The Museum of Ashe County History, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the historic 1904 Ashe County Courthouse building as a county heritage museum for visitors of all ages. The objects, documents, and images we collect and display help answer the questions: Who are we? Where did we come from? How did we get here? What did we do on the way? We think this will help us find good answers to another question: Where do we go from here?
The Museum of Ashe County History, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the re-purposing of the historic 1904 Ashe County Courthouse building as a county heritage museum for our citizens, their children, and our many friends who come to visit.
We use the objects, documents, and images we collect to answer the questions: Who are we? Where did we come from? How did we get here? What did we do on the way? We think this will help us find good answers to another question: Where do we go from here?
The museum is administered by a board of volunteers. The daily operation of the museum is managed by its employees.
Where mountain sunsets meet the historic New River lies Jefferson Landing, a gated resort community in Western NC. Just two hours from Charlotte and minutes from fine dining, shopping, music and art, Jefferson Landing makes every day exceptional. Take in a massage or round of golf. Visit West Jefferson for world-class art and antiques. Go fishing, hiking, or relax by our junior Olympic pool. Our cool summers, mild winters and lush foliage make every day extraordinary.
In addition to luxury estates for purchase or rent, we offer lodging from rooms and homes to our stately Manor House. While here, you can access our club house and pool, fitness center, and onsite restaurants. Planning a corporate retreat, wedding or golf vacation? You’ve just found your perfect site.
A hometown street festival in the heart of downtown West Jefferson, NC, featuring handmade arts and crafts, traditional mountain music, food & family fun.
Sharing our Mountain Heritage! The Christmas in July Festival is one of the best, old fashioned summer festivals in the South drawing thousands to historic West Jefferson, NC each July! The Festival began in 1987 as a celebration of the Christmas Tree Industry Ashe County, NC is known for. In 2015, Ashe County, NC was named the #1 Christmas Tree producer in the United States. The Festival is a free-admission event held in Downtown West Jefferson featuring the very best in traditional mountain music, handmade arts & crafts vendors throughout the region while still celebrating the Christmas Tree industry. Numerous food vendors feature a variety of the infamous delicious festival foods & more.
Children’s activities, roving performers, fun competitions, non-profits and the Farmers’ Market are also part of the festival each year.
Nowhere else will you find such an excellent array of local & regional music, food vendors, fun and festivities for the entire family than at Christmas in July in Downtown West Jefferson! Hope to see you there!
Gem Valley LLC is a family-owned business just minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway. Founded in 2006 by Debbi Farmer and Harry Davis, Gem Valley is the only public panning facility in Ashe County, NC. We are located near the historical Ore Knob Mine that was in operation from the mid 1800’s to the mid 1900’s. Our creeks feed into the New River, which is the second-oldest river in the world! Please visit our Directions page for how to find us!
Gem Valley is a Seasonal gem mining, fluming and gold panning business. At Gem Valley you have opportunity to find and take home some truly beautiful and valuable gems of all sorts! The Appalachian Mountains of NC have a huge variety of precious and semi-precious stones in its soil! Our flume workers will be glad to assist you in identifying your stones!
Our Gem Shop and Museum offers a variety of jewelry, stones, souvenirs and information on geology, paleontology, and the lapidary arts. Our experienced gem cutters will be glad to take custom stone-cutting and jewelry setting orders.
The park has a picnic area with tables and grills if you wish to spend lunch. Restrooms are available inside the gift shop.
We invite you to browse our website for more information on our prices, services, and to answer any questions you may have. Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page for more detailed information on our business.
Mount Jefferson State Natural Area is a 1,188-acre North Carolina state park in Ashe County, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Jefferson, North Carolina, it includes the peak of Mount Jefferson, named for Thomas Jefferson and his father Peter, who owned land nearby and surveyed the North Carolina-Virginia border in 1749. In 1974, Mount Jefferson State Natural Area was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service.
