Education

976 Grassy Ridge Road
Sapphire, NC 28774

GPS: 35.096000, -82.951000

General Park Hours
7am to 9pm

Picnic Areas
8am to 6:30pm

Visitor Center
Monday - Sunday
9am to 5pm

Partial Trail Closure - Auger Hole Trail

A section of the Auger Hole trail is closed to all traffic until further notice due to a massive landslide that has taken out all access not only to the public but to park staff.
The Auger Hole is open from the parking lot at Frozen Creek Entrance to where the Wintergreen trail breaks off Auger Hole Trail to the right. From that point on to Turkeypen Gap, the trail is closed and will remain closed until the trail is fixed.
The trail closure will be lengthy as park staff are evaluating and developing options to resolve the closure. For more information or updates call the park office at (828) 966-9099.

Last updated on: Thursday, May 9, 2019

Educational programs

Gorges State Park opened its 7,100 square-foot Visitor Center in 2012. The Center was designed and built to national green building standards. Additionally two large picnic shelters with restrooms, and a maintenance facilities were completed. The Visitor Center is home to the park offices, large exhibit hall, a 75-person auditorium, 40-person classroom, and large covered wrap around decks offering outstanding southern views of the escarpment and park. The center received "GOLD" status by the national Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.

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