Exploring, Day Trips and Enjoying the Natural Beauty

Black Mountain is a great place to visit for its scenic beauty in addition to hiking, biking, and daytrip options. The town is situated at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, surrounded by the Seven Sisters Mountain ranges. Feel like getting out to explore the area?  Here you will find plenty of things to do while visiting Black Mountain, NC… for hiking, mountain biking, and picnicking in the area, and more. Stroll around Lake Tomahawk, or maybe just taking in the breathtaking views of the Seven Sisters and Blue Ridge Mountain ranges. The weather is favorable year-round and the fun doesn’t stop when winter begins!

Local Parks In & Around Black Mountain

While Black Mountain is perfect for avid outdoor enthusiasts and beginner adventurers alike, is also full of parks where anyone can relax and have a picnic, or enjoy the beauty of nature.

Black Mountain North Carolina is a beautiful location that offers a variety of activities of visitors to enjoy. From hiking and exploring the natural scenery to listening to live music and checking out the local art scene, there is something for everyone in this charming town.

The Blue Ridge Parkway ….

  • It is the longest road planned as a single unit in the United States.
  • It is an elongated park, protecting significant mountain landscapes far beyond the shoulders of the road itself.
  • It is a series of parks providing the visitor access to high mountain passes, a continuous series of panoramic views, the boundaries of its limited right-of-way rarely apparent and miles of the adjacent countryside seemingly a part of the protected scene.
  • It is a “museum of the managed American countryside,” preserving the roughhewn log cabin of the mountain pioneer, the summer home of a textile magnate, and traces of early industries such as logging, railways, and an old canal.
  • It is the product of a series of major public works projects which provided a boost to the travel and tourism industry and helped the Appalachian region climb out the depths of the Great Depression.
  • Stretching almost 500 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge mountains through North Carolina and Virginia, it encompasses some of the oldest settlements of both pre-historic and early European settlement.

The Blue Ridge Parkway is all these things and more, plan a day trip to the Parkway or one of our other great recommendations.