Grandfather Mountain State Park Interim Office
Skate Park
Why pick this one
Grandfather Mountain State Park offers 13 miles of mountain hiking and backpacking-only camping with no day-use access fee.
Best for
- mountain hiking
- backpacking tent camping
- group backpacking trips
- challenging terrain with cliffs, cables, and ladders
- visitors seeking a free day-use outdoor destination near Banner Elk
Look elsewhere if
- visitors specifically seeking a constructed skate park
- visitors needing paved recreational facilities
- visitors unable to use steep or challenging mountain trails
Specialties
- mountain hiking trails
- backpacking tent camping
- cliff scrambling and ladder routes
Certifications
- United Nations International Biosphere Reserve recognition
What makes them different
- Offers 13 miles of hiking within the park
- Provides backpacking-only tent and group tent sites
- Day-use access to the state park has no fee
- Park trails connect to the 0.4-mile Asutsi Trail and 13-mile Tanawha Trail
- Parkland spans Avery, Caldwell, and Watauga counties
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 9872 NC-105 #6, Banner Elk, NC 28604
- Phone
- +18289639522
- Website
- https://www.ncparks.gov/grandfather-mountain-state-park
- grandfather.mountain@ncparks.gov
Services
- hiking
- tent camping
- group tent camping
- park access and visitor information