1Great Smoky Mountains National Park
U.S. national park in Tennessee and North Carolina.
Attractions near Spruce Pine
Blue Ridge Parkway & 17 more attractions near Spruce Pine
18 notable places within 60 miles of Spruce Pine: 4 national park units, 2 ski areas, and the sights travelers look up most.
Attractions nearby
18
within 60 miles
The big one
3 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Sugar Mountain Resort
Big draws
1
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Parkway · 3 mi southeast
Blue 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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12Blue 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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12Mount Mitchell State Park
State park in Yancey County, North Carolina in the United States.
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14Cowpens National Battlefield
Unit of the National Park Service in South Carolina, United States.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
Catawba Falls
Series of waterfalls on the Catawba River in North Carolina, United States.
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site in the United States.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Grandfather Mountain: Original uploader was KyleAndMelissa22 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Rogers: USDA-FS, Public domain · Cherokee National Forest: Ryan Rice at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grayson Highlands State Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Chimney Rock State Park: Jmturner, Public domain · DuPont State Forest: Gary Stevens from Asheville NC, CC BY 2.0 · Sugar Mountain Resort: Mark Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mount Mitchell State Park: Two Hearted River, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Joara: The original uploader was JDeMai at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cowpens National Battlefield: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: Victoria Stauffenberg, Public domain · Catawba Falls: Wncoutdoors, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0
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