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LENOIR, NC (March 4, 2021) -- Grandfather Mountain is taking outdoor fun to new heights with its 2021 calendar of events. With a mission to inspire conservation of the natural world by helping guests explore, understand and value the…

LINVILLE, NC (February 16, 2021) -- The Grandfather Mountain community has come together to honor health-care heroes who have worked and risked their lives throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With the national Random Acts of Kindness Day…

GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC (February 4, 2021) -- 2021 is off to a chilly start on Grandfather Mountain. Weather data recorded at the official National Weather Service reporting station at Grandfather Mountain’s Mile High Swinging Bridge…

LINVILLE, NC (January 27, 2021) -- Many visitors to Grandfather Mountain describe their experience as “energizing.” Those with electric vehicles can now take that literally. As part of its continued efforts in environmental stewardship,…

LINVILLE, NC (November 24, 2020) -- With winter on the way, Grandfather Mountain is decking its halls — and hills — for the holidays. Holidays bring discounts, shopping and more… Visitors are invited to celebrate the season from a mile…

LINVILE, NC (October 29, 2020) -- The turn in the temperature signals a new season on Grandfather Mountain — and the return of a bargain allowing unlimited access to the park for six months. The Secret Season Pass allows holders unlimited,…

LINVILLE, NC (September 29, 2020) -- As the Blue Ridge Mountains begin to burst with fall color, Grandfather Mountain invites leaf-lookers to see the brilliant change from one of the best leaf-looking destinations in the South. Grandfather…

LINVILLE, NC (September 1, 2020) -- Being a mile high has its advantages. From atop Grandfather Mountain, visitors can grab a front-row seat to one of nature’s most stunning spectacles — thousands of raptors migrating over the mountains…

LINVILLE, NC (March 11, 2020) -- Grandfather Mountain invites educators to take advantage of its classroom in the clouds — for free. In 2020, the nonprofit nature preserve in Linville, N.C., will again offer a series of free environmental…

LINVILLE, NC (March 10, 2020) -- At Grandfather Mountain, education is literally a top priority. After all, when your classroom is a mile high, the sky is the limit. Even for grown-ups. Topics include birding, stargazing, photography,…

LINVILLE, NC (December 2, 2019) -- With winter on the way, Grandfather Mountain is decking its halls — and hills — for the holidays. Visitors are invited to celebrate the season from a mile high, where they’ll encounter idyllic winter…

LINVILLE, NC (November 11, 2019) -- The turn in the temperature signals a new season on Grandfather Mountain — and the return of a bargain allowing unlimited access to the park for six months. The Secret Season Pass allows holders…

LINVILLE, NC (September 26, 2019) -- As the Blue Ridge Mountains begin to burst with fall color, Grandfather Mountain invites leaf-lookers to see the brilliant change from one of the best leaf-looking destinations in the South. Grandfather…

LINVILLE, NC (August 29, 2019) -- Grandfather Mountain has an elite team of rangers, dedicated to the preservation and conservation of the park’s numerous ecological communities — and the flora and fauna that call them home. But they can’t…

LINVILLE, NC (August 28, 2019) -- The discovery of a special type of firefly on Grandfather Mountain has experts aglow with excitement. The nonprofit nature park in Linville, N.C., is officially home to Photinus carolinus, the only species…

LINVILLE, NC (August 27, 2019) -- Nature takes flight this September on Grandfather Mountain, as the park celebrates the return of Hawk Watch. Throughout the entire month, visitors can grab a front-row seat to one of nature’s most stunning…