winter training site for the United States Equestrian Team in the 1950's, and today equestrian sporting events still abound in all disciplines.

Carolina Horse Country | Equestrian Heritage

There are three hunt clubs in the area, a carriage club, and an active local horse show circuit. And the whole town gets involved in the annual Block House Steeplechase held every April.

The entire community is very horse oriented, and even those who do not ride are often very involved in the various organizations and events.

FENCE Foothills Equestrian Nature Center

FENCE, the Foothills Equestrian Nature Center, located on 390 beautiful acres serving some five thousand people each year with programs in nature study, outdoor recreation and equestrian competition.

FETA Trails
Tryon Riding & Hunt Club
Carolina Carriage Club
Tryon Hounds
Green Creek Hounds
Foothills Riding Club
Pegasus Design Group
Green Creek Equestrian Park
Equestrian Trails & Conservation Awareness

Arts & Culture
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Tryon NC - Columbus NC - Polk County - NC Mountains
Landrum SC - Campobello SC - Spartanburg County - Upstate SC

If you enjoy a more cultural approach to your leisure time, there are many opportunities to pursue more artistic and creative endeavors. The Tryon Fine Arts Center is very active both artistically and theatrically throughout the year. They have a painters and sculptors guild, a full season of community theater, and a number of other workshops throughout the year.

Kid Senses Children's Interactive Museum
Tryon Fine Arts Center - Tryon NC
Tryon Little Theatre
Tryon Concert Association
Tryon Arts & Crafts, Inc.
Gipson Pottery - Columbus NC
Upstairs Art Space - Tryon NC
Saluda Mountain Jamboree
Carolina Foothills Artisan Center
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
Spartanburg County Arts Center
Spartanburg Community Band
Spartanburg Jazz Ensemble
Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra
BMW Zentrum Museum and Visitors Center
Spartanburg County Museum of Art
Regional Museum of History of Spartanburg County
Greenville Symphony Orchestra
Greenville Pops Orchestra
Carolina Youth Symphony
Peace Center
Carolina Ballet Theatre
Greenville Ballet
Bi-Lo Center - Home of the Greenville Grrrowl Hockeyand the Greenville Groove and venue for concerts, sporting events, and other gatherings.
Center Stage South Carolina - Not-For-Profit Theatre

Metropolitan Arts Council
Greenville County Museum of Art
Greenville Fine Arts Center
American Legion War Museum
Bob Jones University Art Gallery and Museum
Greenville County Museum of Art
Greenville Cultural Exchange Center
Greer Heritage Museum
South Carolina SCV Confederate Museum
Upcountry History Museum

Schools
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Tryon NC - Columbus NC - Polk County - NC Mountains
Landrum SC - Campobello SC - Spartanburg County - Upstate SC

Colleges & Universities

Isothermal Community College - Polk Campus
Converse College - Spartanburg Women only
Wofford College - Spartanburg Co-ed
University of South Carolina Upstate - Spartanburg SC
Greenville Tech - Greenville SC
Furman University - Greenville SC
Spartanburg Methodist
Spartanburg Community College

North Carolina Public Schools

Polk County NC Public Schools - Ranked Among 'America's Best High Schools" by U.S. News & World Report

South Carolina Public Schools

Greenville County Schools - Greenville SC

Spartanburg County District 1 - Campobello, Inman, Landrum

Spartanburg County District 2 - Boiling Springs, Chesnee, Inman, Mayo

Spartanburg County School District 3 - Cowpens, Pacolet, Spartanburg

Spartanburg County District 4 - Woodruff

Spartanburg County District 5 - Duncan, Moore, Reidville, Wellford

Spartanburg County District 6 - Moore, Pauline, Roebuck, Spartanburg

Spartanburg County School District 7 - Spartanburg

Spartanburg County SC Private Schools

Spartanburg Christian Academy
Spartanburg Day School
St Paul the Apostle Catholic School

North Carolina Non-Public Schools

Tryon SDA School, Religious 3 to 9, Tryon NC (828) 859-6889

Parks & Recreation
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Tryon NC - Columbus NC - Polk County - NC Mountains
Landrum SC - Campobello SC - Spartanburg County - Upstate SC

Parks - Hiking Trails
The Palmetto Trail - Blue Wall Passage Trail Guide
Foothills Equestrian Nature Center
Chimney Rock Park
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Green River Gamelands
Norman Wilder Forest
Dupont State Forest
Pisgah National Forest
Jones Gap State Park
Table Rock State Park
Caesars head State Park / Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area
Keowee-Toxaway State Natural Area
Devils Fork State Park
Croft State Natural Area

