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Local Communities

Watauga County, and other neighboring counties and communities across the North Carolina High Country, is not only comprised of a diverse physical landscape but the communities and people who live in them represent an even greater element of diversity.

Community pride and loyalty to family traditions like Christmas Tree Farming runs deep in certain areas while part-time seasonal residents help form the character of other communities.

First-time visitors and returning folks alike will always find events and major attractions in the area from the exciting peaks of Grandfather Mountain to the bustling valley of Boone and Appalachian State University.

We invite you to take the time to get to know each of our local communities throughout Watauga County and beyond with their own unique qualities and characteristics.

A group of App State Cheerleaders walk towards the football stadium with the Mascot, Yosef, behind.

Appalachian State University

Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina, Appalachian... Learn More

Green grapes hang from a vine along a thin wire.

Banner Elk

Banner Elk is one of the loftiest towns in the mountainous High Country... Learn More

Snow tubers smile as they descend a snowy hill in different lanes.

Beech Mountain

Beech is located "in the South," but it's nationally significant... Learn More

A pointed rock extends over a sprawling mountain valley.

Blowing Rock

Blowing Rock has been a famous travel destination since the late 1800s when... Learn More

A group of women browse a brightly lit store.

Boone

What a difference a few years makes. Northerner Margaret Morley visited in 1913... Learn More

Foscoe

The Greater Foscoe Mining Company makes Foscoe "a treasure of a little... Learn More

Three people on green river tubes and one person on a pink tube glide down ripples in the New River.

Todd

The town that once roared with logging trains going in and out now has a quiet,... Learn More

The valley town of Valle Crucis can be seen from above with mountains in the background.

Valle Crucis

Pronounced valley crew'sis, this peaceful, rural community was first settled... Learn More

May · 20

Downtown Boone Restaurant Week

May · 20

King Street Market

May · 20

Live music at The Beacon with Belleville Rendezvous

May · 22

Old-Time Jam at the Jones House

May · 24

Appalachian Football Club Soccer

May · 24

Rhododendron Rambles

May · 24

Sugar Mountain Food Truck Festival

May · 24

Watauga County Farmers' Market

May · 25

Yoga on the Mountain

May · 29

Beech Mountain Guided Hikes