 The Blue Ridge Parkway
is a scenic road that traverses the crest of the
Blue Ridge Mountains and runs directly through Spruce Pine NC and the surrounding towns of
Little Switzerland,
Linville
North Carolina, Banner Elk, and
Blowing Rock. One of the country’s most renowned scenic, driving routes, the Blue Ridge Parkway contains several places to stop and hike.
These overlooks offer access to several special places of interest like Linville Falls, the Linn Cove Viaduct,
Grandfather Mountain, the
Orchard at Altapass, and the Museum of North Carolina Minerals. Activities like hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, backpacking, camping, and even horseback riding are popular outdoor things to do when visiting the Blue Ridge Parkway
and while staying or getting away in Spruce Pine NC. For information on Hotels near the Blue Ridge Parkway in Spruce Pine, and other Blue Ridge Parkway Lodging in North Carolina, browse our accommodations listings. Be sure to check out these great stops along the parkway when visiting.
Milepost marker 331 on the North Carolina Blue Ridge Parkway is the closest parkway stop to Spruce Pine NC. Here the parkway intersects and crosses NC 226; you can travel 6 miles north to Spruce Pine or 14 miles south to Marion and the
Museum of North Carolina Minerals. Travel a bit further south along the parkway and you will come to the parkway’s crossover with NC 226A which will take you to
Little Switzerland NC.
Spruce Pine NC has several great
NC Gem Mining
attractions, and Little Switzerland is an
adorable, historic town.
A bit further north from Spruce Pine along the parkway are
stops in Blowing Rock and Boone. Beginning at Milepost 294 in Blowing Rock, there are numerous horseback riding trails and carriage trails found near the Julian Price Park and
Moses H. Cone Manor. Cone Manor houses the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s Parkway Craft Center, an elegant gallery of works and crafts for sale from regional Appalachian artists. Also, in Blowing Rock are the well known attractions
Tweetsie Railroad, Mystery Hill, and
The Blowing Rock.
 Near Linville and the resort town of Banner Elk are parkway stops at the Linn Cove Viaduct Information Center, Milepost 304.4. The viaduct is a marvel of engineering as it snakes around the windy, rocky ledges of
Grandfather Mountain. At Milepost 308.2 on the
North Carolina Blue Ridge Parkway is the Flat Rock Parking Area. Here you can hike the small nature trail to a phenomenal view that overlooks the Linville Valley and the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area. A bit further, at Milepost 316.3, you will come to the Linville River area and one of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s largest stone arch bridges. The bridge is divided in three, 80 foot, segmented sections and is
close to a great picnic area.
Traveling the opposite direction from
Spruce Pine NC,
are some great Hikes at Milepost 339.5 at Crabtree Meadows. Known as “nature’s flower garden”,
Crabtree Meadows is a 250 acre nature preserve
filled with great hiking, picnic areas, scenic
views and a beautiful NC Waterfall area located at Milepost 340.3. A bit further away from Spruce Pine NC is Mt. Mitchell State Park.
Mt. Mitchell is well known as the highest peak in Eastern America with an elevation of 6,684 feet. Visit the state park and all of the hiking and rock climbing
opportunities at Milepost 355.4.
Blue Ridge Parkway in Spruce Pine
214 Parkway Maintenance Rd
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
828-765-2761
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Grandfather Mountain
2050 Blowing Rock Highway
Linville, NC 28646
US Highway 221 & The Blue Ridge Parkway
1-800-468-7325
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Linville Caverns
Four Miles South of the Blue Ridge Parkway
b/t Linville and Marion on US 221
P.O. Box 567
Marion, NC 28752
1-800-419-0540
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Mount Mitchell State Park
2388 State Highway 128
Exit Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost at 355.4, then five miles on Hwy 128
Burnsville, NC 28714
828-675-4611
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Museum of North Carolina Minerals
Milepost 331 Blue Ridge Parkway
Highway 226
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
828-765-2761
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Orchard at Altapass
Milepost 328.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway
PO Box 245
Little Switzerland, NC 28749
1-888-765-9531
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I hope that you will take a few moments to tour this site to discover all that we have to offer in the wonderful Spruce Pine, NC area. You'll be glad that you did!
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