Located in Ashe County 25 miles northeast of Boone, Mount Jefferson State Natural Area surrounds a natural landmark that offers vistas as far as Tennessee from its overlooks and Luther Rock. The mountain, first spotted from the Blue Ridge Parkway, rises abruptly from the surrounding landscape. Over 700 plants call the park home, including the Dutchman’s pipevine, which is visited by the beautiful swallowtail butterfly and its distinct black-and-orange-spiked caterpillar. The park’s winding road to the summit hosts an annual downhill skateboarding event.
Ashe County Cheese is Carolina’s oldest cheese plant, producing quality cheese since 1930. We are located in the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains.
Watch the fascinating process of cheese making from our viewing area (check cheese making schedule) and visit our cheese and gift shop. We sell over 20 varieties of original Ashe County Cheese as well as our own county butter, homemade fudge and everyone’s favorite, fresh cheese curd. We also offer other fine cheeses, locally made wines and a variety of gifts, souvenirs and old fashioned snacks and candies.
Located in Ashe and Alleghany counties 35 miles northeast of Boone, New River State Park covers seven accesses along this National Wild and Scenic River that flows north through three states. Elk Shoals has a swim beach, and all accesses allow for launching kayaks and inner tubes to paddle or float along the shallow, gentle river. Paddle-in only campgrounds provide a remote experience. The hellbender — the largest salamander in the U.S. — and 14 species of rare and threatened plant species inhabit the New River valley.
WELCOME TO THE ASHE CIVIC CENTER. Home of quality entertainment and rental facilities
Our 282 seat theater/auditorium is home to a wide variety of events including music, theater, dance and more.
We are conveniently located off Highway 221 between Jefferson and West Jefferson. The Ashe Civic Center offers plenty of free parking.
Canoe, Kayak, & Tubing Rentals on New River, NC. Explore the historic and scenic New River on a relaxing and fun river adventure with Zaloo’s Canoes. Situated on the New River in Jefferson, NC, Zaloo’s Canoes offers the finest canoe, kayak, and tube trips in the area. After starting as a small canoe rental service out of the back of a pickup truck on the side of the road in 1976, Zaloo’s has worked hard over the last 46 years to become one of the oldest and friendliest river outfitters in the area. We specialize in fun and exciting boat and tube trips for families, friends, and groups on one of the most historic and scenic North Carolina rivers, which also happens to be an American Heritage River. The New River is a great canoeing, kayaking, and tubing river for a child’s or beginner’s first river experience — pets love it too! With its gentle flow and beautiful surroundings, the New River is sure to wow and stun the whole family and provide a priceless set of unforgettable memories.
River House is not only a North Carolina Bed and Breakfast but a Country Inn that’s really in the country, located in Grassy Creek, North Carolina in the Blue Ridge mountains and directly on the historic New River. There’s a mile of riverfront for strolling, wading, tubing, canoeing and fishing. Brown trout and rainbows abound. Walking trails wind through 160 acres. Our neighbors include deer, rabbits, wild turkeys, a great blue heron, eagles and an occasional bear – just no mosquitoes.
Most of our twelve uniquely decorated guest rooms are converted farm buildings with king-size beds, private bathrooms, jacuzzis, art, books and country antiques.
That is reason enough to visit River House but the food is another. Elegant but unpretentious, the River House restaurant is known for its great food and ambiance. Only minutes from West Jefferson and forty-five minutes from Boone, River House is the first choice for fine dining in the Ashe County High Country area. The restaurant offers regional and international fine dining, an excellent wine list, and a full-service bar with all ABC permits. We are open for dinner Wednesday through Sunday. The Sunday Salon features live music, hors d’oeuvres and a four-course Chef’s choice menu. Reservations are essential.
Breakfast is served in the main house daily between 8:30 and 10:00. While it is complimentary for overnight guests, many local residents choose to book for private business meetings or simple personal enjoyment.
On-site lunches or picnic fare may be pre-arranged, a pleasant adjunct when renting our kayaks or canoes. We will take you up-river so you can take your time floating back to us.
While you are here at our Bed and Breakfast, visit nearby sites such as New River State Park, Grayson Highlands and Mt. Jefferson. Drive the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway. Bike the popular Creeper Trail. Ride horseback at Burnt Hill Stables. Play golf at Mountain Aire Golf Course. Just two miles down the road is Landmark Alpaca Farm and it’s only seven to Phipps Store for incredible Friday night “pickin” (That’s music, not pig.). Shop for cheese, antiques, art and pottery in West Jefferson as well as in the River House Gallery or Dairy Barn.
