Maggie Valley, North Carolina
A mountain town strung along Soco Road at about 3,000 feet, between Waynesville and the Great Smoky Mountains. What is open, where to eat and where to shop, measured from the cabins.
In Maggie Valley
Places in town, with road times from the cabins.
Wheels Through Time Museum
Museum of over 300 rare American motorcycles and cars
4 min
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds
Town event venue for car and truck shows, motorcycle rallies and craft fairs
4 min
Cataloochee Ski Area
North Carolina’s first ski area: 18 slopes, 5 lifts, night skiing and full snowmaking
15 min
Tube World
Snow tubing run by Cataloochee on Soco Road
6 min
Soco Falls
Twin waterfall off US-19 below Soco Gap, with a short, steep trail to a viewing deck
13 min
Maggie Valley Club golf course
18-hole course with public tee times and a bar and grill
5 min
Fantasy Golf and Game Room
Mini golf and arcade on Soco Road
4 min
Where to eat
Open as of October 2026. Waynesville is about 13 minutes away.
Joey’s Pancake House
5 min
Breakfast diner on Soco Road since 1966. Expect a line.
Pop’s Butts on the Creek
3 min
Barbecue in a rustic cabin by the creek.
J. Arthur’s Restaurant
3 min
Family-run steakhouse since 1986. Prime rib, dinner only.
Frankie’s Italian Trattoria
3 min
Italian with a full bar. Dogs welcome on the patio.
BearWaters Bistro Creekside
5 min
Restaurant with a patio over Jonathan Creek.
Carver’s Maggie Valley Restaurant
3 min
Breakfast, lunch and dinner since 1952.
Country Vittles Family Style Restaurant
4 min
Family-style breakfast and dinner.
Maggie Valley Breakfast Depot
3 min
Breakfast and brunch.
Frog Level Brewing Co.
13 min
Creekside brewery and pub in the Frog Level district.
Boojum Brewery Taproom
14 min
Downtown taproom and kitchen on Main Street.
Sweet Onion Restaurant
13 min
Southern cooking just off Main Street.
Groceries and essentials
There is no supermarket inside Maggie Valley. Stock up in Waynesville on the way in.
Soco Groceries and Shell
Maggie Valley
6 min
Ingles, Waynesville
Waynesville
13 min
Publix, Waynesville
Waynesville
12 min
Food Lion, Clyde
Clyde
13 min
Walmart Supercenter, Waynesville
Waynesville
15 min
BC Pharmacy
Maggie Valley
3 min
CVS Pharmacy
Waynesville
10 min
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde
13 min
Mercy Urgent Care
Waynesville
11 min
Maple Tree Veterinary Hospital
Waynesville
9 min
Lake Junaluska walking path
Lake Junaluska
9 min
Elk walk through town
The elk herd lives in Cataloochee Valley, about an hour from the cabins, and some wander through Maggie Valley itself. The fall rut runs roughly mid-September through October, when the park closes the fields to people.
Stay at least 25 yards away in the park and 100 yards in town, and never feed or approach them.
Weather by month
NOAA 1991 to 2020 averages for Waynesville. The cabins sit about 500 feet higher and run a few degrees cooler.
Jan
47°
24° low
Feb
50°
26° low
Mar
57°
32° low
Apr
66°
40° low
May
73°
48° low
Jun
79°
57° low
Jul
82°
60° low
Aug
81°
59° low
Sep
76°
53° low
Oct
67°
41° low
Nov
58°
31° low
Dec
50°
26° low
Snow averages about 11 inches a year, most of it December through March. Cataloochee Ski Area makes snow and usually opens in mid to late November.
