At Gooder Grove Adventure Guesthouse & Hostel, we're all about getting back to nature, celebrating life and playing in the the lush forests and cool flowing waters of Western North Carolina. Gooder Grove Adventure Guesthouse and Hostel caters to the more adventurous visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains, those seeking outdoor activities such as hiking, whitewater rafting, fly fishing, kayaking, canoeing, horseback riding, SUPaddleboarding, mountain biking, or enjoying waterfall and nature tours. Gooder Grove also serves as a "natural resource" for information and issues involving the natural habitat of western North Carolina. Feel free to use the page as an information hub for the natural ingredients of life, from the most practical applications such as nutrition, medicine and wellness, green building and design, sustainable gardening & farming, etc., to outdoor sports & recreation, as well as naturally inspired creative pursuits of music, performance, philosophy, literature and visual arts.