Warren Wilson College Warren Wilson College is located in the Swannanoa Valley, ten miles east of downtown Asheville, and ten miles west of Black Mountain. The 1,100 acre campus is in a rural valley, surrounded by the Blue Ridge mountains. The Swannanoa River passes through the middle of campus. Campus land includes the forty acre main campus, a working farm, and hundreds of acres of forested land.
Hiking trails criss-cross the campus.
In spite of the seeming isolation of the campus, its close proximity to Asheville and Black Mountain provides for a variety of off campus activities and cultural experiences. Residence Halls Ninety percent of Warren Wilson College students live in one of the nine campus residence halls. Each has TV and study lounges, a kitchen or kitchenettes, and a laundry room. Most rooms are double occupancy. Each hall is staffed by a director and student resident assistants.