Happenings in the High Country

BOUTIQUE HOTELS/SPAS

WestGlow Spa

Our resort is a 42-acre estate with five luxury lodging properties nestled in the woods with long range mountains views. Our world-renowned spa offers rejuvenating full and half day spa packages featuring a wide array of spa services to choose from.

Eseeola

The "Jewel of the Blue Ridge" is located at The Eseeola Lodge in Linville, North Carolina just minutes from Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, Newland and Spruce Pine.

The Inn at Crestwood

A timeless fusion of both modern and traditional styles. Proudly featuring The Inn and The Table at Crestwood, this unique mountain retreat is located in the heart of North Carolina’s High Country, in between Boone and Blowing Rock and just off The Blue Ridge Parkway.

Spa at Chetola

The Spa features a wide variety of services including massage therapies, facials, nail treatments, cosmetic applications, and a hair salon. Featuring Jane Iredale, Osmosis, Aveda, Paul Mitchell, and Kannaway products.

Lovill House Inn

The newly renovated boutique hotel has recently won the Tripadvisor Traveler's Choice Award, the Sustainable Energy Project of the Year, the highest rating from NC Green Travel and the Sustainable Tourism award. Located within walking distance of downtown Boone. 

Mast Farm Inn

“So Much More… The world renowned Mast Farm Inn of Valle Crucis is nothing short of a handcrafted masterpiece of North Carolina Folk Art”. ~ Emma Johnson 1792 Joseph Mast walks from Pennsylvania and settles much of the land that is now Valle Crucis, North Carolina.

Taylor House Inn

Our Bed and Breakfast is a historic farm house, built in 1911. You enter another time and place when you stay with us: it evokes memories of a more carefree time where days slowed down a bit and the mind relaxed; a huge wraparound porch beckons as just the spot for reading a good book or having a nice coffee or a cup of tea.

Green Park Inn

The Green Park Inn serves as a refuge to travelers seeking the peace and beauty of North Carolina’s High Country. Only minutes from charming and historic downtown Blowing Rock.

Perry House

Being a traditional Bed & Breakfast, our guests enjoy the ambiance of a relaxed turn-of-the-century getaway while being pampered with all the modern conveniences. Banner Elk.

 

CAMPING

Boone KOA

Nature and comfort meet here at the highest KOA east of the Mississippi at an altitude of nearly 4,000 feet.

Flintlock

Flintlock Campground welcomes you with all the camping amenities, including camping cabins, tent sites and full hookups.

Grandfather

We are open here all year, so come and visit during the summer and the ski season. We have 30 and 50 amp full hookup sites, tent sites, and several types of cabin rentals.

Linville Falls

This privately owned campground has full hook-up sites, water/electric sites and a secluded, primitive tent area.  Surrounded by mountain laurel and rhododendron, each site is equipped with a grill, fire ring and picnic table.  Log Cabin rentals are very popular.

Julian Price

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.

HoneyBear

Honey Bear is a family-friendly campground located in Boone, North Carolina. We are less than 3 miles from Appalachian State University and just over 4 from bustling downtown Boone.

Buffalo

The Buffalo Camp RV Park, located in Blowing Rock, NC, is an RV Park, or a campground that provides specialized accommodations for Recreational Vehicles. The RV Park allows overnight stays by RV Campers and provides amenities like electrical hookups and water hookups for visitors.

 

GEM MINING

Foggy Mountain Gem Mine

We are located in the mountain community of Boone, which is in the beautiful High Country of North Carolina. 

Sugar Creek Gem Mine

Join the fun at Sugar Creek Gem Mine, where we guarantee you will find precious and semi-precious gemstones in every bucket. 

The Greater Foscoe Mining Co

We are the area’s largest and most established gem mine featuring over 24 different types of gemstones.  

Docs Rocks Gem Mine

We are the area’s largest and most established gem mine featuring over 24 different types of gemstones. 

