BOUTIQUE HOTELS/SPAS
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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.
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
Nature and comfort meet here at the highest KOA east of the Mississippi at an altitude of nearly 4,000 feet.
Flintlock Campground welcomes you with all the camping amenities, including camping cabins, tent sites and full hookups.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
We are located in the mountain community of Boone, which is in the beautiful High Country of North Carolina.
Join the fun at Sugar Creek Gem Mine, where we guarantee you will find precious and semi-precious gemstones in every bucket.
We are the area’s largest and most established gem mine featuring over 24 different types of gemstones.
We are the area’s largest and most established gem mine featuring over 24 different types of gemstones.
HIDDEN TREASURES
Wild Blessings (Holly Drake) is a learning resource that can help you get outside and connect with nature.
HIKING, ZOO, HANGING BRIDGE
Linville
PARKS/DOG PARKS
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.
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.
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.
This fenced in, off leash, dog park has been enjoyed by dogs and their owners since 2006.
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.
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
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.
Boone, climbing tower
SKIING & TUBING
Beech Mountain
Seven Devils
Banner Elk
Blowing Rock
THEME PARK
TWEETSIE RAILROAD
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.
Beech Mountain
One-of-a-king interactive experience at the magical Land of Oz.
Banner Elk
First Alpine coaster in North Carolina.
WHITE WATER RAFTING,TUBING & 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!
Boone
Experts in Nolichucky River Rafting, Watauga River Rafting, Wilson Creek Rafting, New River Tubing, Hiking and Caving.
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
ZIP LINING
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
Blowing Rock
Town areas: Banner Elk, Blowing Rock, Explore Boone, High Country Hosts, Roan Mountain, TN, West Jefferson