View from highway - Photo - Hot Springs, Welcome Highway sign Welcome to Hot Springs, North Carolina. Access to campgrounds, Pisgah Forest Ranger Station. Hikers can explore some of the scenic stretches of the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail. Rafters can shoot the rapids on the French Broad River. Mountain bikers can wind along wooded paths to open meadows with commanding views of the surrounding peaks. North Carolina is home to more than 30 state parks from its mountains to the sea. Hiking, camping, boating, picnicking, rock climbing, nature watching