Haywood County

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CLIMATE

Haywood County offers a healthy climate and an abundance of pure, cold spring water. The summer days are rarely excessively hot. The evenings and nights are invariably cool. Blessed with four full seasons, the mean annual temperature is 54.5°F. The mean maximum temperature in July is 71.3°F, and the mean minimum temperature in January is 38.9°F. The average rainfall is 45.13 inches, and the average snowfall is 12.5 inches.

RECREATION

Haywood County is truly a place that everyone wants to call home once they have visited. Though not plagued with the rush of city living, all of the amenities are available to residents, with the added benefits of the beautiful mountain vistas and an interesting variety of recreations. Form mountain golfing at six country clubs to hiking and camping, there is something for everyone.

Over one-third of the county includes portions of the Pisgah National Forest, Shining Rock Wilderness Area and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. There are six campgrounds in the national parks and 18 commercial campgrounds throughout the county. Within these preserves there are hiking trails and horse trails that offer the true removal from civilization for a day, or longer, with primitive camping available throughout. Lake Junaluska Assembly, the World Methodist Religious Center, is built around 250-acre Lake Junaluska, halfway between Waynesville and Maggie Valley. A walking path that follows completely around the lake allows anyone the opportunity to enjoy the mountain open-air experience. Within short drives of Haywood County are numerous lakes that afford the water sports enthusiast an enjoyable outing. Catalooche Ski Slopes boasts an elevation of 5,400 feet, offering eight ski slopes with trails for beginners and experts. And the Maggie Valley Moonlight Race, one of the top ten 5-mile races in America, attracts world-class each year. The back-to-nature experience that allows us to be in touch with our surroundings and ourselves is prevalent in Haywood County.

Along with several outdoor activities, Haywood County also offers visitors and residents several arts and entertainment venues. Ghost Town in the Sky, located in Maggie Valley, is an "Old West" amusement park offering visitors thirty different rides, including the famous "Red Devil" roller coaster, and entertainment for the entire family. Soco Garden Zoo is another attraction located in Maggie Valley. The Stompin' Ground in Maggie Valley is known as the "Clogging Capital of the World." This 2,000-seat music hall features the greatest mountain cloggers and country music ever assembled anywhere. Folkmoot USA is a July festival that features traditional dancing by performing groups from around the world. Folkmoot USA has been listed by the Southeastern Tourism Society as one of the top Twenty Tourism Events in the Southeast. Musicians and dancers from around the globe, dressed in their native costumes, perform through the Western North Carolina area during this annual event. The Haywood Arts Council programming includes plays, musical performances and school programs. Several arts organizations, such as the Haywood Arts Repertory Theater, Haywood Crafts Association and the Haywood Writers now provide arts programming in the area of their specialty, assisted by the Arts Council.

HEALTH CARE

Haywood County offers quality and comprehensive health care for its citizens. There are over sixty physicians and approximately twenty dentists practicing in the county. Specialties include family and internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, urology, gastroenterology, cardiology, orthopedics, ophthalmology, vascular surgery and dermatology. Haywood County Regional Medical Center is located in the center of the county and is a modern, 200-bed acute care facility.

EDUCATION

Haywood County schools rank consistently among the top school systems in the state. This is a result of the great commitment to education by the parents and the community at large. Haywood Community College is one of the finest community colleges in North Carolina and the Southeastern United States. There are 32 curricula programs offered, as well as hundreds of Adult Basic Education, Occupational Extension and Arts and Crafts courses at various off-campus locations throughout Haywood County. Western Carolina University at Cullowhee and the University of North Carolina at Asheville, both a part of the North Carolina University System, are within close proximity of Haywood County (each about a 30-minute drive from Waynesville).

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