North Carolina

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Revered for ages for high mineral content and healing properties, former site of historic white sulfur springs resort. Tested for mineral content and cleanliness.

Nearest Address

133 white sulfur springs road mt airy 27030

Directions from Nearest Address

N/A

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: White Sulphur Springs Map

Submitted by: anna

Description

A hot spring that was the site of an old resort… now a newer resort/spa. Water is piped from the hot spring(s) to several jacuzzi tubs that are nestled beside the two nearby cold water streams. It is within the city limits of Hot Springs, NC.

Additional info: http://www.nchotsprings.com/

Nearest Address

315 Bridge St. Hot Springs, NC 28743 828-622-7676

Directions from Nearest Address

About an hour northwest of Asheville, NC

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

Monday – Thursday noon till 10 p.m. Friday – Sunday 10 am till midnight *Hours may vary due to weather and demand.

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Hot Springs Map

Submitted by: David Howell

Description

The crystal clear, cold water runs right out of the ground. The property is owned by Frank & Shirlee ONeal. Their son, Sawyer, discovered it when digging for salamanders at the age of 10. It is delicious and tested pure. It provides water for the property and has a catch basin and reservoir with a pump.

“An old timer who was asked 30 years ago, said that he had been born and lived there all of his life. He was 82 at the time. He said the spring had been there as long as he had known about it. It has always run about the same flow (about 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 gallons a minute. He also claimed that this water was why he was so spry and fertile. We think he was just a horny goat. The water runs from under Pilot Mountain, thought by many New Agers and Native Americans to have special mystical powers because of it’s alignment with other special places.” – Frank “Boomer” ONeal

Nearest Address

Gaylor’s Branch Road

Directions from Nearest Address

Go hwy 64 W to 215 N. Take 215 N 8 miles. Go right on Gaylor’s Branch Rd. When you come to the end of the pavement at the stone pillars, you just passed the spring on the left. Go back top the mail boxes on your left, and the spring id right across from them. It’s right across from Haye’s Gap Road sign.

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Sawyer’s Spring Map

Submitted by: Frank “Boomer” ONeal

Description

There is a large rock face about 4-5 miles from where the road turns to gravel. There are pull outs on each side and piped spring on the right side. It’s popular with locals who you’ll likely find there filling up jugs as well.

Important! If you turn North onto FR 482 you will be in the South Toe River watershed and find the road impassable due to a landslide. Backtrack and go South from the Blue Ridge Parkway down FR 482.

Nearest Address

State Road 1722 which becomes Forest Service Road 482 upon entering Pisgah National Forest

Directions from Nearest Address

From East on 1-40 take the Old Fort exit and ascend Curtis Creek Road. From West take Bleu Ridge Parkway to FR 482 South

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Curtis Creek Spring Map

Submitted by: Alec

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Park in the lot of the church the spring is on the right, you can’t miss it.

Nearest Address

Cold Springs Church, Bryson City, North Carolina 28713

Directions from Nearest Address

Follow Highway 19-23 towards Bryson City. Look for a BP station on the right. Once you spot the station slow down and look for Cold Springs Rd. on your right. The church he first building on your left.

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Cold Springs Map

Submitted by: Alec

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Description

Just outside of Black Mountain, up Hwy #9 on the way to Lake Lure.

Nearest Address

21 Lakey Gap Heights

Directions from Nearest Address

The spring is 2.5 miles up the mountain from where Hwy #9 intersects Blue Ridge Road. right outside of Black Mountain. Follow Hwy #9 until you see some mailboxes with the name Cricket Hill under them and the street sign for Lakey Gap Heights. The spring is just behind the mailboxes on the right going up the mountain. There is room to pull over and park.

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Cricket Hill Spring Map

Submitted by: Shawn

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Description

A spring the local folk have tapped and made nice

Nearest Address

258 Grindstaff Road

Directions from Nearest Address

Off to the side of the road, coming from the side of a hill around a bend.

