270.2 - Lewis Fork parking overlook, elev. 3290
271.8 - Right to E. B. Jeffress Park
271.9 - Cascades parking overlook, elev. 3570. Picnic area, self-guiding trail to Cascades pedestrian overlook (Falls Creek), trail to historic building, picnic area
272.0 - Cool Spring Baptist Church

Mile 272 - E.B. Jeffress Park

E. B. Jeffress Park has a self-guiding trail to the Cascades and another trail goes to the old cabin and church.

272.5 - Thompkins Knob parking area; trail to historic buildings
273.6 - Thompkins Knob, elev.3914
274.3 - Elk Mountain parking overlook, elev. 3789. E.
274.5 - Joint crossing
276.4 - Deep Gap, elev. 3142. U.S. 421, right 12 mi. to Boone; left 26 mi. to N. Wilkesboro
277.1 - Stoney Fork Valley parking overlook, elev. 3405
277.7 - Osborne Mountain View parking overlook, elev. 3500
278.1 - Carroll Gap parking overlook, elev. 3430
279.2 - Public road crossing
280.1 - Public road; no access
280.8 - Access to U.S. 421 & 221, right 4 mi. to Deep Gap, 7 mi. to Boone; picnic area adjacent to U.S. 421
281.75 - Grandview parking overlook, elev. 3240
285.1 - Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road.

Mile 285.1 - Boone's Trace

Boone's Trace, which Daniel Boone blazed to the west, crosses near here.

285.55 - Bamboo, elev. 3262. Access road to Boone on right
288.1 - Public road crossing
288.55 - Cemetery
288.8 - Public road
289.1 - Yadkin Valley parking overlook, elev. 3830
289.6 - Raven Rocks parking overlook
290.5 - Thunder Hill parking overlook, elev. 3776
290.7 - Cemetery
290.75 - Public road (Green Hill Road)
291.9 - U.S. 321 & 221, right 7 mi. to Boone; left 2 mi. to Blowing Rock

Mile 292 - Moses H. Cone Memorial Park

Moses H. Cone Memorial Park has 25 miles of carriage roads, ideal for hiking and horseback riding. Flat Top Manor houses the Parkway Craft Center. Fishing is available.

Mile 292.7 - Cone Park

In addition to the historic manor house, there is a family cemetery, carriage barn and apple barn. Interpretive talks are frequently given during the summer on the steps of the Cone Manor House.

Trails

The Cone/Price area has more trails than any other developed area on the Parkway. There are more than 26 miles of historic carriage roads for hiking and horseback riding on the Cone estate. Visitors may bring their own horses or take advantage of trail rides offered on the Carriage Trails by neighboring Blowing Rock Stables. The Cone Carriage Trails range from easy to moderate. Several strenuous trails can be hiked within Price Memorial Park. Price Campground offers direct access to three trails, including the ingeniously engineered Tanawha Trail, total length 13.5 miles, half of which is on Grandfather Mountain. The five-mile strenuous Boone Fork Loop Trail is accessible from both the campground and the picnic area.

Fishing

There are several fishing opportunities in the Cone/Price area. Anyone with a valid Virginia or North Carolina fishing license is welcome, but please check at the visitor center or at Price Campground for any special regulations.

293.5 - Moses Cone parking overlook, elev. 3865 294.0 Moses Cone Memorial Park Craft Center. Southern Highland Handicraft Guild handicraft shop, visitor center, and self-guiding trail; Cone family cemetery.

Parkway Craft Center

The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild operates the Parkway Craft Center inside the Cone Manor House that features contemporary and traditional mountain crafts as well as demonstrations by Guild craftsmen during the summer months.

294.6 - Sandy Flat Gap. U.S. 221, eft 2 mi. to Blowing Rock, 13 mi. to Beacon Heights; right to Shulls Mills Road, Flannery Fork Road, and Trout Lake.
295.0 - Leave Cone Memorial Park, enter Price Memorial Park
295.4 - Sims Creek Viaduct, 85 ft. high, 385 ft. span
295.9 - Sims Pond parking overlook, elev. 3447

296.5 - Picnic Area

The Price picnic area has 100 sites and handicap accessible comfort stations.

296.7 - Price Lake

Parking overlook, elev. 3393 Left to campground; 29 tent sites; 6 trailer sites, 1 comfort station.

Canoe/Boat Rentals

During the summer months, there is a boat dock located on Price Lake at the campground. No motorized craft or sailboats are permitted.

297.15 - Campground

The largest campground on the Parkway is located at Julian Price Memorial Park. It has sites for 129 tents and 68 trailers. Facilities include water, comfort stations with flush toilets and sinks but no showers or hook-ups. Several sites are handicap accessible.

297.2 - Parking overlook, elev. 3410. Amphitheatre and boat launching ramp

Interpretive programs

There is a 300-seat amphitheater located at the Price Park Campground where interpretive talks are given during the summer months. Interpretive talks, demonstratons, and guided walks are also given throughout the Cone and Price Parks during the summer months.

Mile 295.1 - Julian Price Memorial Park

The late 19th century saw the emergence of a new upper class, composed of those men who had made their fortunes in the Gilded Age. Textile entrepreneur Moses H. Cone purchased 3,600 acres of land near Blowing Rock and built one of North Carolina's premier turn-of-the-century country estates. Julian Price, an insurance executive, in the late 1930s and early 1940s, bought thousands of acres of land to create a retreat for the employees of the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company. Both the Cone and Price lands were later given to the Parkway.

Today the combined parkland comprises the largest developed area along the Parkway. It offers a wide variety of recreational activities, including miles of hiking and horse trails, boating and fishing, camping and picnic areas, mountain handicraft demonstrations and sales, and daily guided walks and evening campfire programs.the former retreat of an insurance executive, offers a variety of short trails and a lake.

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