

Close to Grandfather Mountain, Parkway and multiple hiking trails to falls and mountain views.

Staff knowledgeable, efficient and friendly, with multiple daily activities onsite. More information is available at www.townofbannerelk. Overall enjoyable stay at the start of the fall color season. Whether you’re strolling downtown for a pint or getting in your daily exercise, the greenway trail is a valuable resource. Flat Top Brewing Company is located near the greenway’s northern end point.

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Among our most popular accommodations are two-bedroom suites that include living rooms, full kitchens, balconies and more. The greenway passes right by The Banner Elk Inn, a historic bed-and-breakfast. Bluegreen resorts offer a variety of accommodations to meet your family’s needsfrom studios to 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom suites, grand Presidential suites with up to four bedrooms, and spacious townhomes. The upper portion of the greenway follows the Shawneehaw Creek north from Tate-Evans Park and runs parallel with Main Street until ending at Dogwood Road. Also along the trail is Banner House Museum, the restored 19th-century home of one of Banner Elk’s original settlers. Just past the Mill Pond, a footbridge leads across Elk River. The greenway creates a convenient, safe and scenic pedestrian connector between the college and the shops and restaurants downtown. The lower portion goes southward and loops around just outside the park or continues along Shawneehaw Creek and the eastern edge of Lees-McRae College. The greenway trails head in two directions from the park. Special events and concerts occur in the park throughout the year. The park also has two playground areas, wading pools, a volleyball court, picnic tables, a covered picnic shelter and an amphitheater. The trails begin at Tate-Evans Park in downtown Banner Elk, which features a trail that loops a third of a mile around the grounds. Start each day surveying the beauty of dew-kissed landscapes and mountain vistas from your private balcony. Rock and Banner Elk are quaint tourist centers near the winter ski areas. I’m pretty sure there’s already a list started for things they want to do here next time.Banner Elk has approximately 1.1 miles of greenway trails. Surrounded by nature’s splendor, Foxrun Townhouses is the ideal lakeside escape, with 2-story, 2-bedroom town homes featuring fully-equipped kitchens, master bedroom suites with full baths, fireplaces, balconies and more. Carpeted in blue-green hemlock, pine and oak trees logged a century ago but. He definitely earned a bonus.) When your teens choose to hang out with their parents at the resort instead of breaking the bank at the tourist traps, we’ll definitely be back. (Aiden was a good sport and put up with all of our foolishness and gave us some good local suggestions. My daughter said, “I heard they were painting tote bags today, can we do that and then make s’mores by the fire?” And before I could answer, my son adds, “And I’d rather stay here and fish and play basketball.” We made a day of it with a family round of putt putt, tote bag painting contest, basketball and fishing, topped off with s’mores by the fire. We read the list of all the coasters, rentals, and other for purchase activities that we assumed they would prefer.

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I asked my kids, 18 yo daughter and 15 yo son, what they wanted to do in Banner Elk on our free day when we weren’t skiing. Whether you’re pedal boating at Tradewinds, playing poolside games at the Fountains, or now crafts, fishing and s’mores at Blue Ridge the simple fun is the best fun. We’ve stayed in numerous Bluegreen properties and by far the ones we always return to are the ones that give our family reasons to spend time together.
