Mountain Farm Museum

A must visit place if you are in Cherokee

Awesome place to visit

Very fun! Has a visitor area, restrooms and a relaxing trail by the river. You get to see how people of the Appalachians lived in the old days before electricity and tractors for farming. The river trail is very beautiful and you can even stick your feet on the water at one part of the trail.

When we arrived at the open field before farm, we encountered 5 Elk, 4 Cows and 1 Baby...I then heard the Bull Elk buggle from behind the hard woods , we went to Farm and it was then we could hear the Bull Elk buggle again and it was close...we used the restrooms and followed the sound of the Bull...he was across the river that runs along the farm in preRutt...because full Rutt for the elk runs from Sept thru October each yr...we got there abt 2:30pm...it was cloudy...the elk don't like the full sun, they will stay in Hardwood trees to be in the shade...they frequently go into the river in the heat of the day as well...nYou can see the elk best early a.m. and late p.m. daily, there are 2 large bull elk at the farm...one older and one younger that is the more majestic one...older bull had 9 in his hiram and the younger Bull had 25 in his herd...so we will make a whole weekend to come up to see the full Rutt in play!!! So exciting to see ...in Sept and October you can not be out in the fields from your vehicle as the Bull Elk will look at that as a challenge and may charge you...so for your safety stay in your vehicle and be ready for ANYTHING!!! Welcome Farm Homestead has a gift shop, vending machines and restrooms available to walk, & some outside benches to sit on...you can also walk the farm, just be on the lookout, the elk walk in and around the farm...Maggie Valley have some elk as well...and Cataloochee Valley is the largest herds of elk in NC...you have to go all the way into the valley to witness and see them...May your Visit here be just as exciting as ours...The SmithClan

Beautiful! Love the historical facts.