Obed (or nearby) - destination worthy?

Hi - I'm planning on visiting a friend this November near Franklin, NC. I wanted to combine the trip with a few days of sport climbing, mostly interested in mid 5.12 and up and truly high quality climbing, not just decent local crags.

For ~3 days of climbing, do the Obed or Foster Falls hold a candle to the RRG? Clearly they are both much smaller, but for a few days of climbing, that doesn't really matter.

What's the best wall in the region of Eastern TN for singe pitch 5.12 and 5.13? Does anything compare reasonably well to the better sector of the RRG or NRG?

Skip the crowds at the Red. You won't be disappointed with the Obed. The climbing is excellent, and the only reason it's not more popular is because it's not as big. Tierranny wall or South or North Clear Creek are excellent. I'd much rather climb at the Obed than at the Red, as I honestly think the climbing is more fun. Can't beat the NRG though, that place is incredible. Stay at the Lilly Pad and drink the beer. 

Buffet wall at Denny's is another good choice. I'd skip on Foster Falls.

The Obed is awesome. Killer roof climbing. Camp at the Lily Pad.

Obed is great if you have never been there you can spend 3 days no problem. Lily pad is really nice now that they have food, camping, and beer.

I know you said sport climbing, but Whiteside Mtn is not far at all from Franklin. Big, hard, and steep routes on the headwall there. Something to consider if you're also into that kind of thing.

I prefer obed to most other crowded climbing areas.  You may want to consider twall for that range. 

Obed is amazing.   It will not disappoint you in the least.   +1 for Tierrany Roof area, it's mind blowing.

As mentioned above, Tierranny or North Clear are super worthy sport destinations.  If you've climbed at the Red or New river gorges and want more southern sandstone, the Obed is your next logical step.

The Obed has better stone than the Red... There, I've said it. It's smaller, but you certainly won't be able to even see all the good stuff in three days. As someone else already mentioned, Whiteside is pretty close, and it's also world class...

+1 for Obed. Lots of great 11s and 12s at the South Clear Creek area. Tieranny also has plenty of tall, intimidating routes in the grade range you’re looking for.

The Lilly pad is a great place to stay, very close to the trailheads for most of the cliffs in the area. They also have great beer and food, and sometimes have the Obed/Clear Creek guidebook for sale

I’m 7 years late but I just had to chime in. The Obed is where I did my first 12c (Rules of Engagement), 12d (Tapeworm), and 13a (Whatsherface) so it has a really special place in my heart. All three of those routes are at different cliffs and all three are absolutely 5-star bangers. The Obed is stacked with classics; it has its own quintessential style (jug chugging punctuated by powerful boulder problems and epic dead-horizontal roofs) and typically the rock quality is excellent! Hope you ended up going and had a blast!