Asheville provides a number of opportunities to observe wildlife
Get a chance to see cougars, bears and white-tailed deer on Grandfather Mountain
Watch elk graze in Cataloochee Valley
Observe the annual monarch migration at Hop’n Blueberry Farm
Cruise down the Blue Ridge Parkway to observe a wide range of wildlife
Visit the WNC Nature Center to watch playful otters
Go birding in Chimney Rock State Park for sightings of warblers, owls and rare Peregrine Falcons
Learn about native plants at the Botanical Gardens
There are over 700 species of native and exotic plants. Among them are trees, shrubs, vines, wildflowers, herbs, grasses, sedges, aquatic plants, ferns, mosses, and lichens.
