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Julian Price Memorial Park is a park at the foot of Grandfather Mountain of 4300 acres and named in honor of Julian Price.[1] It is at milepost 297 on the Blue Ridge Parkway and directly adjacent to the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park. Together they are the largest area set aside for public recreation on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Price was an insurance executive who purchased the acreage in the late 1930s and 1940s to create a retreat for the employees of his insurance company. His unfortunate death in 1946 postponed these plans and the lands were deeded over to his company per his will.[2] In turn they donated the lands to the Blue Ridge Parkway for public use.
The donor of the lands requested that Boone Fork be dammed to create a lake in Julian Prices' honor, which is now called Price Lake. The Blue Ridge Parkway goes over the top of the dam. The lake is visible from the road and is stocked with various kinds of fish for fishing.
The park provides over 100 picnic sites, various campgrounds, rest rooms, nature walks, hiking trails, and a 300-seat amphitheater. Visitors can also rent canoes and boats for use on Price Lake.[3] Many residents of the towns of Boone and Blowing Rock, which are nearby, do fishing, hiking, and canoeing in the park.[4] It has the largest campground on the Parkway.[5]
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[edit] Trails
- There is a 2.7 mile loop trail around Price Lake.
- The Boone Fork Loop Trail is five miles and considered challenging.
- The Tanawha Trail is 13.5 miles and passes under the Linn Cove Viaduct. It wraps around the southeastern ridge of Grandfather Mountain.[6]
[edit] Hours of Operation
- The Julian Price Memorial Park is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- A nominal fee is charged for campsites and in the summer time is very popular.
[edit] Virtual Tours
- Price Lake Park
- Price Lake Trail # 1
- Price Lake Trail # 2
- Price Lake & Park - Fishing
- Price Lake & Park Canoe Rentals
- Price Lake & Park Tent Campground
- Price Lake & Park RV Campgrounds
[edit] References
- ^ Blue Ridge National Heritage area
- ^ Blue Ridge Guide - Julian Price Memorial Park
- ^ Moses H. Cone and Julian Price Memorial Parks
- ^ Blue Ridge Guide - Julian Price Memorial Park map
- ^ Parkway in North Carolina / The Parkway's highest mountains await you
- ^ Longstreet Highroad Guide to the North Carolina Mountains By Lynda McDaniel
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