Inns and Airbnb in the South Toe River Valley
Celo Inn: beautiful garden, tranquil atmosphere, quaint, affordable, ideal location
Albert's Adventure Inn: close to golf course and Mount Mitchell trails, bike shop, 2 miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway
Celo River Cabin: rustic river cabin with wood-fired hot tub
The Rapids: fully equipped, accessible river cabin
Blueberry Cottage: very nearby, and the host is a goat and blueberry farmer.
Camping in the valley
Carolina Hemlocks: beautiful location, some of the best swimming holes in the South Toe River
Black Mountain Campground: upriver, at the foot of Mount Mitchell
South Toe River Primitive Sites: quiet tent sites near the headwaters of the South Toe on a dirt road off the Blue Ridge Parkway
Other places to stay
Contemporary Creekside Barn, Pensacola: beautifully renovated tobacco barn in the Cane River Valley between Asheville and Celo (as the crow flies)
Marshall House Inn, Marshall: exquisitely updated inn in downtown Marshall, Madison Co. (30 minutes from downtown Asheville)
Buck House Inn, Bald Mountain: incredibly restored historic inn in a remote, woodsy corner of the county. (15 minutes north of Burnsville)