But… one of the most popular things to do is absolutely nothing. Relax in rocking chairs on the front porch or in chaises under the big sycamore tree overlooking the river. All rooms have wi-fi. Our buildings date back to the 1870’s, thus we are only partially ADA accessible.
ur elegant country Inn was built over 120 years ago and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Glendale Springs is a charming community outside of West Jefferson, NC, and is an easy driving distance to Boone and Blowing Rock.
The Inn offers bed and breakfast accommodations (Continental Style Breakfast) with a choice of five beautiful rooms, a full-service upscale casual restaurant with a full bar, as well as two plus acres of manicured grounds, all of which are available to book for weddings and other special events. We invite you to come to enjoy the tranquility of our historic property, whether it be for a weekend getaway, a cozy dinner, Sunday Brunch or a special occasion. Stay with us during Fall Leaves Season. Come spend the night or weekend between Thanksgiving and Christmas and choose and cut your own beautiful Frasir Fir Christmas Tree from a nearby tree farm. Come for ski season at nearby slopes and stay cozy and warm at night at our Inn. Bring the family to enjoy great food and friendly service at our Restaurant.
New River Inn and Cabins is a peaceful location that recently updated and with 3 cozy cabins for vacation rental located in Glendale Springs, North Carolina. Our property includes a lodge for gathering as well as a pond with a walking trail. We are located just off the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway behind the Trading Post. Within a short driving distance to West Jefferson, Wilkesboro and 30 minute drive to Boone.
River Bend Hills is less than a 5 minute walk to the Clifton Road Bridge on the river, a great place to drop your tube or kayak and head north. Surrounded by a half dozen State parks with endless trails, there is no end to outdoor activities in the area. We are also just downstream from Helton Creek, famous trout Federally stocked trout stream.
Your Perfect Spot for Rest & Recreation on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Situated on five spacious acres, the Haven at Greenwood Glen offers eight separate vacation homes with ample privacy or the freedom to meet others around our communal fire pit area.
We are The Greenwoods: Kevin, Briggs & Lawson. While we are your hosts and your haven away from home is our home, we are happy to have as much or as little interaction with you as you’d like. We are delighted to provide you with ideas for outings, answer questions about the area, even shop for your groceries before you arrive, or chat with you around a bonfire, but if you prefer solitude it’s not necessary to interact with us at all during your stay. Of course, we are always available via phone, text or email.
Haven at Greenwood Glen is a dream come true for our family. We have long dreamt and casually talked about living in the North Carolina mountains, but it always seemed like something in the future: after our nest was empty, after retirement, after grandkids — just AFTER. In the fall of 2021, our after became NOW. We are indescribably excited to host you on our lovely Blue Ridge Parkway property.
Located in Ashe and Alleghany counties 35 miles northeast of Boone, New River State Park covers seven accesses along this National Wild and Scenic River that flows north through three states. Elk Shoals has a swim beach, and all accesses allow for launching kayaks and inner tubes to paddle or float along the shallow, gentle river. Paddle-in only campgrounds provide a remote experience. The hellbender — the largest salamander in the U.S. — and 14 species of rare and threatened plant species inhabit the New River valley.
- Address: 342 Gap Trail, Fleetwood, NC 28626
- Location: Fleetwood Falls Resort, between Boone, Jefferson and the Blue Ridge Parkway
- Sleeps: Up to 6
- Description: When you wake, watch the rising sun through the large glass windows or sit out on the deck and become inspired by the long range sunrise views from the loft, living room, breakfast table or the deck. This two bedroom, one loft chalet faces east by southeast from the high ridges of the Old Fields township near Fleetwood, NC. The view is back towards the community of Fleetwood and crosses the river at least twice creating four layers of mountains between you and the horizon.
- This chalet is all new, including the furniture and appliances.