Hiking - Mountain Biking Trails
Blue Wall Passage - Palmetto Trail
Dupont State Forest
Croft State Natural Area
Brissy Ridge - Paris Mountain State Park (2.6 miles)
Firetower Trail - Paris Mountain State Park (1.6 miles)
Firetower Trail - Paris Mountain State Park (1.6 miles)
Kanuga - Paris Mountain State Park (2 miles)
Mountain Bike Trail - Timmons Park (1.8 mile loop)

Polk County North Carolina (Tryon)
Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE) (3.0 miles)

Spartanburg County South Carolina
Croft State Natural Area
 (Trail Map)
Fairforest Loop (3.5 miles)
Fosters Mill Loop (6.5 miles)
Lake Craig Connector (1.0 mile)
Lake Johnson Loop (2.4 miles)
Lake Johnson/Fairforest Connection (4.5 miles)
Rocky Ridge (3.5 miles

Pearson's Falls - 90 feet high - owned by the Tryon Garden Club and open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Saturday, 12 noon to 6 p.m. Sundays, except Mondays & Tuesday November 1 - March 1 ($3 admission). From downtown Saluda, North Carolina drive south on US 176 through town and turn right onto Pearson Falls Road (SR 1102). Follow for 2.0 miles and look for the sign for Pearson's Falls on the right.

Shunkawauken Falls - 150 feet high - From I-26 at NC 108, drive east toward Columbus for 0.4 miles and turn left onto Houston Road for 0.5 miles. Bear right to stay on Houston Road another 0.6 miles and then turn left onto White Oak Mountain Road. It's 2.0 miles to the upper portion of the falls, which will be on the right. A pull-off will be on the left just before the falls. Visible from the road.

Fishing

Green River Adventures
Lake Adger

Whitewater Rafting
Cherokee Adventures
Endless River Adventures
Nantahala Outdoor Center
River Runners Retreat
Rolling Thunder River Company
Wahoo's Whitewater Rafting
Wildwater Rafting

In addition there are a number of country clubs and public facilities for playing tennis, as well as numerous places to enjoy fishing, hunting, gardening and other outdoor activities.

South Carolina's Palmetto Trail - Blue Wall Passage

Tryon NC - Columbus NC - Polk County - NC Mountains
Landrum SC - Campobello SC - Spartanburg County -Greenville County-Upstate SC

South Carolina's Palmetto Trail The Palmetto Trail is a cross-state trail that is nearly 50% complete with about 250 miles open to the public. The trail is a series of "passages" featuring primitive pathways along knife-edged mountaintops, and sections which are are urban bikeways, greenways and rail-to-trail conversions. A total of 19 passages are currently open for single or multi-day excursions that demonstrate the history, culture, and geography of South Carolina, the Palmettto State.

South Carolina's Palmetto Trail Overview Map

Upon completion, the Palmetto Trail will be a 425+ mile recreational trail that traverses the state of South Carolina. The Trail will begin at Oconee State Park in the upstate and end north of Charleston on the coast. It will consist of several connecting passages that will showcase the unique history, culture, and geography of the Palmetto State.

Each passage is designed for a weekend's enjoyment on the Trail. The Trail will connect the mountains to the sea forming a spine for a network of trails in South Carolina, the genesis of a statewide trail system. The planned trail corridor will run through the counties of Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee, Union, Laurens, Newberry, Fairfield, Richland, Sumter, Clarendon, Orangeburg, Berkeley, and Charleston.

Blue Wall Passage of the Palmetto Trail

The rolling hills of the Carolina Foothills area makes the Blue Wall Passage the "crown jewel" of the Palmetto Trail. Five miles of the trail run through the Nature Conservancy's Blue Wall Preserve. The preserve is the eastermost portion of the Blue Ridge Escarpment and offers beautiful mountain views, old forests, and clear ponds and streams to hikers. Another three miles of the trail meander through the Foothills Equestrian Nature Center, a first class equestrian facility and environmental education center near Tryon NC. Country roads and urban sidewalks connect these two trailheads. The trail also travels through the heart of downtown Landrum SC offering access to shopping and restaurants in this charming small town.

Blue Wall Passage Printable Guide

South Carolina's Palmetto Trail - Blue Wall Passage

 

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Tryon NC - Columbus NC - Polk County - NC Mountains
Landrum SC - Campobello SC - Spartanburg County -Greenville County-Upstate SC

Avid golfers are sure to find a favorite in one of the many public and private courses in the immediate area. For the real golf enthusiasts, Pinehurst and the mountain village of Highlands, in North Carolina and the coastal communities at Kiawah Resort, Wild Dunes, and Hilton Head Island in South Carolina afford wonderful opportunities for a weekend getaway. (These are just a few of the golfing resorts within a convenient commute from the area.)

Carolina Foothills Golf

Local Golf Courses & Country Clubs
Tryon Country Club
Red Fox Country Club
Links O' Tryon
Cliffs Golf & Mountain Communities
Meadowbrook Golf Course
Cleghorn Plantation

Public Tennis Courts
Harmon Field, Tryon, NC
Polk County High School, Columbus, NC
Landrum High School, Landrum, SC

Land Conservation Information
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Our area is very conservation minded, as a result we have several organizations in the area that can give you information about conservation.

