A day out from Elk Park: Mount Mitchell, 32 mi away
Around 16.5M people visit Blue Ridge Parkway each year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 15 are within 40 miles. Look for 2 mountains, 2 theme parks and 2 parks & preserves. Beyond the town, the best known is Mount Rogers, 42 mi off.
Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The places, mapped
Furthest from the centre is Barter Theatre, 38 mi away.
Orange: Elk Park. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The full list
All of it lies within 60 miles: 28 places.
1Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
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11Linville Gorge Wilderness
Protected area in North Carolina, United States.
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Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site in the United States.
North Carolina Arboretum
Arboretum and botanical garden in Asheville, North Carolina, United States.
President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Andrew Johnson, located in Tusculum, Tennessee.
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Botanical garden in Asheville, North Carolina.
Daniel Boone Native Gardens
Gardens located in Boone, North Carolina, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Elk Park → · Elk Park’s history →
Photo credits
Mount Mitchell: Unknown, Public domain · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Grandfather Mountain: Original uploader was KyleAndMelissa22 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Rogers: USDA-FS, Public domain · Grayson Highlands State Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Cherokee National Forest: Ryan Rice at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chimney Rock State Park: Jmturner, Public domain · Linville Gorge Wilderness: No machine-readable author provided. Amcbride~commonswiki assumed (based on copy, Public domain · Sugar Mountain Resort: Mark Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Linville Falls: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Barter Theatre: RebelAt (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Moses H. Cone Memorial Park: Bill Russ photographer, Public domain · North Carolina Arboretum: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Asheville Art Museum: Davidhuffcreative, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Botanical Gardens at Asheville: Zen Sutherland aka Zen sutherland at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Folk Art Center: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 4.0
