Use the correct destination
Riverside Park—the Taylor’s Wave site—is at 1630 Riverside Drive in Woodfin. Silver-Line Park and Pearson Bridge are different access points.
Open Riverside Park map ↗TAYLOR’S WAVE · PARKING + ARRIVAL
Know where you’re going.
Verify before unloading.
Riverside Park is open during construction, but parking, routes and amenities can change. This page separates what exists now from what is planned for the finished park.
The Hill Street connection to Riverside Drive closed September 13, 2026 and is expected to remain closed through at least the end of 2027. If you normally approach Riverside Drive through Hill Street, live navigation may route you toward Clingman Avenue or Broadway instead. Use current navigation for the final route and follow posted detours; construction conditions can change. Last checked September 23, 2026.
Check the Town update
Riverside Park is open after emergency repairs, but construction can temporarily change parking, routes and access. Check again on the day you visit.
Check current Town status ↗Do not count on future amenities yet
The expansion is planned to add parking, changing rooms, restrooms, spectator space and a new river-access ramp. Planned does not mean available today.
Keep unloading simple
Do not block Riverside Drive, construction access or emergency routes. Follow on-site signs and move boats only from a legal, confirmed parking area.
Confirm the whole river route
For a one-way float, confirm the put-in, take-out, legal parking and return transportation before unloading.
Plan shuttles + boat storage →Check accessibility details separately
Parking availability alone does not answer route surface, slope, distance, restroom access or accessible viewing. Use the Accessibility Guide for the current known details.
Open the Accessibility Guide →The Town of Woodfin has scheduled Taylor’s Wave’s grand-opening event for October 23, 2026. The larger Riverside Park project has a separate timeline. Confirm parking, shore access and operating details with the Town before visiting. The park expansion’s closeout target remains July 2027. See the project timeline → Town’s official Wave update ↗ Opening update checked October 6, 2026.
GETTING THERE WITHOUT A CAR
Open now, under development and planned are not the same.
There is not yet a continuous greenway connection from Asheville to Taylor’s Wave. Greenway search results can mix today’s paths with funded construction and future connections, so verify the whole route before relying on it.
Existing streets + paths
Use only a route you can confirm is currently public and continuous. Riverside Drive traffic, construction and missing connections may make a route unsuitable for some riders or walkers.
Check Town project status ↗Funded Woodfin sections
Buncombe County says the Riverside Drive/NC 251 design is being revised after Helene. The funded sections are expected around summer 2029; that timeline does not make them usable today.
Check Buncombe County greenways ↗The remaining connection
About 0.41 mile near The Mill at Riverside and Elk Mountain Road was removed from the funded project. It remains a future connector, so the 2029 target should not be read as a promise of a complete greenway route from Asheville.
See the Town’s greenway timeline ↗Last checked September 20, 2026. Route conditions and project schedules can change; confirm before traveling.