Golf Details:
The Mount Mitchell Golf Club offers a variety of challenges to the visiting golfer. The course received a four and one half star rating (out of five) in Golf Digest's 'Places to Play.' North Carolina Magazine ranked Mount Mitchell in the top ten public courses in the state. It features bent grass from tee to green, is virtually flat, with the pristine South Toe river flowing through it and awesome views on every shot. It is a player friendly, par 72, with no blind shots and scenery that makes it hard to keep your mind on golf.Just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, one hour from Asheville, Mount Mitchell Golf Club remains a favorite golfers' haven. The club house offers fine dining and relaxation in Hawtree's Pub and the Pro Shop is well stocked with stylish golf attire.
Other Activities Close By:
Trout fishing in the South Toe River;
Mountain hiking with 'Trail Heads' in nearby Black Mountain Campground;
Horse back riding at Spring Maid Mountain;
White water rafting on the Nantahala River and others;
Scenic drives along the Blue Ridge Parkway with many restaurants and tourist attractions;
Gem Mining at Emerald Village in nearby Spruce Pine;
Shopping on the town square in Burnsville;
Professional Summer Theatre at the Parkway Playhouse in Burnsville;
Annual Crafts Fair on the Burnsville Square - first full weekend in August, every year.
Mt. Mitchell State Park:
More than a billion years ago, the Black Mountains were formed. This mighty range of peaks once stood lofty and rugged. But over millions of years, wind, water and other forces wore down the pinnacles to their rounded, more subdued profile of today. Only the erosion-resistant igneous and metamorphic rocks allowed Mount Mitchell to retain its dramatic height of 6,684 feet. Because of the even elevation of its ridgeline, the Black Mountain range was referred to as a single mountain until the late 1850s. Of the separate peaks that have since been designated, six are among the ten highest in the eastern United States. Although the Black Mountain range is higher, its length and breadth do not equal that of the nearby Blue Ridge or Great Smoky mountains. From the air, the range bears the shape of the letter J, and the distance between its end points — Yeates Knob and Celo Knob — is merely 15 miles. The climate of the Black Mountains is more like that of Canada than North Carolina.
