BASE CAMP

Buffalo Cove is located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina at the trickling head waters of the Yadkin River. Base Camp is a secluded 200-acre valley just 12 miles south of Blowing Rock. Upon exploration you might find crystal clear springs & creeks, outstanding rock formations, and an extremely diverse population of plants and animals.

In addition to the wild beauty of base camp, there are a handful of human-made structures and trails that add to the camp lifestyle including numerous paths and trails through the wild land, a swimming pond, a large organic garden and several wildflower and culinary herb patches, 4 (2 boy and 2 girl) open-air shelters for sleeping, a working blacksmith shop and log barn, a lodge with a full kitchen and family-style dining hall, and a fully functioning bath house with showers. Our buildings were all built to form to the land. Only two of the six have power and water running to them. The gardens are used for teaching and supplementing our meals. We have used several different styles of organic gardening (from traditional Cherokee to bio-intensive) to provide examples to learn from. We continue to create more educational examples of sustainable and alternative technologies. Already we employ solar power for some lighting and cutting edge, high efficiency propane systems for our hot water.

The Lodge Boy's Shelters

The Barn The Garden

The Pond The Blacksmith Shop

ADVENTURE DESTINATIONS

Pisgah National Forest (which boasts hundreds of miles of trails and many square miles of wilderness including the scenic Wilson's Creek), the Yadkin River, the Watauga River (in East Tennessee) and the New River are all a short distance from base camp. They serve as exciting adevnture destiantions for canoeing, backpacking, hiking, swimming and all kinds of wild exploration.

Waterfall at Wilson's Creek

Paddling on the New River