Mountain Paradise

Mountain Paradise: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mountain Paradise

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Mountain Paradise — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.87506, -81.94309. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mountain Paradise

• Linville Gorge Wilderness · sanctuary · Burke · ~5 km · Must-see
• Linville Caverns · attraction · McDowell · ~6 km · Must-see
• Table Rock Mountain · viewpoint · Burke · ~7 km · Must-see
• Humpback Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gillespie Gap · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Doe Hill Mountain · viewpoint · Avery · ~14 km · Must-see
• Doe Hill Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Burke · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake James State Park · lake · Burke · ~18 km · Must-see
• Woody's Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~19 km · Must-see
• Little Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Burke · ~21 km · Must-see
• Brown Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~22 km · Must-see
• The Berry Site · fort · Burke · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bee Mountain · viewpoint · Avery · ~25 km · Must-see
• Adams Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Tahoma · lake · East Tennessee · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mountain Paradise

Other parks near Mountain Paradise

• Roan Mountain State Park · park · East Tennessee · ~45 km · Must-see
• Andrews Geyser · park · McDowell · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tweetsie Railroad · park · Watauga · ~53 km · Must-see
• Erwin National Fish Hatchery · park · East Tennessee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Tipton-Haynes Historic Site · park · East Tennessee · ~73 km · Must-see
• Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area · park · East Tennessee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest · park · Wilkes · ~88 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Arboretum · park · Buncombe · ~92 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Arboretum · park · East Tennessee · ~92 km · Must-see
• Warriors' Path State Park · park · East Tennessee · ~106 km · Must-see

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