Little Tennessee River US Highway 441 South, 828-369-5295, This scenic river offers unparalleled wade fishing opportunities, smallmouth action, and breathtaking scenery. The river is also great for canoeing and tubing.

Appletree Group Camp 24 Miles West of Franklin on Andres Road, 828-524-6441, Located on the Nantahala River and adjacent to several trails, this wilderness camp features four sites with restrooms and one shower facility and is available to groups of ten or more people by reservation only.

Chunky Gal Stables 10981 Highway 64 East, Franklin, NC 28904, Hayesville, 828-389-4175, You can enjoy guided horseback excursions through clean and scenic forest service trails at these stables that also offers horse training services, riding lessons, and short and long term boarding. 

Dillard House Stables 105 Old Dillard Highway, Franklin, NC 30537, Dillard, GA, 706-746-2038, Horseback riding through beautiful and picturesque mountain trails that feature lush mountain forests, scenic overlooks, and majestic waterfalls is offered by these stables with experienced guides that can lead riders through thirty minute or one hour farm rides, one hour river rides, one and a half hour trail rides, or all day trail rides available.

Turning Stones Fly Fishing, LLC 2504 Highlands Road, Franklin, NC 28734, 724-986-2652, Turning Stones Fly Fishing, LLC offers fly fishing instruction, two day fly fishing schools, Steelhead fishing trips, over one mile of private trophy trout water, just minutes from Franklin and Highlands, NC and numerous other streams from delayed harvest water, like the Nantahala and the Tuckasegee, to high country wild trout fishing for wild browns and rainbows to native brook trout!  more...

Andy's Trout Farm Betty's Creek Road, Dillard, GA 30537, 706-746-2550, Located on 325 acres of scenic mountain land, this trout farm offers a great place to get away and enjoy nature and fishing. The hatchery offers, for a slight fee, the chance to catch your supper from their trout ponds, and also provides one or two-bedroom cabins that are set amidst beautiful wooded scenery and have kitchens stocked with the basics, combination bath and showers, and two double beds. Visitors can take to the lake in paddle boats, tour the hatchery, and children can enjoy a ride on Andy's Kiddie Train while visiting here.

Aquatic Adventures 1025 Bethel Church Road, Franklin, NC 28734, 828-524-7532, Captain Fred Eldredge has been a resident of Franklin for over 30 years and is well trained in fly casting instruction and local flies and offers guided stream and lake trips for trout and bass. more...

Fish and Game Management Enterprise P.O. Box 302, Cherokee, NC, 828-497-5201, Fishing is available year round on 30 miles of easily accessible trout streams at this location that is open from the last Saturday in March through the end of February.

Great Smoky Mountain Fish Camp 81 Bennett Road, Franklin, NC 28734, 828-369-5295, At this fish camp, professional guides will lead fishing excursions on the Little Tennessee and Tuckaseegee Rivers. Other activities include canoe floats and rentals, mountain biking and bike rentals, guided hikes and campouts. There is also an RV park and campground on the banks of the Little Tennessee River. more... 

Mashburn Trout Farm 2868 Ellijay Road, Franklin, NC 28734, 828-524-4764, This large trout farm and hatchery offers visitors the chance to catch beautiful trout for a small fee. 

Franklin Golf Course 255 First Fairway Drive, Franklin, NC 28734, 828-524-2288, A nine hole, par 36 golf course with a 3,080-yard layout. Amenities include a putting green, pool, a fully stocked pro shop, snack bar, driving range, and a club repair shop.  more...

Mill Creek Resort & Country Club 341 Country Club Drive, Franklin, NC 28734, 828-524-6458, 800-533-3916, Located in the Appalachian foothills of Western North Carolina, this 18 hole, par 72 championship golf course with tennis facilities is situated in a valley 2,500 feet above sea level. The course was designed by Bruce Devlin.  more...

Parker Meadows Golf Course 1272 Maxwell Home Road, Franklin, NC 28734, 828-369-8008, A nine hole executive golf course.

Sky Valley Golf & Ski Resort 696 Sky Valley Way #1, Sky Valley, GA 30537, 706-746-5303, 800-437-2416, Sky Valley is an 18-hole championship golf course which lies in a mountain valley on the North Georgia and North Carolina line. Patrons will be surrounded by high mountains, streams, water falls, lakes, and lush vegetation. A driving range and a fully stocked pro shop are on site. more...

Rufus Morgan Trail Forest Service Road 388, 828-524-3161, This easy one mile loop trail passes through a cove hardwood stand, goes past a beautiful waterfall, and continues through a timber harvest unit.

We Be Hiking 231 Sloan Road, Franklin, NC 28744, 828-349-5210, We Be Hiking provides guided half-day, full-day, and overnight backpacking hikes for women of all experience levels that are a challenge to the spirit, mind, and body. more...

Great Smoky Mountains Fish Camp 81 Bennett Road, Franklin, NC 28734, 828-369-5295, Specializing in guided fishing trips on the Little Tennessee and Tuskaseegee Rivers, this full service outfitter and guide service also provides overnight trips and hikes in the National Park and offers canoe floats and rentals, as well as mountains and road bike rentals. An RV park and campground are also on site. 

Ocoee Adventure Center Highway 64 in Ducktown Copperhill, TN, This full service outfit center offers not only white water rafting, but also many other activities, such as kayak instructions, mountain biking, and adventure travel. A variety of rafting adventures are available using different sections of the Ocoee River and taking advantage of the dam-controlled releases of water to create an adventure that is suitable for any level of experience and adventure.

Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters 75 Mae Johnson Way, Franklin, NC 28901, Located in Andrews, 828-321-2210, Christian wilderness camp open year-round. Extreme sports include whitewater rafting, rappelling, mountain boarding, paintball, high and low ropes courses, and much more. Two worship services with a high-energy house band and three hot meals are provided daily. Housing in cabins, dorms, MASH-style tents.

Turning Stones Fly Fishing, LLC 2504 Highlands Road, Franklin, NC 28734, 724-986-2652, Turning Stones Fly Fishing, LLC offers fly fishing instruction, two day fly fishing schools, Steelhead fishing trips, over one mile of private trophy trout water, and numerous other streams from delayed harvest water, to high country wild trout fishing for wild browns and rainbows to native brook trout! With over 25 years of trout fishing experience in the Eastern Appalachian mountains and beyond, you will be taken on professionally guided wade fishing trips to the location which best fits your ability. All equipment is provided including rods, flies, waders, lunch, ect.

Wildwater Ltd. Rafting 1251 Academy Road, Franklin, NC 29658, Long Creek, SC, 864-647-9587, 800-451-9972, One of the finest whitewater rafting outfitters in the nation, this full service outfitter company specializes in professional whitewater rafting on the Chattanooga, Nantahala, Pigeon, and Ocoee Rivers. more...