Family Adventure at Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina

Ready for a mountain view? You need this bridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains a mile above sea level! 🗻🌲🌳 Here’s how to spend a day at Grandfather Mountain on your family road trip to North Carolina. {Don’t forget to save it!} 🥾Grab your courage and cross the swinging bridge 🥾Hike a trail and see the mountain view 🥾Make learning fun with hands-on science exhibits at the Wilson Center for Nature Discovery 🥾See native wildlife in their huge natural habitats - bears, otters, elk, bald eagle, and cougars 🥾Observe how to trees change with elevation. (The wind at the top makes crazy trees!) 🥾Eat a picnic with an amazing view or dine at the grill . Easily located right off the Blue ridge Parkways in northwest North Carolina (almost to Tennessee), this is a 360-degree-view from the top. On clear days, you can see 90 miles away. Your audio-narrated drive up to the top of Grandfather Mountain tells you about the different areas, the ecology, the animals, and the bridge. (Homeschool travel bonus!) A family trip to Grandfather Mountain isn’t just a family hike. This is a full day adventuring in a beautiful place. It was a perfect day trip for our nearby Blowing Rock, NC adventure. 👉Note: Grandfather Mountain State Park is connected wilderness land, but it’s not the correct entrance. A special thanks to @grandfathermtn for this #hosted trip. We had a great family adventure. . 👉👉Save this for your next North Carolina trip! (And don’t forget your coat! It’s super windy at the top!) . . .