Julian Price Memorial Park
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(828) 963-5911
Sandy Flats Ranger Station
5580 Shulls Mill Road
Blowing Rock, NC 28605
(828) 295-7591
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"One of the best!!"
Price park on the Blue Ridge parkway is probably one of the most open and well kept parks on the parkway. There is tons of room for the kids to play and have a cookout. You can take the kids over to price lake just about a quarter mile down the road and they can fish and you can rent boats and go out on the lake in the summer months. The Boone Fork Trail loop runs around the park and is about a four mile hike. The Boone fork would be a great half day hike for the kids if they're a little older.
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"picnic spot"
We go here usally once a year..All my family goes and we get there and pray to find a spot lol we usally go to the very end in a little "private" corner thats shaded we put up the pack-n-play for the babies and we eat our picnic lunch let the kids play in the river thats right there beside the tables and when we leave we stop right on the left when you turn(left) to go out and fish on the lake! We usally end up catching a few! and the kids swim threre too!
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"Sightseeing Must"
Julian Price is one of the most beautiful parks in the mountain area. It is a wonderful place to hike, boat, or fish. The views in the fall with the leaf color change is spectacular! Pack a picnic and stroll the trails for a nice day visit with the family.
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"Perfect Parkway Picnic Spot"
Julian Price Memorial Park is our favorite picnic spot along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Kids love playing in the stream that meanders through the picnic area. The park also offers hiking along 7 trails, fishing, canoeing, camping, guided walks and evening campfire programs. The 300-seat amphitheater is used for lectures and talks during the summer months. Canoes can be rented for use on Price Lake. A nominal fee is charged for campsites. With enough wide-open space for Frisbee, catch and even a game of baseball, this park is a popular choice. Despite a tendency to become crowded, it's always family friendly. Park rangers patrol the picnic area frequently.
The Boone Fork Trail is a 4.9 mile loop with a strenuous rating. We hiked this in July 2009 when our daughters were 9, 8 and 7. Our family hikes regularly and we found this trail challenging. There are numerous stream crossings and rock scrambles. The girls were a little intimidated by a wooden ladder put in place to assist hikers on one part of the trail. The Boone Fork Trail takes hikers through the camp ground and 'a tunnel' of Rhodedenderon. You spend a lot of time in the woods but you also walk through a pasture where you have excellent long range views. Watch your step in the pasture; it's still in use. The cows don't pay any attention to the people walking through. We weren't lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the beavers that live near the trail but the girls enjoyed reading the information posted along the trail and looking at the beavers' work. The trail head for the Boone Fork Trail is located in the picnic area of Julian Price Memorial Park.
The Price Lake Loop is a 2.3 mile trail that would be an excellent alternative to the longer more strenuous Boone Fork Trail. The Price Lake Loop is ranked easy and can be accessed at the Price Lake Overlook a short distance from the picnic area.
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