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS:

-82.1836, 35.8430

Map Link: Celo Spring Map

Submitted by: Shawn

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Description

The owner of the house adjacent to the spring has tested the spring years ago. His name is Paul. He has since burned the test results during one of the past winters, but gave me the thumbs up. Although I cannot give any data on the spring currently, Paul says the only thing is that there has been traces of fecal matter in the spring, which most likely belong to salamanders. The spring empties into a small pool that is partially underground, partially covered by stones and a metal sheet.

Nearest Address

310 Panhandle Road

Directions from Nearest Address

Turn onto Panhandle Road from 251 Old Marshall Highway. You will see a sign for the Prama Institute. Take Panhandle up the road maybe .25 miles to the first driveway on your right. The spring is coming out into a doggy bowl at the bottom of the driveway.

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Hemlock Trail Spring Map

Submitted by: Shawn Feehery

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Description

On a summer day in 1890, Martin Shatley was passing by a cool mountain stream and paused to dip his hands and face in the water to soothe his hot, blistered skin. Only a few hours later he discovered that the crippling skin disease, which had plagued him for many years, seemed to be miraculously disappearing. (Shatley’s own testimonial) As the rumors spread of the miraculous curing water of Shatley Springs, people from near and far began to converge on the site seeking relief from varying skin diseases, stomach ailments, rheumatism and nervous disorders. At this time the spring was little more than a hole in the ground walled up by rocks. As there were no facilities available around the spring, visitors to the site stayed in tents around the spring or lodged with nearby families. Numerous pamphlets were published which swore testimonials to the curative powers of the spring. A movement was started for the development of a resort on the property after Martin Shatley sold the farm surrounding the springs and moved to Wilkes County. He did not, however, sell the spring itself, returning each summer to bathe in the waters. Shatley soon began the early development of the resort by erecting a small bathhouse, which contained a long bench, a tiny heater and a bathtub of sheet iron. The water in which they bathed was heated outside in a black iron pot. As Martin Shatley became older and was unable to visit the spring each summer, he sold it to Alonzo McNeill, Bid Williams and a Mr. Harper. The new owners refurbished the spring building with a cement enclosure and a new covering. In the 1920′s, cabins and a tearoom were built and the name was changed to Radium Springs as a result of a chemical analysis revealing a trace of Radium in the water. For a short time the water was bottled and sold; one truckload in 1927 brought a price of $840 for 600 gallons. Mr. Williams bought out the interest of the other owners and changed the name back to Shatley Springs. He owned the spring until 1958, when it was sold to Lee Q. McMillan, the present owner. Since the discovery of the springs by Martin Shatley, thousands have gained renewed health by drinking or bathing in the water, which flows out of the Little Phoenix Mountain. The water contains numerous elements and is considered one of the purest springs in the world. The water of Shatley Springs is still used by many people for its curative properties. Even in the months when the resort is closed, people carry away large containers of the water. The water can be stored for months without losing its fresh taste. The spring itself is always running and the water is free.

Additional info: http://www.shatleysprings.com/history.htm

Nearest Address

407 Shatley Springs Road

Directions from Nearest Address

N/A

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS:

36.476205,-81.403188

Map Link: Shatley Springs Map

Submitted by: Shaman Rawb

Description:

This spring is just off the ridgeline near the Shining Rock wilderness. The area is full of quartz rocks, and the springwater is very cold with a clean, clear taste.

Nearest Address

Black Balsam Knob Road

Directions from Nearest Address

From Asheville, head west on the Blue Ridge Parkway to about mile marker 423. Look for the road called Black Balsam Knob. Turn right onto this road and park in the lot at the end of it. The spring is a few hundred yards on the old roadbed/trail to the east of the parking area.

Vital Information

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7, except for winter when the parkway can be closed during ice and snow storms.

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Balsam Spring Map

Submitted by: Peggy