Mount Mitchell State Park: First Park, Highest Peak

Mount Mitchell State Park -- highest mountain East of the Mississippi River & the first state park in North Carolina -- is located in southern Yancey County on the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 355. Burnsville, NC 28714
ExploreBurnsville.com
Video by Chanse Simpson

[@carolyncarlson3825]

Mount Mitchell is such a beautiful place.

[@skyhighmentality]

I’m really not lying when i say this
Elisha Mitchell was my 6th great uncle. They named the mountain after him after he fell to his death while doing research.

[@hiker0100]

On Memorial Day weekend 2016, I drove from New Hampshire to NC to hike Mt. Mitchell (and Mt. Craig), and I was very pleased with the park and the area! The whole place was clean and well maintained, and the staff and fellow hikers, walkers, tourists, and nature lovers were all really nice. I would definitely come back here again.

[@HDCarolina]

Mount Mitchell is such a great State Park and a fun place to visit. Great video...Thanks for sharing!

[@vflrockytop]

I was just there today. Unfortunately, I had to turn around at mount Mitchell and go all the way back to grandfather mountain. The parkway was closed to Asheville. Also. Grandfather mountain can be expensive if you have a car load of people. Access is $20 per person if you plan on visiting there.

[@frzstat]

Great video!

[@mrcarterfx885]

I saw the views when I went there scary to thing that Mount Everest is almost 5x that