South Toe General Store

06/10/2025

Fresh local eggs 🥚

05/26/2025

I don't like to say "Happy Memorial Day." I know it's not a happy day for those of you who have lost loved ones. I am sure it's not happy for those who have served or fought in battles.
I want to say thank you! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your sacrifice ♥️John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

05/26/2025

We are open till 8PM! Come on over, drink some coffee and sit awhile ☺️

05/23/2025

Hey all hikers!Some good news of some open trails from US Forest Service announces more trail, rec site reopenings across Helene-damaged Appalachian Ranger District

Visitors urged to use extra caution when visiting the Pisgah National Forest

MARS HILL, N.C. (May 23, 2025) – In preparation for Memorial Day weekend, the USDA Forest Service announced today that several trails and recreation sites damaged by Hurricane Helene have reopened across the Appalachian Ranger District on the Pisgah National Forest.

With the support of partners and volunteers, the Forest Service has successfully cleared 227 miles of trails on the Appalachian Ranger District since the storm struck last year, accounting for 70 percent of the district’s trails. This includes more than 114 miles of the Appalachian Trail.

Recently reopened sites include:

Carolina Hemlock Campground
Murray Branch Picnic Area
Stackhouse Boat Launch
Roaring Fork Falls Trail
Colbert Ridge Trail
Woody Ridge
Black Mountain Crest Trail (from Bowlen’s Creek Rd to Deep Gap)
Big Butt Trail

The Appalachian Ranger District has surveyed and cleared nearly 240 miles of roads across the district to date, accounting for nearly 76 percent of the district’s roads and providing improved access to first responders and local residents.

While the majority of the trails on the Appalachian Ranger District have reopened, several popular areas, such as Shope Creek, Big Ivy and portions of South Toe, remain closed due to ongoing public safety hazards. Violating Helene-related closure orders on the Pisgah National Forest can divert valuable time and resources from recovery efforts.

When visiting sites that have reopened, the public should use extra caution when spending time in the Pisgah National Forest this summer, as conditions on the ground may have changed since Helene. In addition, larger crowds can be expected over the holiday weekend.

The following recreation sites and trails remain closed.

Yancey County (Includes South Toe, Mount Mitchell)

· TR 179 Black Mountain Crest trail from Deep Gap to Mount Mitchell State Park

· TR 191A Big Tom Gap

· TR 190 Mt. Mitchell

· TR 190A Higgins Bald

· TR 197 Setrock

· TR 200 South River Loop

· TR 200A North River Loop

· TR 182 Green K**b

· TR 186 Bald K**b Ridge

· TR 1006 Briar Bottom Bike

· TR 201 S. Toe Fishing Access

· TR 192 Devil’s Den Nature

· FSR 472 South Toe River Road

· FSR 472F Black Mtn

· FSR 5544 Briar Bottom Group FSR 2074 Neals Creek

· FSR 5511 Seven Mile Ridge

· FSR 5500A Hunt Camp

· Black Mountain Campground

· Briar Bottom Campground

For more information openings and closings across the entire Pisgah National Forest, visit www.fs.usda.gov/nfsnc and follow the National Forests in North Carolina on Facebook at www.facebook.com/nfsnc.

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