Mount Jefferson State Park
Park
Why pick this one
Mount Jefferson State Park offers clear-day summit views, picnic facilities, and a natural area designated a national natural landmark in 1974.
Best for
- clear-day panoramic mountain viewing
- botanical and wildflower observation
- picnicking in a mountain setting
- visitors interested in unusual southeastern forest ecosystems
Specialties
- summit and long-range scenic viewing
- botanical and wildflower observation
- picnic facilities
What makes them different
- Mount Jefferson rises more than 1,600 feet above the surrounding landscape
- Clear-day summit views extend across Ashe County and the Blue Ridge Mountains
- The area was designated a national natural landmark by the National Park Service in 1974
- Forests include diverse trees, shrubs, wildflowers, rhododendron, mountain laurel, flame azalea, and dogwood
- Picnic facilities are available
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 1481 Mount Jefferson Rd, West Jefferson, NC 28694-8336
- Phone
- +13362469653
- Website
- http://www.stateparks.com/mount_jefferson.html
- noreply@stateParks.com
Services
- scenic recreation
- nature observation
- picnicking