To Wytheville, VA: 42 mi. MAP LEGEND Blue Ridge Parkway Stone Mountain State Park V I R G I N I A MP To Roanoke, VA: 100 mi. 215.8 See reverse side for detailed listings Spanning 469 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, The mountain from which this park takes its name is VIRGINIA the Parkway runs from the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia not immediately visible upon entering the park, but the to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. magnificent 600-foot granite dome is well worth the wait. 7 Information For nearly 100 miles, the Blue Ridge Parkway skirts the western Test your fly-fishing skills in the park’s more than 20 miles of MP 52 217.5 boundary of the Yadkin Valley from Linville Falls, just west of designated trout waters, or hike one of the park’s 16 miles Cumberland Lenoir, to Cumberland Knob near the Virginia state line. of trails. Designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1975, Knob Cultural & Historical www.blueridgeparkway.org/ Stone Mountain is bounded on the north by the Blue Ridge Parkway and on the west by the Thurmond Chatham Game Mount Wineries & Vineyards Lands. More than 14,100 acres of mountain beauty offer 89 Airy opportunities for outdoor activities of all kinds. 29 www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/stmo/main.php Outdoor Activities MP 74 P idge arkwa 229.7 Civil War Sites e R y From Pilot Mountain to Blu Hanging Rock State Park 52 Overmountain Victory Trail 20 miles 12 25 MP Stone Mountain Roaring Pilot 248.1 Gap Dobson Pilot Mountain State Park Mountains-to-Sea Trail State Park 19 16 Mountain 37 13 Doughton Dedicated as a National Natural Landmark in 1976, Pilot Mountain 17 22 rises more than 1,400 feet above the rolling countryside of the upper Upper Yadkin Byway Recreation Thurmond Fisher River 13 Piedmont plateau and is the centerpiece of Pilot Mountain State Park. Blue Ridge Parkway Thunder Hill Overlook Area 18 32 Treat yourself to a horseback ride through the woods or challenge the 18 21 77 river from raft or canoe. A seven-mile woodland corridor joins two Leaf to Vine Scenic Byway B M Traphill ig it E c 601 23 sections of the park, each section offering a wealth of opportunities for lk h 268 in C e Ararat River r ll Pinnacle outdoor fun. The mountain segment, which includes the two pinnacles, ee R Pilot Mountain k iv e contains most of the visitor facilities. The more primitive river section N.C. Bike Route 2 r McGrady State Park centers around the lazy, meandering Yadkin River. MP 14 261.2 www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/pimo/main.php N.C. Bike Route 4 35 Y ad 6 kin 221 18 28 33 17 Riv Surry Scenic Bikeway 1 er ay 10 5 6 kw 10 ar 12 6 e P 7 Deep Gap idg 34 Rockford 23 R Roaring River 23 Elkin lue 16 For more information about the trails, byways and Boone B 6 MP S Mulberry 67 Boonville 8 bike routes on this map, visit these websites: I N Rendezvous Roaring Ronda 276.4 A Mountain 19 Reddies River 27 East Bend 10 T Educational River Jonesville 105 N Miller’s 4 3 27 8 N.C. CIVIL WAR TRAILS U State Forest 268 O Creek er www.civilwartrails.org Riv M dkin 28 30 E Ya G Purlear North 13 MP D 421 Wilkesboro y I 26 kwa 291.8 R OVERMOUNTAIN VICTORY TRAIL Par 34 21 dge E 20 www.nps.gov/ovvi/ Ri 421 11 e U 11 35 Wilkesboro lu Yadkin River L 5 4 39 B Blowing 1 14 20 Yadkinville 221 Headwaters B 15 32 iver Rock 13 37 dkin R 16 38 421 Ya MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL Grandfather Moravian www.ncparks.gov/About/trails_mst.php Mountain 31 22 www.ncmst.org Ferguson Falls 115 601 Winston-Salem Pisgah 16 miles 9 3 9 r 15 National Rive 16 N.C. SCENIC BYWAYS in k 28 Boomer www.ncdot.org/travel/scenic/ Forest ad 321 Y H I T To Asheville S 2 S 601 U N S I T 268 N STATE ST N A D 5 O A M 2 on the BRP: R Y 104 36 N R E B N L D D U I L S N.C. BIKE ROUTES 77 mi. L Charlotte 56 miles Y C E I A I N V TENN. ST F G N E H Y T R A P P S M www.ncdot.org/travel/mappubs/bikemaps S I F S 1 Yadkin River E A 4 Pilot F I W I N 18 T T S H E 103 W MA D T S IN Yadkinville IN S L S T T Mountain P P O O K E L N 33 The Yadkin River is one of the longest rivers in North D W 21 24 O 26 U S S Y R . 