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Mount Mitchell State Park

Route 5, Box 700, N.C. Highway l28, Burnsville, NC 28714

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Phone:

+1 828 675 4611, 8286754611, +1

Website:

www.ncparks.gov

In addition to being the highest point east of the Mississippi with outstanding views, this 1,855 acre park also offers a number of scenic trails, an observation tower, an interpretive center, concessionaires, and picnic areas with ... more on DogFriendly.com

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The views are terrific. more on Epinions.com

And if you go the right time of the year they sell hot chocolate and other snack foods. more on Epinions.com

There are some grills too if you want to cook out. more on Epinions.com

At the top, you have a great view unless it &#146s foggy. more on Epinions.com

There are no restaurants on the Blue Ridge Parkway, so this is a nice stop if you want to eat. more on Epinions.com

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There is no doubt that this is a very tall mountain in a tall mountain chain,the Blue Ridge chain.Due to the time it takes you to get there,off of the Blue Ridge Parkway which in this particular area is out of the way anyway.The drive ... more on Epinions.com

Mount Mitchell is the first state park developed in North Carolina. It was taken over by the state in 1915 to prevent the logging of the fir trees. That saved the trees then, but now they are dead from acid rain and aphid bugs of ... more on Epinions.com