Driving from Asheville to Dillsboro + one stop supermarket?

We are flying into Asheville this week and driving from there to our rental cabin halfway between Whittier and Dillsboro.

Question 1: We%26#39;ll need to buy food and supplies for a week, including baby items (diapers, formula, etc) and charcoal. Is there a place where we can do a ';one-stop'; shopping either along our route or near Dillsboro (after we dropped our luggage at the cabin)? Will we be ok at the Ingles Market at Sylva? What are other ';chain'; stores in the area?

Question 2: We are arriving at around 4pm. Should we take the Blue Ridge Parkway to Dillsboro or will it be too late in the day to drive it?

Thank you!!!

Driving from Asheville to Dillsboro + one stop supermarket?

1. Ingles in Sylva will be fine to get everything.

2. I would drive the BRP to Sylva/Dillsboro.

Driving from Asheville to Dillsboro + one stop supermarket?

Thanks a lot!

That section of the BRP puts on quite a show this time of year. You may be a week or so early. The Flame Azaleas, Mountain Laurel;Ivy and the Purple Rhododenron will be in bloom. Bring your camera. Great place to get a sunset.

You%26#39;ll have plenty of time to drive the section of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Asheville to where it drops down and crosses Highway 74 near Culhowee /Sylva and then drive the last 10 miles on Hwy 74 to your cabin. If you%26#39;re making good time, you can stay on the BRP all the way to Cheroke and backtrack to Whittier. Its only a few miles of back tracking, and that second section of the BRP features the best late afternoon views in the state from Waterock Knob.

Check a map when you arrive and head WEST (turn right exiting the airport) on Hwy 280 to Hwy 191, about 2 1/2 miles and turn Right onto 191 and head north along the French Broad river to the entrance to the Blue Ridge Parkway at Bent Creek/ NC Arboretum. This will save you at least 15 minutes of driving and could save you a lot more due to traffic backups and repaving work on I-26.

There is a very large Ingles just off 19/23 outside of Waynesville - about 20 minutes from Dillsboro -which willl have a lot more options than the smaller one in Sylva. The one in Sylva will have all the basics though.

The Ingles in Sylva is a fine store. I have shopped there more than once. No need to go way out of your way.

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