High Country NC Hurricane Helene Tourism Openings & Closures
High Country NC Tourism Openings & Closures
Hurricane Helene Update
High Country NC Tourism Openings & Closures Hurricane Helene
Updated 10-28-24
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
- Entrances: The Blue Ridge Parkway is open in North Carolina from milepost 285.5 (Bamboo Gap)- 305 (Beacon Heights)! Important landmarks- The Cone Manor house, Boone Fork Trail and Price Park Campground remain closed, but other trails are open! Find more at http://www.nps.gov/blri
- NC Campgrounds, visitor centers, ranger programs: closed
- ALL NC Hiking Trails: closed
- NC Restrooms, picnic areas: closed except for Price Park Picnic Area
- Parkway Craft Center @ Moses Cone Manor: closed
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY STATE PARKS:
- Elk Knob State Park: Closed through at least Oct. 31, 2024
- Grandfather Mountain State Park: closed through at least Oct. 31, 2024
- Mount Jefferson State Natural Area: closed through at least Oct. 31, 2024
- New River State Park: closed through at least Oct. 31, 2024
- Rendezvous Mountain: closed through at least Oct. 31, 2024
- Stone Mountain State Park: closed through at least Oct. 31, 2024
ALLEGHANY COUNTY - SPARTA AREA
- Town and County Roads: open
- Town Parks: open
- Sparta Candle: open
- Alleghany Jubilee: open
- Local Golf Courses: open
- Alleghany Inn & Conference Center: open
- 21 Salon and Boutique: open
- Alleghany Historical Museum: open
- Sprinkle’s Salt Cave: open
- Thistle Meadow Winery: open
- All Eateries: open
- Private Lodging Facilities: most are open
EVENTS
- Alleghany Farmers Market: open
- NC Mountain Arts Adventure Tour for October 18-19: open
- NC Mountain Arts Adventure Tour for October 25-26: open
AVERY COUNTY- BANNER ELK, BEECH MOUNTAIN, LINVILLE, SUGAR MOUNTAIN
Curfew 8:00pm- 5:00am
- Banner Elk Town parks: closed
- Beech Mountain Town parks: open
- Apple Hill Farm: open
- Banner Elk Winery: closed
- Beech Mountain Resort: closed until season opening
- Crossnore Weavers: closed
- Elk Creek Outfitters: closed
- Emerald Village: closed
- Ensemble Stage: closed until December shows
- Gem Mountain: closed
- Grandfather Mountain: open regular hours
- Grandfather Trout Farm: closed
- Grandfather Winery: open
- Linville Caverns: closed
- Orchard at Altapass: closed
- Sugar Mountain Resort: closed
- Wildcat Lake: closed for season
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: closed til May 2025
- Linville Falls Campground, RV & Cabins: closed until April 2025
EVENTS
- Avery Farmers Market: closed
- Oktoberfest Sugar Mountain: cancelled
- Valle Country Fair (Oct): cancelled
- Woolly Worm Festival: cancelled
WATAUGA COUNTY-BOONE, BLOWING ROCK
- Blowing Rock Downtown Parks and Businesses: open
- Blowing Rock Glen Burney Trail: closed
- Boone Town Parks and Greenway: open
- Boone Downtown Businesses: open
- Appalachian Theatre: open
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: open
- Chetola Resort
- Spa: open
- Restaurant: open
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: open
- Doc’s Rocks: open
- Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: open *321 location only (105 location closed)
- Green Park Inn
- Divide Tavern: open
- Hawksnest Zipline: closed until 2025
- Hickory Ridge Homestead tours: closed
- High Gravity Zipline & Aerial Adventure Park: aerial adventure park open only on weekends
- High Mountain Expeditions: closed
- Mast General Store- Downtown Boone: open limited hours
- Mountainbound Fly Guides: closed
- Mystery Hill: open
- Mysterium Escape Adventure: open
- Original Mast General Store, Valle Crucis: open limited hours
- River & Earth Adventures: closed
- Rock Dimensions: open
- Sky Valley Zip Tours: closed
- Tanger Outlet Mall: open
- The Blowing Rock: open
- The Children’s Playhouse: open
- The Jones House: open
- Turchin Center: open
- Tweetsie Railroad: closed for fall, will reopen for Tweetsie Christmas
- Valle Crucis Park: closed
- Wahoo's Adventures: closed
- Watauga Lake Winery: closed
- Willow Creek Golf: closed
- Westglow Spa, Restaurant, House: open
EVENTS
- Fall Art in the Park: cancelled
- Mountain Home Music: TBD
- Watauga Farmers Market: open at new location- Lavine Hall, State Farm Road, Boone
- Blowing Rock Halloween Festival: October 26th
- Boone Boo: October 31st
- Southern Appalachian Historical Association FallFest: cancelled
ASHE COUNTY- WEST JEFFERSON AREA
- WJ Town Parks: open
- Ashe County Cheese: open
- Ashe County Arts Council: open
- Ashe County Corn Maze: open
- Mountainaire Golf: open
- Ben Long Fresco Churches: open
- Florence Thomas Art School: open
- Lantern Farm Pumpkin Patch and Maze: open
- Museum of Ashe County History: open
- Zaloo's Canoes: closed
- The Old Store Grassy Creek: open
EVENTS
- Ashe Farmers Market: open
- Downtown Scarecrow Contest: open
WILKESBORO
- Alpha Omega Corn Maze: open
- Town Parks: open
- Call Family Distillery: open
- Leatherwood Mountains:
- lodging: open
- horse trail rides: open
- zipline: reopening mid-October
- Saddlebrook restaurant: open weekends
- New Castle Farm Pumpkin Patch: open
- Perry Lowe Orchard: open
- Wilkes Heritage Museum: open
- The Block- Jump, Golf, Skate: open
EVENTS
- ZMAX Cars Tour Season Championship: open October 19th
- Brushy Mountain Powersports 150: open October 20th
- Appalachian Aid Festival: open October 19th