Thompson Community Center Phone Number and Contact Information

Asheville Regional Airport 1 hr 18

Reece Museum (13 min)
Museum at East Tennessee State University with historical & contemporary exhibits on Appalachia.

Tweetsie Trail Trailhead (6 min)

Just Jump Trampoline Park (14 min)

Tipton-Haynes Historic Site (6 min)
State historic site spread over 45 acres featuring 18th-century structures, trails & a museum.

Jacob's Nature Park (7 min)

George L. Carter railroad museum (13 min)

Winged Deer Park (16 min)
Sprawling park featuring softball & soccer fields, an 18-hole disc golf course & paved trails.

Cherokee National Forest (28 min)
Forest, waterfall, hiking, camping, and wilderness

Rocky Mount State Historic Site (18 min)
Living history museum featuring a 1971 log house & outbuildings, with costumed actors & exhibits.

Fort Watauga (10 min)
Rebuilt colonial-era fort originally built in 1776 to defend against Native American attacks.

Boone Lake (19 min)
Public dam & reservoir featuring a recreational lake for boating, fishing & swimming.

Buffalo Mountain Park (10 min)
Hilly, dog-friendly nature area offering forested hiking trails to waterfalls & panoramic overlooks.

Elizabethton Covered Bridge (16 min)

Tannery Knobs Mountain Bike Park (9 min)

Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park (8 min)
Interpretive exhibits on 18th-century history plus a trail with signs detailing events of the area.