RECREATION

Equine

• Banner Elk Stables
  796 Shomaker Road, just off of hwy 194 • Banner Elk, NC 28604
  One Mile from Downtown Banner Elk
  828-898-5424
  Enjoy guided one hour guided trail rides over miles of rigorous trails at this stable that is open year round. Children are welcome. Reservations are required.

Fishing

• Grandfather Trout Ponds
  219 Chinkapin Bridge Road • Banner Elk, NC 28604
  Across the Entrance to Seven Devils
  828-963-5098
  No license is needed at this venue that features three pond sizes stocked to the brim with Rainbow Trout. They supply the rod and reels, bait, towels, ice, and bags. There is also a Gem Mine on site where you can find your own precious gems and then take them to the Grandfather Gem Shop on site for identification, cutting, and mounting. more...  map

Outfitters & Guides

• Appalachian Challenge Guide
  Intersection of Highways 105 and 184
  Full service guide company that offers a wide variety of adventures for the whole family with activities available including whitewater rafting, backpacking, rock climbing, rappelling, and caving expeditions. more...

• Edge of the World
  1137 Highway 184 • Banner Elk, NC 28604
  Across the Street from Louisiana Purchase
  828-898-9550
  Specializing in guided outdoor adventures, this outfitter and guide company offers rafting, climbing, and canoe trips, as well as an onsite snowboard shop that carries high quality outdoor equipment and clothing.  more...  map

• Foscoe Fishing Company & Outfitters
  9400 Highway 105 • Banner Elk, NC 28604
  828-963-6556
  The only ORVIS endorsed and full line ORVIS dealer in Western North Carolina, this fly fishing shop and outfitter offers fly fishing equipment and accessories, as well as guide services that include float fishing trips. more...

Snow Sports

• Sugar Mountain Resort
  1009 Sugar Mountain Drive • Banner Elk, NC 28604
  828-898-4521, 800-SUGAR-MT
  The largest ski area in North Carolina, the Sugar Mountain Resort boasts a 1,200-foot vertical. This resort offers 20 trails and 8 lifts spread out over 115 acres. Sugar’s tubing park offers 700-foot long tubing runs serviced by two lifts. Group and private lessons are available from over 70 instructors. Skis, snowboards, boots, binding, poles, snowshoes, skiboards, and other gear may be rented.  more...  map