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Banner Elk, North Carolina
 "Banner's
Elk" as the village was once called, was settled around 1850, and is
located in the northeast section of the mountains in Avery County.
Banner Elk NC is a quaint mountain
community
that offers tourist activities including sking and snowboarding at
the world famous
Sugar Mountain Resort,
Golf,
Hiking & Backpacking,
Horseback
Riding and
Whitewater Rafting.
Surrounded by high peaks and rugged ridges, Banner Elk has strong
historic and cultural ties with the neighboring
mountainous regions
of Tennessee and Virginia
as well as Western North Carolina.
Lees-McRae College has been located in the area for over 100
years and the College Drama Department
presents theatrical
productions during the summer months. Banner Elk is also host every
October to the famous
Woolly Worm Festival.
Resources
City Website:
Banner Elk: Town Offices, 200 Park Avenue, Banner Elk NC
28604; 828-898-5398
Facebook:
High Country
Location: Northern Mountains, 2 hours east of Asheville
County:
Avery
County:
County Administrative Building, 175 Linville Street, Newland NC
28657; 828-733-8202
Elevation & Population: 3,739 feet, 950+
Visitor/Welcome Center: None
City
Chamber of Commerce:
Banner Elk Chamber of Commerce: 100 West Main Street, Banner
Elk NC 28604; 828-898-8395
County Chamber of Commerce:
Avery County Chamber of Commerce: 4501 Tynecastle Highway, Unit
#2, Banner Elk NC 28604; 800-972-2183
Newspaper:
The Mountain Times PO Box 1815, Boone NC 28607; 828-264-6397
Movie Theatres:
(Nearest)
Regal Boone Cinema 7: 210 New Market Street Centre, Boone NC
28607;
828-262-3330.
High School:
Avery County High School, 401 High School Road, Newland NC
28657; 828-733-0151
Colleges and Universities:
Lees-McRae College, 191 Main Street, Banner Elk NC 28604;
828-898-5241
Hospitals:
(Nearest) Watauga
Medical Center, 336 Deerfield Road, Boone NC 28607; 828-262-4100
Area Major Festivals:
Woolly Worm Festival
(October)
Area Natural Attractions:
Blue Ridge Parkway,
Grandfather Mountain,
Linville Caverns,
Linville Gorge,
Area Cultural Attractions:
Avery County
Historical Museum,
Banner House Museum,
Crossnore Fine Arts Gallery,
Horn in the West,
Mast General Store,
Mystery Hill,
Orchard at Altapass,
Tweetsie Railroad
Wineries:
Banner Elk Winery
Private Mountain Communities:
Elk River Club,
Silver Springs Farm,
Sugar Pointe,
The Headwaters at Banner Elk,
The Lodges at Eagles Nest,
The Reserve at Sugar Mountain,
The Vistas at Banner Elk Luxury Condominiums, Wilderness Trail
Real Estate
A and W Mountain Rentals & Realty: 486 Main Street
West, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-9188
Antler Realty: 3174 Tynecastle Highway, Banner Elk NC 28604;
828-898-3111
Banner Elk Realty: Highway 184, next to the Red Caboose, Banner
Elk NC 28604; 828-898-9756
Castle Rock Realty: PO Box 2539, Shopped at Tynecastle, Banner
Elk NC 28604; 828-295-8485
Heritage Realty of the High Country: 176 Shawneehaw Avenue,
Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-2347
Mountain Properties of the High Country, Inc:
2874 Tynecastle Highway, Banner Elk NC
28604; 828-298-2000
Mountain Retreats Realty: 4840 HighwaY 105, Suite 3, Banner Elk
NC 28604; 800-819-7647
Mountain Sotheby's International Realty: 2120 Tynecastle
Highway, Banner Elk 28604; 800-887-2447
Sugar Mountain Lodging: 3440 Tynecastler Highway,
Banner Elk NC 28604; 800-858-9663
Sugar Mountain Resort Accommodations & Real Estate: 3390
Tynecastle Highway, Banner Elk NC 28604; 800-438-4555
The Summit Group of the Carolinas:
24 High Country Square, Banner Elk NC
28604; 828-898-3500 
Dining
Fine Dining
Artisanal:
(Contemporary-American) 1200 Dobbins Road, Banner Elk NC 28604;
828-898-5395
J. L. Trent's Seafood: (Seafood)
444 Beach Mountain Parkway, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-7555
Stonewalls Restaurant: (American) 344 Shawneehaw Avenue, Banner
Elk NC 28604; 828-898-5550
The Mast Farm Inn: (American) 2543 Broadstone Road,
Banner Elk NC
28604; 828-963-5857
Casual & Family Dining
Grandview Restaurant: (American)
10575-1 Highway 105 South, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-963-4573
Hearthstone Tavern & Grille: (Casual-American) 3990 Highway 105,
Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-3461
Overseas & Exotic
Bayou Smokehouse & Grill: (Cajun) 130 Main Street, Banner Elk NC
28604; 828-88-8952
Bella's: (Italian) 3585
Tynecastle Highway, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-9022
Cafe Vivo: (Continental) 142
Main Street, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-5282
Louisana Purchase Food and Spirits: (Cajun) 537 Shawneehaw
Avenue, Banner Elk NC 28694; 828-963-5087
Los Arcoiris: (Mexican) 431 Beech Mountain Parkway, Banner Elk
28604; 828-898-4123
Melange Mountain Bistro
