Autumn in Blowing Rock
The Blowing Rock - elevation 4000 ft
This is your site for everything you want and need to know about Fall foliage in the Blowing Rock area. Find information about great places to view Fall color. Keep track of the season as the display of color makes its way through the elevations. We will be updating this site continuously with photos of some of the most dazzling displays.
DAILY FALL PHOTOS
>>Click here for Fall Photo Galleries<<
Area Attractions
The Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina have a vast array of amazing attractions. Here are a few in our immediate area that just can't be missed in the fall:
Bass Lake/Moses H. Cone Memorial Park
Autumn is a fantastic time for a mountain festival. Put on your favorite sweater, head out to enjoy Mother Nature's seasonal exhibition, and indulge in all those wonderful treats like candied apples, fresh kettle corn, and hot cider. Click here for more information.
Those of us here in the Visitor Center love living here in the mountains of North Carolina. And, we truly believe that travel can be about the journey as well as the destination. Take a tour of some of roads in this area in the fall and you will see why. From narrow, winding mountain roads to broad highways in the valleys, all offer amazing scenery and vistas. Click here to see our favorites.
Some things are synonymous with a mountain fall season: beautiful color, crisp breezes, and apples. Follow this link for information on apple outlets, where you can buy a bushel or take home fresh apple butter, caramel apples, applesauce, jelly, cider, pies, fritters........
Plus, take some time to visit the Orchard at Altapass. This great stop on the Blue Ridge Parkway features music, events, crafts, jams, jellies, pickled veggies, sauces, and of course, apples!
Other Great Links
Trees of the Blue Ridge Parkway- Listing of rees are in the area, and what color they will be.
Visit NC- state tourism site, with regular fall foliage updates.