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Learn from top nature photographers and photograph nature at its best. Registration is full. Please email Landis Wofford (landis@grandfather.com) to have your name added to the waiting list. 3-day passes and Saturday dinner passes are still available. Please email Landis if you are interested in purchasing one of these.
Our staff naturalists can't wait to share their excitement for the showy rose-lavender Catawba Rhododendron that blooms its way up Grandfather’s slopes throughout the month of June. Join us for special programs designed to help you get the most out of this memorable sight. (MORE)
Grandfather Mountain celebrates the birthdays of all the animals in the park with games, contests, crafts and surprises. Grandfather’s habitat staff has prepared a fun-filled day for guests as well as programming to celebrate its furry inhabitants. (MORE)
The “Ridgeline of Diversity” hike gives participants the full Grandfather Mountain ridgeline experience while showcasing the incredible diversity of plant and animal life present across this unique area. This guided hike provides participants with a full panoramic view of the surrounding landscape. Hikers travel 2.4 miles while navigating over and around large boulders, climbing ladders and gaining 700 feet in elevation. This all-day hike begins at 9 a.m. Reservations required: 828-737-0833.
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Contests and games throughout the day at the Fudge Shop. Fudge will be on sale all day.
Schedule
| All Day | $1 Off a Pound of Fudge |
| All Day | Guessing Games |
| 11.00 a.m. | Marshmallow Relay Races |
| 2:00 p.m. | Bubble Relay Races |
| 4:00 p.m. | Spoon Relay Races |
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The “Ridgeline of Diversity” hike gives participants the full Grandfather Mountain ridgeline experience while showcasing the incredible diversity of plant and animal life present across this unique area. This guided hike provides participants with a full panoramic view of the surrounding landscape. Hikers travel 2.4 miles while navigating over and around large boulders, climbing ladders and gaining 700 feet in elevation. This all-day hike begins at 9 a.m. Reservations required: 828-737-0833
(MORE)All-day gospel sing and fellowship held in MacRae Meadows. A dozen top gospel groups and sermon from a well known speaker. Free admission. Camping (without hookups) available on the field.
A five-mile road race that climbs 1,568 feet in elevation from Linville to the summit of Grandfather Mountain. Part of the opening day of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. Runners must pre-register. (MORE)
Brawny athletes, delicate dancers, noisy bagpipe band parades, rocking Celtic music and a spectacular highland setting makes this colorful celebration of Scottish culture the best highland games in America. Admission charged. (MORE)
Billed as "America's Toughest" marathon. Part of Highland Games. Admission charged. (MORE)