(Italian) 4501 Tynecastle Highway, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-5750
Pappy's Barbeque & Country Breakfast: (BBQ, Country-American)
4235 Highway 105 South, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-6777
Sorrentos Bistro (Italian) 147 Azalea Circle, Banner Elk NC
28604; 828-898-5214
Zuzda Tapas Restaurant and Bar: (Progressive-Alternative) 502
West Main Street, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-4166
Cafes & Grills
Banner Elk Café: (American) 324
Shawneehaw Avenue, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-4040
Dunn's Deli: (Delicatessen) 134 W. Main Street, Banner Elk
NC 28604; 828-898-6731
Fred's Backside Deli: (Delicatessen) 501 Beech Mountain Parkway,
Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-387-4838
Sugarfoot Tavern: (Contemporary)
2941 Tynecastle Highway, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-4455
Cafe
Vivo: (Cafe) 142 East Main Street, Banner Elk NC 28604;
828-898-5282
Coffeehouses:
Mountain Grounds Coffee & Tea Co: 3990 Highway 105, Grandfather
Shopping Center, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-5878
Accommodations
Resorts
Blue Ridge Village: (Resort) 3781 Tynecastle Highway, Banner Elk
NC 28604; 828-898-9737
Sugar Ski & Country Club: (Resort) 100 Sugar Drive, Banner Elk
NC 28604; 800-634-1320
Hotels, Inns & Lodges
Archers Mountain Inn:
(Hotel)
2489
Beech Mountain Parkway, Banner Elk NC 28604;
888-827-6155
Blueberry Villa & Banner Elk Winery: (County Inn) 60 Deer Run
Lane, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-9099
Little
Main Street Inn & Suites: (Village Inn) 607 Main Street
East, Banner Elk NC 28604; 800-851-4397
Smoketree Lodge: (County Lodge) 11914 Highway 105 South, Banner
Elk NC 28604; 800-422-1880
The Inn at Elk River: (Village Inn) 875 Main Street West, Banner
Elk NC 28604; 828-898-9669
Bed & Breakfasts
Azalea Inn Bed & Breakfast: (B&B) 149 Azalea Circle,
Banner Elk NC 28604; 888-898-2743
Banner Elk Inn B&B and Cottages: (B&B) 407 E. Main Street,
Banner Elk NC 28604; 888-487-8263
Mountainside Lodge Bed & Breakfast: (B&B) 1709 Broadstone Road,
Banner Elk NC 28604; 877-687-4333
Perry House Bed & Breakfast: (B&B) 153 Klonteska Drive, Banner
Elk NC 28604; 877-806-4280
Taylor House Inn: (B&B) 4584 Highway 194 South, Banner Elk NC
28604; 800-963-5581
The Mast Farm Inn:
(B&B) 2543 Broadstone Road, Banner Elk NC
28604; 888-963-5857
1902 Turnpike House Bed & Breakfast: (B&B) 317 Old Turnpike
Road, Banner Elk NC 28604; 888-802-4487
Valle Crucis Bed & Breakfast: (B&B) 2171 Broadstone Road, Banner
Elk NC 28604; 828-963-2525
Motels
Best Western Mountain Lodge: (Chain Motel) 1615 Tynecastle
Highway, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-4571
Cabins, Cottages & Chalets
Mill Ridge Resort: (Cabins, Chalets) 229 Clubhouse Drive, Banner
Elk NC 28604; 828-963-4900
Campgrounds
Grandfather Campground: (Campground) 125 Riverside Drive, Banner
Elk NC 28604; 800-788-2582
Holston Presbytery Camp & Retreat Center: (Camp) 6993 Hickory
Nut Gap Road, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-6611
Rental Agencies
A and W Mountain Rentals & Realty: (Rentals) 486 Main Street
West, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-9188
Bluewater Property Management: (Rentals) 2301 Stephens Circle,
Gainesville GA 30506; 770-532-7545
Dereka's Sugar Mountain Accommodations Center & Realty:
(Rentals) 106 Sugar Mountain Drive, Sugar Mountain NC 28604;
800-898-9475
Foscoe Rentals: (Rentals) 133 Echota Parkway, Boone NC 28607;
800-723-7341
Foxfire Rentals: (Rentals) 5170 Highway 105 South, Suite 3,
Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-7578
HomeAway: (Rentals) 1011 West Fifth Street, Suite 300, Austin TX
78703; 512-493-0382
Linda's Rentals: (Rentals) 417 Clubhouse Drive, Banner Elk NC
28604; 828-963-8425
Linville Cabin Rentals: (Rentals) PO Box 2341, Banner Elk NC
28604; 866-818-9106
Mountain Retreats Realty: (Rentals) 4840 Highway 105,
Suite 3, Banner Elk NC 28604; 800-819-7647
Mountain Sotheby's International Realty: (Rentals) 2120
Tynecastle Highway, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-8965
Pinnacle Inn Resort: (Condominium Rental) 301 Pinnacle Inn Road,
Banner Elk NC 28604; 800-405-2231
Sugar Mountain Lodging: (Rentals) 3440 Tynecastler Highway,
Banner Elk NC 28604; 800-858-9663
Sugar Mountain Resort Accommodations & Real Estate: (Rentals) 3390 Tynecastle
Highway, Banner Elk NC 28604; 800-438-4555
Sugar Ski & Country Club: (Condominium Rentals) 100 Sugar
Ski Drive, Banner Elk NC 28604; 800-634-1320
The Highlands at Sugar: (Timeshare Rentals) 2173 Sugar Mountain
Drive, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-898-9601
Valle Crucis Log Cabin Rentals: (Log Cabin Rentals) 3657
Broadstone Road, Banner Elk NC 28604; 828-963-7774
Walnut Tree Log Cabin Rentals: (Log Cabin Rentals) 866-288-9313
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