Franklin & Highlands, North Carolina (NC) Real Estate

Highlands Pass

Highlands Pass is a place where families can retreat from the stresses of every–day life in a magnificent private community surrounded by the Nantahala National Forest. Spread across 500 spectacular mountain acres, this gated community preserves the natural habitat and promotes the pleasures of high mountain living.

There are just 41 unique one to seven acre homesites featuring long range views of the Blue Ridge and Fish hawk Mountains from elevations up to 3,900 feet. Find your ideal home setting among the seven natural streams, waterfalls, ponds, parks, boulders and caves. The developer’s vision is to maintain the traditions of the land and create a heritage that you can pass on from generation to generation.

Homesites start from the low $200,000's to the mid $300,000's




Community Amenities

  • Homesites: Many of these 1 to 7 acre parcels overlook the valley and the mountains
  • Nature Trails: Over five miles of walking and hiking trails follow the streams and wind through the forest with additional trails planned
  • The Hummingbird Lodge: Gorgeous 5–bedroom lodge available for special occasions, festivities, and gatherings
  • Twin Ponds: Enjoy catch and release fishing at the two fully stocked ponds, including a boardwalk and a stone walk to an over–the–water gazebo
  • Parks: Enjoy the natural surrounds in the community’s three parks, each one set along a stream
  • The Overlook: This neighborhood pavilion overlooks the mountains and valleys
  • Recreation: With easy access to the Little Tennessee, Chatooga and Cullasaja Rivers, there is unlimited boating, kayaking, swimming, rafting and, of course, fishing
  • Nantahala National Forest: The largest forest in North Carolina with over a half million acres
  • Location: Highlands Pass is located near the towns of Highlands, Franklin and Dillard, in the southwest Macon County
  • Gated entrance