Avery County
Avery County
welcomes you to the beautiful North Carolina Mountains.
Banner Elk is the hub of Avery County's energetic resort
region featuring premier ski slopes, outstanding golf
courses, popular travel attractions, and many other
recreation opportunities. Visitors to the Avery County area
are thrilled by our beautiful mountain scenery, area
wildflowers, and even Banner Elk's famous Woolly Worm
Festival, where we race caterpillars for fame, fortune, and
winter forecasting. This is a great place to begin a
vacation in the cool North Carolina High Country.
Sugar Creek Gem Mine
3045 Tynecastle Highway, Banner
Elk, NC 28604 | Phone: 828-898-4367
Offers prospecting,
sorting and identifying gems with expert staff, and gem
cutting for jewelry.
Campgrounds and Cottages within 50 miles.
Cottages
Campgrounds
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Catawba Falls Campground Old Fort, 828-668-4831
Wi-Fi available |
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