Welcome to Graham County!
Graham County, North Carolina is #YourNaturalDestination for the best of Robbinsville, Lake Santeetlah, Fontana Dam, and Stecoah.
Travel our winding roads or trek our trails as you explore beautiful lakes, roaring rivers, quiet streams, amazing waterfalls, and ancient forests.
Mountain bike the Tsali trails, explore Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, kayak the Cheoah, land native trout in Big Snowbird Creek, or hike the Great Smoky Mountains.
We are a frontier, one of the last unspoiled places in the Southeast. Come discover Graham County. Experience a place where land and water will nourish your soul and natural adventures will renew your spirit.
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Graham County Blog
Fontana Dam Road Closure Update: NC 28 Reduced to One Lane, Still Open to Traffic
One lane of NC 28 across Fontana Dam is closed for maintenance through late September. The dam is open; expect delays.
The Strange Fire at Burnt Rock Ridge
A rock on Big Snowbird burned for six weeks and left a crater the size of a house. More than a hundred years later it’s still a Graham County mystery.
The Haunted Dams of North Carolina: Santeetlah and Cheoah
Cheoah Dam was built in 1919, Santeetlah in 1928, both built to make electricity for aluminum. Ever since, the men who work night shifts inside them have told the same kinds of stories — don’t look behind.
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