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Sleepy Gap Parking Area - elev. 2930' (Milepost 397.0)

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Overlook Description

The gap simply got its name because a hunter laid down and went to sleep there. Long ago, it was known as a good place for working woodsmen to camp.
 

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Nearby Places To Stay:

Best Western Hendersonville
105 Sugarloaf Rd
Hendersonville, NC  28792
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Best Western Asheville
501 Tunnel Rd
Asheville, NC  28805
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Quality Inn N Sts Biltmore E
1430 Tunnel Rd
Asheville, NC  28815
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Howard Johnson Asheville
190 Hendersonville
Asheville, NC  28813
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Econo Lodge Biltmore Asheville
190 Tunnel Rd
Asheville, NC  28805
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Ramada Plaza Hotel Asheville
435 Smoky Park Highway
Asheville, NC  28806
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Overlook description text adapted from selected works by Menasha Ridge Press.

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