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Banner Elk is located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina. It is 20 minutes away from Boone, and is surrounded by the towns of Sugar Mountain, Beech Mountain, Seven Devils and Hawk's Nest. There is a wide range of bed and breakfast inns, hotels, vacation rental properties, and restaurants and bars in town. And just a few minutes away there are ski resorts, golf clubs, hiking trails, campgrounds and other possibilities for outdoor fun.
The Banner Elk area is popular among road and mountain biking enthusiasts. The Lees-McRae College Cycling team has held multiple national titles in the years since its inception. Team members practice in the surrounding area and on the trails adjacent to the town's green way system.
In the winter Banner Elk is where people come to choose and cut their own Christmas tree and ski. In the summer it is a perfect place for a family getaway, which can be either quiet, peaceful, and relaxing or full of activity, fun, and adventure. The Blue Ridge Parkway, Grandfather Mountain, Linville Falls and Linville Gorge are just a few of the scenic landmarks in the area. Banner Elk hosts several annual events including the Woolly Worm Festival in October and the Lees-McRae College Summer Theater Program hosted by the Performing Arts Department.
Ski Industry Beech Mountain Resort, Inc./Ski Beech
P.O. Box 1118 Beech Mountain, NC 28604 Phone: 828-387-2011 Phone: 800-438-2093 FAX: 828-387-4952 Homepage: http://www.skibeech.com/Ski resort. Retail sales, dining, ice skating, snow tubing, snowboarding. Features 15 trails. Appalachian Ski Mountain
P.O. Box 106 Blowing Rock, NC 28605 Phone: 828-295-7828 Phone: 800-322-2373 FAX: 828-295-3277 Homepage: http://www.appskimtn.com/9 slopes, 365' vertical drop, full snowmaking capability Snow Toys Skis & Snowboard Rentals
1757 Tynecastle Hwy P.O. Box 1054 Banner Elk, NC 28604 Phone: 828-898-4199 Homepage: http://www.snowtoysnc.com/Ski & Snowboard Rentals in Banner Elk Extreme Snowboard and Ski
3071 Tynecastle Hwy across from the entrance of Sugar Mtn. Banner Elk, NC 28604 Phone: 828-898-7669 Homepage: http://www.extremenc.com/Ski & snowboard rentals in Banner Elk.
Outdoor Adventures Smith Quarter Horse Farm
''Home of the trail rides''Banner Elk Stables
Phone: (828) 898-4932
Phone: (828) 898-5424
Guided horseback rides, full board $165, children and families are welcome. Reservations requested. Open year round. Trail rides, winter riding, horses rented by the hour, horses and saddles for sale. Grandfather Trout Farm
219 Chinkapin Bridge Road(Off Highway 105, across the entrance to Seven Devils) Banner Elk, NC 28604 Phone: 828-963-5098 Homepage: http://www.grandfathertroutfarm.com/Our trout pond is stocked to the brim. No license needed and you only pay for what you catch. We supply rod and reels, bait and towels, ice and bags. NC High Country Host
1700 Blowing Rock Road Boone, NC 28607 Phone: 800-438-7500 Homepage: http://www.highcountryhost.com/A useful information source to help you plan your trip to the mountains.
Places of Interest NC High Country Host
1700 Blowing Rock Road Boone, NC 28607 Phone: 800-438-7500 Homepage: http://www.highcountryhost.com/A useful information source to help you plan your trip to the mountains. Buck Hill Campground
P.O. Box 238 6401 S US Hwy 19E Plumtree, NC 28664 Phone: 828-765-7387 Phone: 800-387-5224 Fax: 828-765-1700 Homepage: http://www.rymart.com/buckhill.htmFamily campground with 1600 feet on the North Toe River; great fishing. 144 acres of mountain trails. Hot showers and laundry facilities. Nightly, weekly, monthly or seasonal camping; some sites open all year. Christieway Camping & Trout Pond
890 Edgar Tufts Road
Banner Elk, NC 28604
Phone: 828-387-0712
Activities such as trout fishing, primitive camping and just plain fun! We have ice, bait, hooks, worms, tackle and a great time.
Golf Industry Blue Ridge Country Club
Marion, NC
Phone: (828) 756-4013
Fax: (704) 756-1159
Course is a resort. Grandfather Golf & Country Club
Linville, NC
Phone: (828) 898-4531
Fax: (704) 898-5149
Course is private. Linville Ridge Country Club
P.O. Box 704
Linville, NC 28646
Phone: 828-898-5151
Phone: 800-898-5150
Fax: 828-898-7827
A country club community of casual elegance featuring an incomparable championship golf course, an excellent tennis program, and the finest of dining. The Beech Mountain Club
P.O. Box 1989
Banner Elk, NC 28604
Phone: (828) 387-2372
Fax: (704) 387-2204
Course is private.
Grandfather Mountain
Towering 5,946 feet above northwest North Carolina, Grandfather Mountain is operated as a scenic travel attraction and is one of the world's most environmentally diverse nature preserves. Marvel at 360-degree views of mountain ridge after mountain ridge cascading to the horizon and let our knowledgeable staff help you find your own perfect mountain adventure.
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games are held each summer on Grandfather Mountain in order to carry on and promote the annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and Gathering of Scottish Clans, to foster and restore interest in traditional dancing, piping, drumming, athletic achievement, music and Gaelic culture, and to establish scholarship funds to assist students from Avery County High School to study at American colleges and universities.
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