From challenging mountain sports to cozy mountain cabins, from festivals and art galleries to Tweetsie Railroad Theme Park, Boone is where adrenaline junkies and leisure seekers alike flock for the perfect getaway any time of year. Break away from your daily routine and dive into your perfect adventure. From fly fishing and canoeing, to zip lining and skiing, Boone is the perfect escape.
FISHING
secret spots, outfitters, and local trout farms ensure a great catch in the boone area
In the Boone area, finesse counts for more than muscle when it comes to the popular sport of flyfishing. The experience of the sophisticated art of flyfishing can be strenuous or relaxing.
The Boone area's miles of scenic and pristine rivers and streams are a magnet for experienced and novice anglers in search of trout and other species. Known for rushing streams, the Boone area is also home to scenic lakes, including spectacular options on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visit NCWildlife.org for specifications on regulations.
A wealth of professional Boone area outfitters can guide any angler to the best-kept secret spots for a memorable day of casting from shore, wading in the rapids, or floating with the flow. Local trout farms are also a fun way to guarantee a fresh mountain trout dinner back at your condo, cabin, or campsite. Local trout farms have equipment on hand to ensure a great catch and will gladly prepare your catch!
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS AT CHETOLA RESORT
Chetola Resort features a sparkling display of lights each winter season! The “Festival of Lights” is free and open to the public, and you are invited to enjoy thousands of dazzling illuminations throughout the resort. As you drive or stroll around Chetola Lake, view glittering ice skaters, “Rudolph” reeling in a big fish, strolling carolers and many more captivating holiday scenes.
The “Festival of Lights” begins Thanksgiving weekend on Friday, Nov. 26th and remains up through Blowing Rock WinterFest till Sunday, January 30, 2022. The displays illuminate at dusk each evening.
HIKING
HIKING EXPLORATIONS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY
In the high country, hikers can follow the Appalachian Trail across Roan and Hump Mountains where waving grasses offer alpine vistas, climb ladders to scale cliffs a mile above surrounding valleys to MacRae Peak at Grandfather Mountain State Park, explore the wild canyon of the Linville Gorge Wilderness, follow the gushing gushing, waterfall filled drainages of the Pisgah National Forest's Wilson Creek area, and explore the Blue Ridge Parkway where entry-level Boone area hiking is at its best.
Waterfalls hikes also gush scenic splendor all across the High Country and novice hikers and experienced hikers alike can stroll the shore of one of the few Boone Area Lakes.
In the Boone area, the outdoors is a lifestyle. Some trails may start a short walk from your inn or hotel. Boone's great paved greenway trail follows the pastoral South Fork of the New River. Boone's spectacular Rocky Knob Mountain Bike Park is complete and open for hikers and bikers. Blowing Rock's Glen Burney Trail leaves quaint streets, plummets into a gorge, and follows waterfalls off the face of the Blue Ridge. Valle Crucis Park trails wander past wetlands and streamside sounds. Up on Beech Mountain, the East's highest town, mile-high trails are cool on the hottest summer days.