Franklin, NC; Mountain Treasures. Simple Pleasures

Macon County EDC
Main Street Program
Macon County Schools
Mountain High BBQ & Music Festival
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
Real Estate Buyers Guide
Forest Service Office

Franklin Board of Realtors

An Appalachian Trail Community

The Macon County Quilt Trails
Blue Ridge Heritage
Great Smoky Mtn National Park
Smoky Mountain Host

LIVE Web Cam

Downtown Franklin

Mountain View

Hello from Franklin, North Carolina. We extend a sincere invitation to "Enjoy the Beauty and Discover the Life" that awaits you in the beautiful mountains of Southwestern North Carolina. Located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. Come to a place where beautiful scenery, hiking, gem mining, fishing, history and Southern hospitality are a way of life

Franklin is proud to be a North Carolina Main Street Town and an official Appalachian Trail Community. We are also excited to be a part of the Macon County Quilt Trails .

Whether just for a visit or for the rest of your life, you will find that you are always welcome here in Franklin, North Carolina.

Click on Month for Events
and Details for that Month

May 18
Little Big Town & Restless Heart
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts

May 26
7th Annual Strawberry Festival
Memorial United Methodist Church

May 26
AllStar Weened
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts

Road Conditions/Closings

Worried about inclement weather? Here are two links that will keep you rolling when the weather gets bad.

National Park Service
Department of Transportation

Read2Me Macon County

Click here to visit website

Need a Map?

Need Directions? Get where you are going with the highly detailed map of Macon County. Available at the Franklin Chamber.

Visitors Guide

Click here for download

Chamber Happenings

Click here for Chamber Happenings

KCBS BBQ Festival

August 10 & 11, 2012.
Click here for details

UGO Tour

Ugo Tour NC Mountains, is the Official Travel and Tour Guide App for Western North Carolina's spectacular Blue Ridge Mountains. Ugotour NC Mountains Sponsors: Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, North Carolina Department of Transportation, NC Scenic Byways, Smoky Mountain Host and Storypoint Media.

It's a full-featured visitor guide on your iPhone, Android, iPad or iPod Touch. Access a large variety of fun and informative, professionally developed, photo & video tours with Interactive GPS maps which indicate current location and guide you to all points of interest on the tour. Additional information such as phone numbers, websites, directions and text deliver all the information needed for the seasoned traveler, or the next family vacation.

Learn more and DOWNLOAD the APP!