- Bedrooms: 2 (1 up, 1 down)
- Loft: 1 (with fold-out futon sofabed)
- Bathrooms: 2 Full (1 up, 1 down)
- Beds: Queen, Double, Futon (Double)
- Levels: 1½
- Amenities:
- · Deck with a View
- · Stone Fireplace
- · Central Heating
- · Central A/C
- · OTA HD TV
- · DVD/VHS player
- · Game System Monitor
- · Wireless Internet
- · Oven/Stove
- · Dishwasher
- · Microwave
- · Refrigerator
- · Coffee-maker
- · Washer and Dryer
- · Ceiling Fans
- · Floor Fans
Inspired by the surrounding landscape, Park Vista Inn & Restaurant was designed to make your visit a unique, comfortable and fun experience. Our rooms are spacious, our fares are competitive and the service is unparalleled.
Located just 450 ft off the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 268, we strive to provide the absolute best experience in this scenic and iconic retreat. Our team will do their best to make your stay easy and satisfying. Take a look at our site to find out more about our rooms, food and amenities, and get in touch if there’s anything else we can help you with. We look forward to welcoming you soon!
Country-style riverside guesthouse offering warm rooms & a cottage, plus a garden.
Blue Bear Mountain Camp offers year round camping experiences for every type of outdoor enthusiast. Car accessible tent and RV sites in a natural setting. Hike in sites for those looking for a little more adventure and privacy. Stargazer Domes and Cabin rentals for guests wanting a rustic, mountain getaway while staying in comfort. Located just 8 miles north of Boone, NC on over 150 acres of pristine mountain land, miles of hiking trails, a trout pond and spacious low density sites allow the guest to get away from it all in a rustic, remote setting. In the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. At 4,000 feet elevation, come enjoy cool mountain breezes and mild temperatures. Blue Bear Mountain is a scenic location for large events such as weddings, corporate events and family reunions. Come Get away from it all at Blue Bear Mountain!
Luxury King Suite – Swipe on the first picture to view more interior and exterior pictures of this luxury glamping tent! This king suite includes a king bed in the 16 x 24 tent as well as an extended deck that includes an adjoining 13 ft diameter queen tent. This king suite can sleep up to six: King bed x 2, Queen bed x 2, and room for 2 camping cots. The two glamping tents share a spacious deck and is perfect for families with children or couples who want to stay in close proximity to one another. These two tents share the en-suite bathroom and shower as well as the cooler and grill. This 16 x 24 king glamping tent is furnished with a handcrafted king size bed, luxury linens and blankets, wood stove, and en-suite bathroom/shower. It comes equipped with a solar awning to provide power and lighting within the tent. It has a covered spacious deck overlooking Big Laurel Creek complete with a custom fire pit and Blackstone propane grill (propane provided). A large capacity cooler and coffee bar are also provided. Book your stay today for the upcoming 2023 season – availability is limited!
The views will take your breath away! Relax at this unique and tranquil log Guest House, which is a studio, on a 10 acre horse ranch. It is a stargazer’s and nature lover’s delight, teeming with wild life including deer and wild turkey. The property is only 10 minutes from the Town of Boone, but faces north, with long-range Blue Ridge Mountain views. No lights or noise from the Town, and you will feel as if you are a million miles away!!! Bring your dogs (no breed restrictions), and your horses! ‘Dry stalls’ may be available. Please do not forget carrots for Blitzen, our miniature horse, who has big blue eyes and who smiles as he greets guests! The property is 10 minutes to ASU; and 20 minutes to Blowing Rock and ski mountains. The Space: The log Guesthouse is a studio with a large kitchen and full bath (shower & tub). It is located near the Main House. Guest Access: Guests have full access to the log Guest House and the barns, and are welcome to say hello to the horses. Please only two carrots at a time for Blitzen, due to their sugar content. He is almost 16 years old, and cannot be ridden – for your safety, for the safety of children, and for Blitzen’s safety. He is not a pony, but rather a miniature horse, who can spook. His favorite thing is running as fast as he can down the very long driveway. You can almost hear him laughing;) Please only feed carrots to the horses, and feeding and petting them is at your own risk. Children should be careful when feeding Blitzen. He does not bite, but he thinks that everything is a carrot!!!
