Exploring the Blue Ridge Parkway

Overlooks

You can take the parkway all the way to Mt Mitchell or Asheville if you’d like, but some of the best views and overlooks are just a short distance away. The closest and our favorite is Thunder Hill Overlook, which is North of Blowing Rock, just about two miles from Hwy 321. Take a drive and find your favorite.

More info: Great Overlooks

Hiking

Some of the best trails in the area are right off of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Cone Manor Trails, Julian Price Park, Rough Ridge, Grandfather Mountain, Bass Lake, and Linville Falls, are all just a short drive down the parkway and easy to access. Beacon Heights Trail near the Parkway and Hwy 221 may be the best bang for your buck - a short, easy hike with great views!  

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Linn cove Viaduct

The 1987 dedication of the "Missing Link" in "America's Most Scenic Road" added another landmark to the Parkway, then and now, the most visited unit of the National Park Service.The groundbreaking, mountainside-defying, cantilevered span on Grandfather Mountain has become the quintessential image of the Blue Ridge Parkway, seen on everything from television car commercials to postcards.

More info: Linn Cove Viaduct

Flat Top Manor at Moses Cone Park

This late-1800s mountaintop mansion was home to an early denim manufacturer whose surrounding land became Parkway property. The striking structure houses an outlet for the Southern Highland Craft Guild where artisans demonstrate their crafts. There's a Parkway information desk, and a book/gift shop. Weekend tours explore the once off-limits upstairs quarters of Moses and Bertha Cone. The easy Figure-Eight interpretive trail is just outside.

More info: Moses Cone Park

Julian Price Memorial Park

Price Park is a haven for relaxation and recreation with the 47-acre Price Lake as its focal point. Visitors enjoy one of the most popular and largest picnic areas on the Parkway, along with camping, boating and fishing on Price Lake, and ample opportunities to explore the mountains on hiking trails. The Tanawha Trail stretches 13.5 miles from Price Park to Beacon Heights, paralleling the Parkway and rising along the slopes of Grandfather Mountain.

More info: Julian Price Memorial Park

 
Raven Rock Overlook

Raven Rock Overlook

Macrae Peak at Grandfather Mtn

Macrae Peak at Grandfather Mtn

Linn Cove Viaduct

Linn Cove Viaduct

Flat Top Manor

Flat Top Manor

Julian Price Lake

Julian Price Lake

 

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Getting some much needed repair work done on our beautiful chimney. Had some major cracks and a few missing stones from the rough weather over the years. Bringing this beauty back to life! #theblowingrockcabin
Crab Orchard Falls Trail. Discovered this great new waterfall. Nice trail, about 1.5 mi total out and back. Best thing is it’s only about a mile from Mast General Store. Will be adding it to our best waterfalls list on the web site! Valle Cruci
Winter fun at App Ski Mtn. Took the kids skiing for the first time. Ski school is awesome- had them on a blue trail in about 45 mins! Only 10 mins from the cabin so we were able to go back and relax for a few hrs before going back for night skiing. S
Winter scene at the Blowing Rock Cabin! Got about six inches of snow a week or so ago. Such a nice treat!
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