Patterson-Gimlin film, October 20th, 1967 Near Bluff Creek, Northern California

Travel back in time as your guide sets the mood with the beat of Native American drums and spiritually enriching flute music. You'll enjoy the warmth of the afternoon Sun, or the shade of the trees, hidden in the shadow of our Cherokee forests. Here, you and your group will learn about more than a decade of extensive research into the Southern Appalachian Bigfoot. Conducted by researchers with The Alternate Realities Center, you'll discover what has become known about this illusive and mysterious creature through years of indepth and exhaustive studies. Perhaps, you will have your own experience to share as we tour locations found throughout our region where the creature has actually been encountered. At the very least, you will discover that there are more than Ghosts that "haunt" our mountains and coves. Who knows? You may even see the fabled, but never proven to exist "black panther" which has also been sighted along our mountain trails!!!

Conducted at Bays Mountain Park in Kingsport, Tennessee, this tour partner offers so much to our traveling guests. Included is a nature museum, a zoo, animal demonstrations with native animals, a barge ride out on a lake located at the top of the mountain, a working astronomical observatory, and a fantastic planetarium. These activities are included in your full day package where you and your family will enjoy all that the park has to offer, while you hike the same trails where indians once roamed this vast and untamed frontier. Tour participants will learn more about the folklore and legend of the Cherokee and other Native American Tribes from this region of the country with real history dating back more than five hundered years, exploring the mysteries of our mountain heritage...

These tours, as well as all of our regionwide tours are great for scouting groups, school groups, and church groups!

Video of a bigfoot footprint, 17.5" long, found by a guest while on a tour, July 24th, 2006!

This tour is a bit more physical than other tours we offer so guests are encouraged to be in good physical shape to endure up and down hill walking at a six percent, or more physical grade, but at a leisurely pace. In addition, the tour is an afternoon tour offered year round and may be combined with any of our other lantern-led tours across the region. And finally, don't forget that our Bigfoot Tour is set to the beat of an indian drum as well as natural flute music which really helps to put you in a perfect state of mind for the discoveries that await you!!!

This tour will departs from the Nature Center of Bays Mountain Park and may be scheduled alone, or in conjunction with the other above activities mentioned as a full day family adventure. A map with driving directions to the park can be found further down this page...

January Through December Legendary Cherokee Bigfoot Adventure Energy / Difficulty Level - Medium to High Please call (423) 743-WALK (9255) for reservations.

THE FULL DAY HAUNTED VACATION ITINERARY: As the first tour of its kind anywhere in North America, your day begins with a healthy breakfast followed by pick-up at your accommodations for a scenic drive up to a Tennessee nature preserve. Upon arrival, there will be a short park orientation and rest room break before embarking on a three hour hiking adventure on a moderate trail at a slow and enjoyable pace. While trailing our way around an upper mountain lake, participants will hear about 500 years of Cherokee folklore, history, and legend as well as nearly twenty years of regional investigation into the Southern Appalachian Bigfoot. The "Legendary Cherokee Bigfoot Adventure Tour is set to the beat of Native American Flute and drum for a truly ethereal experience as you walk under the shadow of the trees of our native Cherokee forests. During your visit, you'll also enjoy a slow barge ride on the mountain lake with an accompanying presentation by a park naturalist. This will be followed by a thrilling planetarium show - and a tour of the night sky, or a presentation in Astronomy is often the perfect ending to a day full of the wonder of Cherokee legend. There is also a park zoo complete with owls and wolves with Cherokee names! Afterwards, you'll enjoy a scenic and restful ride down to dinner as we follow the oldest wagon road in the State. You're evening meal is served inside the tavern of the oldest continuously operating inn in the State of Tennessee! Here, you'll delight in a wonderful culinary experience with an atmosphere worthy of one of Tennessee's oldest towns. Immediately following is the very spooky and lantern-led "Haunted Historic Rogersville GhostWalk" with details of the State's storied printing heritage, see the oldest courthouse, Masonic Hall, and so much more! This package usually concludes around 12-1 AM and return times can vary greatly. This itinerary is $176 for up to two people, or $208 for up to four with the group discount. Larger groups please call for rates. Securely reserve this day package online by CLICKING HERE, or call (423) 743-WALK (9255) with additional questions and/or make reservations.

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Use the following directions to Appalachian GhostWalks' "Legendary Cherokee Bigfoot Adventure Tour" if driving from Pigeon Forge and Sevierville, Tennessee just a short distance by way of Interstate 40 East and Interstate 81 North to Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium...

Directions to the "Legendary Cherokee Bigfoot Adventure Tour"
From Highway US-441 take Highway 66 North for 8.47 miles; Merge onto Interstate I-40 East for 13.77 miles; Merge onto Interstate I-81 North toward the left toward Bristol, TN; Merge onto I-26 West via EXIT 57B toward KINGSPORT for 5.0 miles; Take the MEADOWVIEW PARKWAY exit, EXIT 3 for 0.2 miles; Then, turn LEFT onto MEADOWVIEW PKWY for 0.2 miles; MEADOWVIEW PKWY becomes RESERVOIR RD. 2.0 miles; Finally, turn RIGHT onto BAYS MOUNTAIN PARK RD (Gate access required, but included as part of our full day vacation package); Proceed up the mountain to the nature center and museum for 1.4 miles where your Bigfoot Adventure begins! The physical address for those with GPS devices is: 853 BAYS MOUNTAIN PARK RD in Kingsport, TN and the zip is 37760. The total estimated time: 1 hr, 43 mins with a ttl distance of 100.72 miles...

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