Guidebook for Bakersville
Shopping
Ms. Anita has a selection of antiques as well as a gallery of her own paintings for sale, and lots of stories!
Anita's Atelier
433 S Mitchell AveMs. Anita has a selection of antiques as well as a gallery of her own paintings for sale, and lots of stories!
Features a large selection of art for sale in various media by students at the renowned Penland School of Crafts nearby, as well as a rotating selection of other artists.
Crimson Laurel Gallery
734 Micaville LoopFeatures a large selection of art for sale in various media by students at the renowned Penland School of Crafts nearby, as well as a rotating selection of other artists.
Entertainment & Activities
They offer guided river rafting, as well as tubing on the Toe River. Fun for all ages!
30 locals recommend
Loafers Glory Rafting and Tubing
2637 NC-226They offer guided river rafting, as well as tubing on the Toe River. Fun for all ages!
Fun for the whole family! Just choose your starting materials (can be either mixed, or you can buy stone-specific with concentrated quantities of stones like emerald or ruby), then rinse and sift through it in the flume. Your stones will be inspected free of charge, and you can also have the stones cut and made into jewelry. The flumes are covered so you can go rain or shine. Great activity for kids as well as adults.
47 locals recommend
Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine
13780 North Carolina 226Fun for the whole family! Just choose your starting materials (can be either mixed, or you can buy stone-specific with concentrated quantities of stones like emerald or ruby), then rinse and sift through it in the flume. Your stones will be inspected free of charge, and you can also have the stones cut and made into jewelry. The flumes are covered so you can go rain or shine. Great activity for kids as well as adults.
Parks & Nature
Just up the road at the Tennessee-North Carolina state line. Hike a little or a lot of the Appalachian Trail. From Carver’s Gap, the trail is 1.36 miles to the fork of the Appalachian Trail/Grassy Ridge Trail, and another .57 miles to a 360-degree view atop a pile of boulders on Grassy Ridge.
27 locals recommend
Carver's Gap
Just up the road at the Tennessee-North Carolina state line. Hike a little or a lot of the Appalachian Trail. From Carver’s Gap, the trail is 1.36 miles to the fork of the Appalachian Trail/Grassy Ridge Trail, and another .57 miles to a 360-degree view atop a pile of boulders on Grassy Ridge.