Grandfather Mountain State Park
Day-use fee: No day-use entrance fee (most NC state parks). Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Grandfather Mountain State Park is a state park in North Carolina.
Grandfather Mountain State Park map
Grandfather Mountain State Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Agency fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Sites can be reserved in advance.
- Entry to Grandfather Mountain State Park: No day-use entrance fee (most NC state parks). Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Yes, Mississippi River is open to swimming at Grandfather Mountain State Park.
Camping at Grandfather Mountain State Park
Sites can be reserved in advance.
Trails
- Profile Trail Named in Wikipedia park article
What to see
- Historic site Park museum Mentioned in Wikipedia park article
- Overlook Scenic overlook Mentioned in Wikipedia park article
- Spring Spring Mentioned in Wikipedia park article
Swimming
- Mississippi River
Public lands next to Grandfather Mountain State Park
- National Park Service unitBlue Ridge Parkway, a National Park Service unit, is 0.3 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- National forestNational Forests in North Carolina is 0.6 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- ncparks.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- ncparks.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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