Price Lake (Julian Price Memorial Park)
Price Lake
A quiet lake beside the Blue Ridge Parkway, charming with morning mist and reflections. It offers canoeing, a loop trail around the lake and camping.
Price Lake lies within Julian Price Memorial Park (Parkway milepost 297). Its surface reflects the outline of Grandfather Mountain, and morning mist often rises over it. The loop trail around the lake is about 4 km long, flat and easy to walk. In summer, you can rent canoes and kayaks, and there is a Parkway campground by the lake. Nearby, the Boone Fork Trail (an 8-km loop) crosses streams, waterfalls and meadows, with moderate difficulty. Admission is free.
Opening hours
Open all day; boating approx. May–Oct
Nearby sights
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Park
- Glen Burney Trail
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
- Blowing Rock Main Street
- The Blowing Rock
- Rough Ridge Trail
- Appalachian Ski Mtn.
- Grandfather Mountain