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State Park

Mount Mitchell State Park

North Carolina · NC

14

Trails

1

Campgrounds

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  • Operator:(828) 867-4000
  • Address:2388 N.C. 128, Burnsville, NC 28714 · NC
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About

The park where North Carolina's state park system began, around the highest point east of the Mississippi River. Easy summit trails wind through Fraser fir forest, and longer trails lead into Pisgah National Forest.

Source: ncparks.gov

From Wikipedia

Mount Mitchell State Park is a 4,789-acre (1,938 ha) North Carolina state park in Yancey County, North Carolina in the United States. Located at the end of NC 128 off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Burnsville, North Carolina, it includes the peak of Mount Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Mississippi River. Established in 1915 by the state legislature, it became the first state park of North Carolina. The North Carolina State Parks System was established in the same bill.

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Trails

All trails in Mount Mitchell State Park
Balsam Nature Trail to Mount Mitchell

Balsam Nature Trail to Mount Mitchell

Burnsville0.9 mi226 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: EasyLoop
Big Tom Gap Spur Trail via Black Mountain Crest Trail

Big Tom Gap Spur Trail via Black Mountain Crest Trail

Burnsville3.7 mi1,608 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: DifficultOut & Back

Black Mountain Crest

11.1 mi1,598 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Expert
Buncombe Horse Trail

Buncombe Horse Trail

Burnsville19.5 mi5,630 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ExpertOut & Back
Camp Alice to Mount Mitchell Summit Trail

Camp Alice to Mount Mitchell Summit Trail

Burnsville3.6 mi1,227 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: DifficultLoop
Camp Alice Trail

Camp Alice Trail

Burnsville1.6 mi827 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: DifficultOut & Back
Cherry Mountain via Commissary Trail to Buncombe Range Trail

Cherry Mountain via Commissary Trail to Buncombe Range Trail

Burnsville9.5 mi1,729 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: DifficultOut & Back
Commissary Ridge to Commissary Hill

Commissary Ridge to Commissary Hill

Burnsville3.1 mi1,004 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ModerateOut & Back
Commissary Trail

Commissary Trail

Burnsville5.2 mi1,496 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ModerateLoop
Deep Gap Trail

Deep Gap Trail

Montreat8.6 mi3,304 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: DifficultOut & Back
Mount Mitchell Loop

Mount Mitchell Loop

Burnsville5.8 mi1,680 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: DifficultLoop
Mount Mitchell Summit Trail

Mount Mitchell Summit Trail

Burnsville0.4 mi92 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: EasyOut & Back

Campgrounds

All campgrounds in Mount Mitchell State Park
Mount Mitchell State Park

Mount Mitchell State Park

Burnsville, NCPricing varies — check with the operator
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Hunting in this park

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