BEARMEATS INDIAN DEN is the coolest store in the Cherokee area!! Worth the trip just to visit the store! The staff is very friendly and can tell you anything about the area--They have special items for sale in the store that are hand made by Natives, real unique items!A huge inventory of quality items, NO TOURIST JUNK!! The scenery is... More

Very kind and helpful staff- a huge inventory of everything from pelts to locally made jewelry, toys, tools, instruments. Very nice selection of walking sticks at great prices. There are items like animal feet on necklaces and other unique items (a real raccoon hat) so if you have issues with furriers or animal pelts know that these are in there.... More

We loved the variety in this store. So many of the shops we visited had cheap tourist junk over flowing the shelves. this was not the case here. We found great pelts, leather items, carvings, and herbs. The staff was very friendly, prices were reasonable, and the variety was amazing.

I liked many items but customer service agent was more rude than helpful - with a name like bearmeats - i had to ask - i i really didnt know - if the sold bear meat - she snapped - ITS ILLEGAL TO SELL BEAR MEAT - later there were 2 sizes of lotions i was interested in both sizes... More

We stopped at this shop as we were passing through Cherokee. It had some interesting items for sale, all price ranges, including hand-made and native items. The guy working there was friendly and gave greeting. HOWEVER, when I paid for my items, he shorted me $20.00. When I pointed it out to him, he tried to give me $20 in... More

I was hoping for some unique gourmet treats based on some of the reviews I read... What I found was high quality & high price gifts. The selection was nice and prices were fair for what they were selling but there wasn't anything that caught my eye.

First time here, discovered it on our first trip along the parkway. We decided to get off, and basically ended up here following signs. At first, It doesn't look like anything out of the ordinary of a tourist shop. However, once inside we were pleasantly surprised. Ton's of interesting crafts, homemade goods, sculptures, and basically everything you could imagine. Some... More

My wife and I spent 6 days between Maggie Valley and Cherokee in an RV park. We went to Bearmeats on three different occasions to get things for ourselves and a few gifts for others because they are local made, even most of the food items are made and packaged at the Asheville NC farmers market. All of the crafts... More

Bearmeats is a wonderful store, filled with genuine crafts and homemade foods. The staff is very friendly, informative and helpful, and if you're looking for quality made items, with reasonable pricing, then you must stop to Bearmeats -- just be VERY careful pulling into and out of their parking lot. Bearmeats is great!!