The Insiders' Guide to North Carolina's Mountains, 4th Edition French Broad River Access Areas Blantyre River Park Old Blantyre Rd. Future plans call for picnic tables and an open recreation area. There are several river parks in Buncombe County. N.C. Highway 191 and offer easy access. N.C. Highway 251.
Water picks up speed here.
Champion Park U.S. Hwy. You can put your canoe in at this park or access the river just west of Rosman, where U.S. 64 W. crosses the North Fork of the French Broad. These accesses put you in the quieter stretch of the French Broad as it meanders through woods and farms. Hap Simpson Park U.S. Hwy. From Island Ford, it's 13 miles to this park, just south of Brevard.