Craggy Gardens Asheville

From the parking area it is a moderate uphill climb for 0 3 mile that ends at a trail shelter with amazing views.

Craggy gardens asheville. Coming from asheville craggy gardens is about a 45 minute easy drive on the scenic blue ridge parkway. The area has long. And twisted gnarled trees shade rare plants.

See 651 reviews articles and 359 photos of craggy gardens ranked no 12 on tripadvisor among 178 attractions in asheville. Welcome to craggy park. The craggy gardens visitor center is located at milepost 364 4 with the spur to craggy gardens trails and picnic area at 367 6.

Craggy park is a sustainable urban community featuring streamside trails and organic gardens in a park like setting craggy park is centrally located in popular urban west asheville the community is connected to the vibrant haywood road business district by a greenway trail and a short stroll up dunwell ave. Book your tickets online for craggy gardens asheville. It s a short drive from the parkway.

From the parking area the trail begins as a self guided nature trail with a moderate uphill climb for 3 mile to a large trail shelter. On this trip we skipped the craggy gardens trail which can be accessed from the south end of the craggy garden visitor center open may oct parking area mp 364 5 or from the north end of the picnic area mp 367 6. The craggy gardens picnic grounds have plenty of tables.

For more information contact. Tall grasses tall wildflowers and copious amounts of wild blueberries cover enormous sunlight drenched mountain balds. In just a 20 minute walk enjoy spectacular 360 degree views from the summit of craggy.

Craggy gardens is a knobby rocky rhododendron covered forest located on the blue ridge parkway north of asheville. Blue ridge parkway visitor center 195 hemphill knob road milepost 384 asheville nc 28803. Along the parkway the closest campground is crabtree falls 25 miles north.