Contact and directions
The inn is at 1283 Blue Boar Road, in Graham County, North Carolina, in the Nantahala National Forest. Below are the phone number, the address, how the drive in actually goes, and a form if writing suits you better than talking.
How to reach us
If your question is about dates, a particular suite, bringing a dog or bringing a boat, a two-minute call will settle it faster than anything else.
828-479-8126
reservations@oldblueboar.com
Robbinsville, NC 28771
Graham County
Put 1283 Blue Boar Road, Robbinsville NC 28771 into your own maps app while you are still in town and have a signal, rather than out here where you may not.
Finding the inn
Almost everyone arrives the same way, whichever direction they started from. Robbinsville is the last town on the route and the last place to stop for anything.
Downtown Robbinsville is about 8.9 miles away and takes about twenty-three minutes, which tells you most of what you need to know about the roads out here: the miles are short and they are not quick. Fill the tank there, and do your shopping there too. It is a great deal easier than coming back out for a forgotten thing.
From Robbinsville the road climbs and empties out. The Cherohala Skyway joins about 1.3 miles from us, so if you find yourself on the Skyway proper you have gone a little past the turn rather than badly wrong.
Coming from further afield, Asheville is about ninety-five miles away. Knoxville and Atlanta are both longer hauls than the map makes them look, for the same reason: the last hour is mountain road, and mountain road does not average what an interstate does. Give yourself more time than the estimate, and the drive stops being a chore.
If you are close and cannot see it, call 828-479-8126. We talk people in most weeks and we do not mind at all.
Before you arrive
Three things worth knowing before you turn up the mountain.
The last part is a mountain road
The inn is at the end of it, which is exactly why it sounds the way it does when you get out of the car. Take it gently, allow a little more time than your phone suggests, and arrive knowing that the quiet at the end is the point.
Download the route in town
Mobile data out here is slow and patchy, so a map that has to load as you drive will not. Download it while you still have signal in Robbinsville. Voice calls generally get through, so ringing us works even where the map has given up.
Arrive in daylight the first time
Only the first time, and only because everything is easier to see. After that you will know the way and the dark stops mattering. Once you are here, Starlink wifi runs throughout the inn and it works well.
Distances from the inn
From the inn. They are approximate, a minute or two either way, and they are honest about how long a mountain mile takes.
Everything within an hour of here| From the inn | Distance | Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Tsali Recreation Area | ~26 mi | ~48 min |
| Deals Gap, the south end of the Dragon | ~27 mi | ~52 min |
| Fontana Dam | ~30 mi | ~1 hr |
| Nantahala Outdoor Center | ~31 mi | ~54 min |
| Tellico Plains, Tennessee, driving the whole Skyway | ~42 mi | ~1 hr 15 min |
Send us a message
Tell us roughly when, roughly how many, and anything that matters: a dog, a boat, a birthday, a room you have your eye on.
In a hurry? Call 828-479-8126 or email reservations@oldblueboar.com.