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1. Grandfather Mountain
Soaring to almost 6,000 feet, Grandfather Mountain is famous for its Mile-High Swinging Bridge, a 228-foot-long footbridge that sways over a 1,000-foot drop into the Linville Valley. There are 13 miles of hiking trails and some 100 picnic tables. Part of the area is a state park with free admission, and part is private land—including the swinging bridge—with a $15 admission fee.
Blue Ridge Pkwy. and U.S. 221, Linville, North Carolina, 28646, USA828-963–9522Sight Details
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2. Mt. Mitchell State Park
This park—established in 1915 as North Carolina's first state park—includes the 6,684-foot Mt. Mitchell, the highest mountain peak east of the Rockies. At the 1,946-acre park you can drive nearly to the summit, where an observation tower provides panoramic views to as far as Clingmans Dome in the Smokies if clouds and haze aren't obscuring the horizon. The summit was named after Elisha Mitchell, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who died from a fall while trying to prove the mountain's true height.
2388 NC 128, Burnsville, North Carolina, 28714, USA828-675–4611Sight Details
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3. Craggy Gardens
At an elevation of 6,000 feet, Craggy Gardens has some of the Blue Ridge Parkway's most colorful displays of rhododendrons, usually blooming in June. You can also hike trails and picnic here. Craggy Pinnacle trail offers stunning 360-degree views.
364 Blue Ridge Pkwy., North Carolina, 28711, USA828-775–0976Sight Details
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4. Folk Art Center
As the headquarters of the prestigious Southern Highland Craft Guild, the Folk Art Center includes shops and daily craft demonstrations from March to December. It regularly hosts exceptional quilting, woodworking, and pottery shows.
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5. Julian Price Park
Park (National/State/Provincial)Green spaces along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Grandfather Mountain include this park, which has hiking, canoeing on a mountain lake, trout fishing, and camping.
BRP, MM 295–298.1, , North Carolina, 28605, USA828-298–0398-Parkway information lineSight Details
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6. Linville Falls
A half-mile hike winds through evergreens and rhododendrons to overlooks with views of cascades tumbling into Linville Gorge. There's a visitor center, a campground, and a picnic area.
U.S. 221, Spruce Pine, North Carolina, 28777, USA828-765–1045Sight Details
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7. Linville Gorge Wilderness
Some of the most challenging hikes and climbs in the South are in Linville Gorge, often called "the Grand Canyon of the East." The gorge is part of a 12,000-acre federal wilderness area in the Pisgah National Forest, and there are about 39 miles of trails here. Free backcountry camping permits are available from the Grandfather Mountain ranger's office in Nebo, which also has maps of the gorge and its trails.
Blue Ridge Pkwy., Nebo, North Carolina, 28761, USA828-652–2144Sight Details
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8. Mt. Pisgah
The 5,721-foot Mt. Pisgah is one of the most easily recognized peaks around Asheville due to the television tower installed here in the 1950s. It has walking trails, a picnic area, and an amphitheater where nature programs are offered most evenings from June through October. There is an inn, a restaurant, and a small grocery a short distance away. Nearby Graveyard Fields is popular for blueberry picking in midsummer.
Blue Ridge Parkway MM 408.6, Waynesville, North Carolina, 28712, USA828-271–4779Sight Details
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9. Waterrock Knob
You don't have to walk the 1.2-mile round-trip trail to the summit of Waterrock Knob for a view—the vistas from the visitor center are also wonderful—but a trip to the top for sunrise or sunset can be stunning. Heading northeast from Cherokee on the Parkway, this is the first trail and notable summit.
Blue Ridge Pkwy., Balsam, North Carolina, 28779, USA828-348–3400Sight Details
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