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Places near Banner Elk by type
All 248 places by distance →One day from Banner Elk
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:48 pm
32 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Banner Elk
- Bear Paw State Natural Areanature spot · 2 hrs
- Peak Mountainpeak · 1 hrs
- Grandfather Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Brier Knobviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Sugar Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Banner Elk
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Banner Elk?
Beech Mountain (viewpoint, about 3 km), Sugar Mountain (viewpoint, about 5 km), Peak Mountain (peak, about 6 km), Bear Paw State Natural Area (nature spot, about 7 km), Flattop Cliffs (viewpoint, about 7 km), Grandfather Mountain State Park (nature spot, about 9 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Banner Elk?
186 places on Spotwander: 93 hill stations & viewpoints, 41 waterfalls, 9 wildlife, forests & gardens, 15 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 6 churches.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Banner Elk?
Hemlock Hill, about 1 km by road; Pinnacles of the Beech (3 km) is next.
Which is the nearest waterfall to Banner Elk?
She Falls Falls, about 6 km by road; Hebron Falls Trail (7 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Banner Elk?
Start in Banner Elk, visit Bear Paw State Natural Area, then Peak Mountain, then Grandfather Mountain, then Brier Knob, then Sugar Mountain, and drive back — about 32 km by road in all.