Alpen Restaurant

Alpen Restaurant

From date nights to family gatherings, enjoy elevated dining and drinks with a view from their covered deck. The cozy yet sophisticated atmosphere is perfect to savor their prime rib, steaks, burgers, trout, salmon, crab cakes and more. Located at the Top of The Beech...
Lower Pond Creek Trail

Lower Pond Creek Trail

CLOSED FOR STORM REPAIRS IN 2026 (1.2 miles roundtrip, strenuous) This adventurous trail offers some of Beech Mountain’s greatest natural beauty. Water cascading over rocks with many small falls and one larger waterfall, She Falls Falls, make your hike well worth the...
Grassy Gap Creek Trail

Grassy Gap Creek Trail

(4 miles roundtrip, moderate) A favorite for mountain biking, hiking and snowshoeing, this woodland trail begins near Buckeye Recreation Center and ascends along Grass Gap Creek and ends at Hawthorne Road. The gradual uphill trek climbs almost 900 in elevation in two...
Mast General Store

Mast General Store

Take the scenic drive to Valle Crucis to explore the Original Mast General Store that opened in 1883! It still houses the Post Office and offers up a 5 cents cup of coffee. Traversing its creaking floorboards, you’ll find country gourmet foods, cast iron cookware,...
5506′ Skybar

5506′ Skybar

Enjoy the views, drinks and food at the highest bar in the Southeast, located atop the slopes at Beech Mountain Resort (at 5,506 ft elevation). The deck has Adirondack chairs and picnic tables with panoramic vistas. It’s defintitely a unique place to eat and...
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