Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountain is going home; that wildness is necessity; that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life. John Muir

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Laurel Park hosts a panoramic view of the Blue Ridge and Pisgah Mountains

Jump Off Rock has a legend that over 300 years ago a young Cherokee Indian maiden received word that her young Indian Chief had been killed in battle, so she climbed to the edge of the rock and jumped off.

Jump Off Rock can be accessed by taking 5th Ave West, which is also called Laurel Park Hwy out of Hendersonville. It is a nice curvy drive with sunlight shining through the canopy of trees. The park is at the end. If you go before noon the mountains face the sun which is nice for picture taking but sunsets can bring out some very nice colors.

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