Some basic information and listings of community resources for the Haywood Road area of West Asheville, North Carolina.

Community Services

City of Asheville website

Asheville Fire/Rescue Station #3
EMERGENCY 911
50 Oregon Avenue

Asheville Fire/Rescue Station #6
EMERGENCY 911
970 Haywood Road • map section 2

Asheville Police Resource Center
EMERGENCY 911
828-251-4033
828-251-4034
970 Haywood Road • map section 2

US Post Office
828-271-6412
1302 Patton Avenue • map section 1

West Asheville Branch Public Library
828-250-4750
942 Haywood Road • map section 2


Public Schools

Asheville City Schools Preschool
828-255-5423
441 Haywood Road • map section 5

Francine Delany Elementary School
828-236-9441
119 Brevard Road • map section 3

Hall Fletcher Elementary School
828-350-6400
60 Ridgelawn Road • map section 5

Vance Elementary School
828-350-6600
98 Sulphur Springs Road • map section 2


Public Transportation
Asheville Transit offers service along Haywood Road and the surrounding neighborhoods.
For complete schedules visit the City of Asheville website.

City Parks and Play Areas
West Asheville has a variety of public parks offering space for activities for the entire family from swimming to biking, walking, picnics, tennis, volleyball and more. Some parks are small and others large – explore them all and find your favorite! For more info on City Parks, visit the City of Asheville website.

Amboy Road River Park
Features: paved trail and fishing pier.

Carrier Park
Features: volleyball courts, giant playground structure, basketball court, rollerhockey rink, multi-use track for bicyclists and pedestrians, lawn bowling courts, baseball diamond, covered picnic area with tables and grills, paved and dirt trails with educational displays on river and wetland ecology, boat landing.

French Broad River Park
Features: green spaces, wildflower garden, paved half-mile walking path, large gazebo, picnic tables and grills, fishing/observation deck, small playground, and a fenced area for exercising dogs, know as the “Dog Park.”

Hominy Creek Park & Greenways
Features: grills, picnic tables and river access. There are two greenways associated with Hominy Creek. One connects Hominy Creek Park with Carrier Park via a paved two mile path next to the French Broad River.

The second greenway runs along the northern side of Hominy Creek itself. More info on this second greenway is available at www.brotherhug.com

Malvern Hills Park
Features: outdoor pool, tennis courts, small playground, and sheltered picnic
area with grills.

West Asheville Park
Features: baseball field, batting cage, tennis courts, small playground, and
picnic space complete with shelters and grills.

A Sampling of
West Asheville Events

Summer 2012
River Arts District Studio Stroll
June 9-10, 2012
RiverArtsDistrict.com

Follow @onhaywood on twitter for current news and events.

 

West Asheville Business Association
For information on the West Asheville Business Association (WABA), please visit www.west-asheville.com