Conservation Easement and Land Use Planning Services available through our exclusive relationship with Greenspace Consultants (creators of Greenspace of Fairview and Cotton Patch of North Carolina). Call Madelon Wallace 864-316-3484

Pacolet Area Conservancy ( PAC )
Spartanburg Area Conservancy
Upstate Forever
Blue Ridge Forever
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy
Palmetto Conservation
SC Conservation Bank
Conservation Trust for North Carolina
Saluda-Reedy Watershed Consortium
Polk County NC Cooperative Extension - Environment
Sierra Club - Bertram Group of the SC Chapter

Transportation - By Air - By Rail
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Tryon NC - Columbus NC - Polk County - NC Mountains
Landrum SC - Campobello SC - Spartanburg County -Greenville County-Upstate SC

Air Transportation
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)
Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)

Rail Service
Amtrak- Crescent Route
Serving both Greenville and Spartanburg SC

Lodging - Accommodations - Bed & Breakfast Inns
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Tryon NC - Columbus NC - Polk County - NC Mountains
Landrum SC - Campobello SC - Spartanburg County -Greenville County-Upstate SC

Barking Fox Farm - Pet Friendly Bed & Breakfast Inn
890 Greenwood Road
Landrum, SC 29356
(864) 457-7300

The Historic Melrose Inn
55 Melrose Avenue
Tryon, NC 28782
(828) 859-7014
E-mail: innkeepers@themelroseinn.com

The Mimosa Inn
One Mimosa Inn
Tryon, NC. 28782
(828) 859-7688
E-mail: mimosainn@charter.net

Pine Crest Inn & Restaurant
85 Pine Crest Lane
Tryon, North Carolina 28782
(800) 633-3001
(828) 859-9135
www.pinecrestinn.com

The Stone Hedge Inn
222 Stone Hedge Lane
P.O. Box 366
Tryon, NC 28782
(800) 859-1974
E-mail: stonehedgeinn@alltel.net

The Red Horse Inn
310 N Campbell Road
Landrum SC 29356
(864) 895-4968
(864) 895-4968
E-mail: theredhorseinn@aol.com

Butterfly Creek Inn
780 Smith Dairy Road
Columbus NC 28722
(828) 894-6393
E-mail: butterflycreek@alltel.net

Country Mouse Inn
120 North Trade Avenue
Landrum, South Carolina 29356
(864) 457-4061
Toll Free (866) 339-8701
E-mail: countrymouseinn@aol.com

Restaurants
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Landrum SC Restaurants

Stone Soup
1522 E. Rutherford Street
Landrum SC 29356
(864) 457-5255
http://stonesoupoflandrum.com

The Hare & Hound Pub
101 East Rutherford Street
Landrum SC 29356
(864) 457-3232
http://www.thehareandhound.com

The Lake Lanier Tea House
351 East Lakeshore Drive
Landrum SC 29356
(864) 457-5423
http://www.lakelanierteahouse.com

The Drake House
511 North Howard Avenue
Landrum SC 29356
(864) 457-2533
http://www.drakehouselandrumsc.com

Tryon-Columbus NC Restaurants

10 North Trade Cafe Bakery
10 North Trade Street
Tryon, NC 28782
(828) 859-3010
http://www.10northtrade.com

Larkins Carolina Grill
155 West Mills Street
Columbus, NC 28722
(828) 894-8800
http://www.larkinscarolinagrill.com

The Brick Pizzeria
214 East Mills Street
Columbus, NC 28722
(828) 894-2299
http://thebrick-pizzeria.com

Saluda Restaurants

The Purple Onion
16 Main Streett
Saluda, NC 28773
(828)749-1179
http://www.purpleonionsaluda.com

Saluda Grade Cafe
40 Main Street
Saluda, NC 28773
(828)749-5854
http://www.saludagradecafe.com

Green River BBQ Restaurant & Catering
131 Hwy 176
Saluda, NC 28773
(828)749-9900
http://www.greenriverbbq.com

Saluda Wine & Cheese Market
101 Main Street
Saluda, NC 28773
(828)749-WINE
http://www.saludawine.com

Wineries [-]

Green Creek Winery
413 Gilbert Road
Columbus, NC 28722-6494
(828) 863-2182
http://www.greencreekwinery.com/

Biltmore Winery
1 Approach Road
Asheville, NC 28803-8900
828-225-6280
http://www.biltmore.com/visit/Antler_Hill_Village/winery/default.asp

Rock House Vineyards
1525 Turner Road
Tryon, NC 828-863-2784
http://www.rockhousevineyards.com

 

 

 

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