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Mount Mitchell State Park
Want the stellar views without the effort? Grab a meal at the restaurant 1/2-mile from the park.
An easy walk to the observation deck gives you an eye-full of the highest point east of the Mississippi River. Surrounded by a spruce-fir forest, Mount Mitchell’s summit looms 6,684 feet above sea level. The best way to truly appreciate this state park is via the extensive hiking trail network.
If panoramic views are what you came for, hit the 6-mile Mount Mitchell Trail. Allocate 4.5 hours of strenuous hiking to reach the summit and 3.5 hours to descend. The 4.3-mile Deep Gap Trail crosses Mount Craig and Big Tom Mountain, offering spectacular vistas. Or, relax with a short 0.75-mile self-guided nature trail accessed in the upper summit parking lot.
Grab picnic snacks and souvenirs from the concession stand and gift shop during warm months. The picnic area offers cool shade and 40 tables with grills. A nine-site famil
An easy walk to the observation deck gives you an eye-full of the highest point east of the Mississippi River. Surrounded by a spruce-fir forest, Mount Mitchell’s summit looms 6,684 feet above sea level. The best way to truly appreciate this state park is via the extensive hiking trail network.
If panoramic views are what you came for, hit the 6-mile Mount Mitchell Trail. Allocate 4.5 hours of strenuous hiking to reach the summit and 3.5 hours to descend. The 4.3-mile Deep Gap Trail crosses Mount Craig and Big Tom Mountain, offering spectacular vistas. Or, relax with a short 0.75-mile self-guided nature trail accessed in the upper summit parking lot.
Grab picnic snacks and souvenirs from the concession stand and gift shop during warm months. The picnic area offers cool shade and 40 tables with grills. A nine-site family campground is open from May 1-October 31. (No showers or hot water). Ditch the car at Mount Mitchell and backpack into Pisgah National Forest's alpine woodlands.
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1 campground in Mount Mitchell State Park
East Coast behold, Mount Mitchell is your Everest. Home to the highest peak East of the Mississippi, Mount Mitchell State Park will quench your need for elevation. We get it, John Muir gets it, sometimes we just need mountains in our life. More than a mile in the sky this mighty mountain will humble you with it’s sights. Camp at the parks family c Read more...
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