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5564 Meat Camp Road
Todd, NC 28684
828-297-7261
elk.knob@ncparks.gov
GPS: 36.332586, -81.690640
November - February: 7am - 6pm
March, April, May, September and October: 7am - 8pm
June - August: 7am - 9pm
Closed Christmas Day
Park Office Hours
8am - 5pm weekdays
Closed state holidays
Sleet fell forming an icy sheet covered by 2 inches of snow. Four wheel drive is highly recommended.
Park is open
Area information
Elk Knob State Park is located in Watauga County approximately 9.5 miles north of Boone.
Traveling north to Boone on US Highway 421, take NC 194 North approximately 4 miles and turn left onto Meat Camp Road. Follow Meat Camp Road 5.5 miles to the Elk Knob-Snake Mountain Gap and turn right into the Park.
From Eastern and Piedmont North Carolina, follow I-40 West to US 421 North to Boone.
Traveling East on I -40 from Asheville, take US 221 North to US 421 South in Boone then to Hwy 194 North.
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