2 E MAIN ST 52 89 A Carolina, flowing 215 miles from its headwaters near A 24 W. Kerr Scott Reservoir OLD US HWY 421 ST RA W MAIN C 89 52 20 RA T RIV the Blue Ridge Parkway’s Thunder Hill Overlook. 15 W PINE ST 2 ER 90 DO 268 S M DSON M D 89 ILL RD W A R T IN An outdoor lover’s dream destination, W. Kerr Scott Several parts of the river are impounded by dams 5 S G M S Y T 39 T R A S Funding provided by: S JACKSON ST E OT S U I Reservoir is a beautiful man-made lake set in the for water, power, and flood control. The Yadkin is N K P B S E A 16 W H T N N U 268 T L ST N STATE D EE C S AV D S foothills of Northwest North Carolina. Recreation extensively used for recreation. Fishing consists E N N Y 5 Pisgah National Forest 77 E L Y D 2 EE AV E L G R B E U areas ring the 55-mile shoreline of the lake. Popular mostly of sunfish, catfish, largemouth bass and white M R O I S 601 A 268 F F I IN F K N S S W 9 T I C E O T activities include boating, fishing, hiking, mountain bass in the spring and early summer. Canoeing and S The Pisgah National Forest is a land of mile- 17 T P H O S I T U S N S P R E T Mount Airy R K ® biking, camping and picnicking. Facilities at W. Kerr rafting are also popular. A portion of the river flows E H 89 high peaks, cascading waterfalls, and heavily 3 L IS W T E 421 421 U V P F Y. T B A IN R S S 7 E A A A N forested slopes covering over 500,000 acres Scott include three campgrounds, four designated through Pilot Mountain State Park. D 40 N O 64 C N T K DY T 90 S A G Y L G swimming areas, a marina, and a visitor center with www.yadkinriverkeeper.org/ E D IN 601 RI IN of mountainous terrain across Western North K FF L Lenoir E R S HAWTH ITH R M OR O P 8 a museum and bookstore. 268 N A KW A Y D Carolina. Tremendous recreational opportunities N E Y S R E . T T D www.saw.usace.army.mil/wkscott/index.htm L S are available within its boundaries including hiking S O D 52 H R N I O 321 N and backpacking. The Mountains-to-Sea Trail, a B T F O S S 28 S Y K 18 E T DR S K C SET H L ST S TO STONE MOUNTAIN N A T O long-distance recreational trail, travels through SU O R W N STATE PARK T A 52 29 S D B this district close to the Blue Ridge Parkway. 321A VE E R Y R E 18 RS Hudson L E OLF COU R O U B G D www.fs.usda.gov/nfsnc 64 N O I C 268 I G T 21 F L K 2ND ST I D E S A T W 8TH ST VE L E S K R 268 E O I C N G L D O L I D Granite Falls C I BR 36 R H 4TH ST E N D E R S K B TA W 12 TES T O North 10TH ST VIL 18 LE S S O F ST 268 R 11 P D B N R G E L T 25 M IN IN R Wilkesboro E ST 18 115 T Elkin R A A C ST E G P D S S N 29 Lake Hickory IL 2 S M R E S E J M K D ST A O T W E R G MAIN ST T I E BUS A W I T Rhodhiss Lake S C L 21 9 L V O MA 421 Y N N PLE ST H P L I LD 3 A N L A C ST U R I U 42 A M S V E K A R E R I V M 4 BUS B ST CBD LOOP I L D N C 2 CHERRY ST E C K I E 1 43 V T R G H E I 421 S IR 21 268 O V R V S OLD R P D B A N U T T R I I L S IC K A R O IN K O MA Y D 38 E A R A S ST R W PARK BL 268 Y W T S ARKET D O T M E R B M W N D S MARKET ST L 18 E A 14 T FABRIC K I 1 S IL N D W 4 R S ST T W MAIN A 1 ND 2 F 4 ST S TA ER S IN R S 16 IV 28 U MA O B BUS D R R W N L I 421 IN O T D K REN S G D H S VE T Hickory T A E YA O T RY C ST UR Morganton 40 Wilkesboro AIN S S GOyadkinvalley.com E M T 31 Jonesville 8 28 5 CUR ST 268 TIS B RTH 18 BLUFF ST RID NO 7 D M ST it starts with a river… G WOODLAND BL R EL E R WESTVIEW 41 21 67 6 D DR S GREEN V H D D C A D L FO R 67 S BRIDGE ST VER O RD H T SOUTH ST I RI W RD O L S O L IN W IN N N DK E S O L AI L YA T A email: [email protected] M O R E D W W K 421 R M R Y W D Y 19 A I S R L R S S CHERRY ST 30 I S T 21 L R N D K N ELM ST T T I Asheville 56 miles E Winston-Salem 56 miles HILL AVE A ST S A S ETT V B IPL I T R E M T O EG R R R B ID T I L S G S L E D WILKES ST P S O S S C T I G N S CALL ST T N E 10 MILES G 25 MILES I 0 50 MILESC S K N T 268 D I 10 MILES 25 MILES 50 MILES RIVER ST R R 0 P D S CHURCH CHURCH ST R ST S H A L S W 18 A OAKL D WA S R A T T E N SO O N 16 N D B O I R A M N SWAIM ST B M W E M IN ST E A L E S SCHOOL RD XPY K Note: YadkinA Valley is a predominately rural region.