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About Sycamore Flats Picnic Shelter
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (24)
What Guests Are Saying
Sycamore Flats Picnic Shelter is a beautifully restored area with clean restrooms and ample shade, making it an excellent choice for family gatherings and activities like tubing and fishing. The site offers spacious picnic tables, charcoal grills, and easy access to walking trails and the river. While parking can be limited and some bathroom facilities were out of order, visitors generally had a positive experience and expressed a desire to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Sycamore Flats Picnic Shelter is a beautifully restored area with clean restrooms and ample shade, making it an excellent choice for family gatherings and activities like tubing and fishing. The site offers spacious picnic tables, charcoal grills, and easy access to walking trails and the river. While parking can be limited and some bathroom facilities were out of order, visitors generally had a positive experience and expressed a desire to return.
Review Summary
Susan H
August 28, 2022
The covered shed is perfect for a family reunion, birthday parties, or just getting together for a picnic. It provides protection from the rain and shade from the sunshine. The kids and the adults love to play in the river and the road around Sycamore Flats is a perfect place to stretch out your legs when you arrive. You are close to Whitewater Falls, Sliding Rock and so much more in the forest. It's a short drive to the Cradle of Forestry or the Blue Ridge Parkway is always a fun adventure.
Of course, reservations are a requirement, and a fee is charged but this ensures your location to the only covered shed there.
Susan H
August 28, 2022
The covered shed is perfect for a family reunion, birthday parties, or just getting together for a picnic. It provides protection from the rain and shade from the sunshine. The kids and the adults love to play in the river and the road around Sycamore Flats is a perfect place to stretch out your legs when you arrive. You are close to Whitewater Falls, Sliding Rock and so much more in the forest. It's a short drive to the Cradle of Forestry or the Blue Ridge Parkway is always a fun adventure.
Of course, reservations are a requirement, and a fee is charged but this ensures your location to the only covered shed there.
Sherri S
August 5, 2023
Nice shady spot next to the Davidson River at the Pisgah Forest entrance! Bathrooms are handy and clean. Good grassy area for corn hole or croquet. Prepare to arrive early and bring something to hold your parking spaces as they are not marked and the park fills up fast!
Sherri S
August 5, 2023
Nice shady spot next to the Davidson River at the Pisgah Forest entrance! Bathrooms are handy and clean. Good grassy area for corn hole or croquet. Prepare to arrive early and bring something to hold your parking spaces as they are not marked and the park fills up fast!
Cody C
July 6, 2025
The shelter was nice and the access to the river was a lot of fun! We had about 35 people there and felt there was more than enough room. Parking gets very limited, so plan to go much earlier and claim some spots. There were other people there when we showed up and we told them we had it reserved. They “claimed” they did too but couldn’t provide their email confirmation. We had ours, showed it to them, and had to ask them to leave. Also, out of 4 bathrooms, only two worked, and one sink. That wasn’t ideal, but it was satisfactory. We would rent it again.
Cody C
July 6, 2025
The shelter was nice and the access to the river was a lot of fun! We had about 35 people there and felt there was more than enough room. Parking gets very limited, so plan to go much earlier and claim some spots. There were other people there when we showed up and we told them we had it reserved. They “claimed” they did too but couldn’t provide their email confirmation. We had ours, showed it to them, and had to ask them to leave. Also, out of 4 bathrooms, only two worked, and one sink. That wasn’t ideal, but it was satisfactory. We would rent it again.
Sandra D
May 1, 2026
Beautiful clean site. A trash can would be nice.
Sandra D
May 1, 2026
Beautiful clean site. A trash can would be nice.
Althea D
May 29, 2026
Such a great spot and accessible for folks to easily get to from town! Thank you!
Tamula E
June 13, 2026
The pavilion is and was the perfect place for my family gathering. We had enough room to play corn hole, ring toss, bingo, the smaller kids were able to run freely without disturbing the adults. Sycamore Flats Pisgah Forest is a great place to have gathering especially if they are large. Yard cut bathrooms clean, the grills were cleaned and ready to go also tables were really spacious. Over all an excellent experience thank you.
Location & Directions for Sycamore Flats Picnic Shelter
1600 Pisgah Hwy, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 United States
Elevation: 651 ft
Getting There
The facility is located along Hwy 276 (Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway) approximately 1 mi from the intersection of Hwy 280 and US 64 in Pisgah Forest, NC, and approximately 15 mi from the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Highway access
The facility is accessible via Hwy 276, which is part of the Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway. It is located approximately 1 mile from the intersection of Hwy 280 and US 64.
Nearby National Park
Cataloochee Entrance
Approximate driving time: over 1 hr (67 min)
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
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Last updated: October 7, 2026
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