 

HIDDEN TREASURES

Local Forager Training

Wild Blessings (Holly Drake) is a learning resource that can help you get outside and connect with nature.

 

HIKING, ZOO, HANGING BRIDGE

Grandfather Mountain

Linville 

 PARKS/DOG PARKS

Todd, NC

Todd is located in the High Country of North Carolina between Boone and West Jefferson and is a community situated near a bend of the South Fork of the New River. Old railroad biking path.

Valle Crucis

Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Boone and Banner Elk, Valle Crucis is home to fewer than 1,000 full-time residents but its rich cultural and natural heritage bring thousands of visitors to the community each year.

Beech Mountain Bark Park

The Beech Mountain Bark Park is a fenced in, off-leash dog park where well-behaved dogs can exercise in a clean, safe environment without endangering or annoying people, property or wildlife.        

Humane Society Park Boone

This fenced in, off leash, dog park has been enjoyed by dogs and their owners since 2006.

Tate-Evans Park Banner Elk

Tate-Evans Park provides a walking trail, two playground areas - one area for smaller children and Fort VonCanon for more active children.   There are wading pools, a volleyball court, picnic tables, and a covered picnic shelter. 

Boone Greenway Trail

This fully accessible trail is either paved or gravel, and mostly flat. The Greenway welcomes walkers and runners, cyclists and wheelchairs, strollers and hikers.

 

ROCK CLIMBING

Rock Dimensions

Boone, Rock Climbing, Rappelling, Caving, Ropes/Challenge Course and Climbing Tower.

Center 45 - Climbing and Fitness

Boone, 2000 square feet of indoor climbing (bouldering) terrain. 

Footsloggers

Boone, climbing tower 


SKIING & TUBING

​BEECH MOUNTAIN RESORT

Beech Mountain

HAWKSNEST SNOW TUBING/ZIPLINE

Seven Devils

SUGAR MOUNTAIN RESORT

Banner Elk

APPALACHIAN SKI MTN

Blowing Rock

 

THEME PARK

TWEETSIE RAILROAD

Blowing Rock

Wild West theme park located in the Appalachian Mountains featuring a 3-mile ride on a historic steam railroad, live entertainment, rides, and petting zoo.

LAND of OZ

Beech Mountain

One-of-a-king interactive experience at the magical Land of Oz.

WILDERNESS RUN

Banner Elk

First Alpine coaster in North Carolina.

  

WHITE WATER RAFTING,TUBING & FISHING

RIVER GIRL FISHING

Todd

More fun in the river!  Fishing, tubing, boating and biking. Also,on site!  The Stinging Nettle Food Truck to provide you with some amazingly awesome food! Online Ordering is available...so you can order your lunch before you even get here for your river trip! 

HIGH MOUNTAIN EXPEDITION

Boone

Experts in Nolichucky River Rafting, Watauga River Rafting, Wilson Creek Rafting, New River Tubing, Hiking and Caving.

WAHOO'S ADVENTURES

Boone

New River -gentile canoeing, kayaking, tubing, and now offering SUP. 

Watauga River – fun for all ages. 

Nolichucky – world class rafting for the entire family.

Nolichucky X-Stream Team Rafting – private rafting experience for your group. 

Wilson Creek Gorge – extreme rafting and funyaks.

 

WINERIES

Banner Elk Winery

Grandfather Vineyard

Linville Falls Winery

Raven Rock Vineyard

 

ZIP LINING

HAWKSNEST ZIPLINE

Seven Devils

Hawksnest currently has 20 ziplines including 4 mega zips, 2 over 2000 feet long and 2 over 1500 feet long. With 4 miles of zipline riding with heights over 200 feet and speeds up to 50 mph. Ziplines are over trees, through trees, over lakes and creeks with panoramic views on almost every ride

SKY VALLEY ZIP LINE TOURS

Blowing Rock

 

Town areas: Banner Elk,   Blowing Rock,   Explore Boone,   High Country Hosts, Roan Mountain, TN,   West Jefferson