High Country NC Tourism Openings & Closures Hurricane Helene
Updated 11-04-24

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

• BRP NC Entrances: The Blue Ridge Parkway is open in North Carolina from MP 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/blr
• BRP NC Campgrounds, visitor centers, ranger programs: closed
• BRP NC Hiking Trails: Trails are open from MP 285.5- 305 except for the Boone Fork Trail at Price Park.
• BRP NC Restrooms, picnic areas: picnic areas closed except for Price Park Picnic Area. Porta-johns open at Price Park Picnic Area and Moses Cone Manor Carriage House.
• Parkway Craft Center @ Moses Cone Manor: open 7 days a week, 10-4, thru 11/30 *closed Thanksgiving Day
  
  

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH COUNTRY STATE PARKS: 

• Elk Knob State Park: Closed 
• Grandfather Mountain State Park: Open *Profile trail closed
• Mount Jefferson State Natural Area: Closed
• New River State Park: Closed
• Rendezvous Mountain: Open, all trails open
• Stone Mountain State Park: Closed
  
  

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
Banner Elk Curfew 8:00pm- 5:00am

• Banner Elk Town parks: closed
• Banner Elk Cafe: open
• Beech Mountain Restaurants: open
• 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
• Stonewalls Restaurant: open
• Sugar Mountain Resort: closed
• Sugar Mountain Businesses: open
• Town Tavern of Banner Elk: open
• 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