Blue Ridge Parkway | SCOTT CREEK OVERLOOK (MP 448.5)

Scott Creek Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Scott Creek Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway

View: ♦ ♦ ♦ /5
Trails: Mountains to Sea Trail
Picnic Tables: None

Although you can no longer see Scott Creek from the Blue Ridge Parkway—it’s in the heavily forested valley below—you do get a sweeping view of the mountains in the area from the Scott Creek Overlook.

Just up the Blue Ridge Parkway to the left of the parking lot is a trailhead for the Mountains to Sea Trail, a 1,150-mile trail that stretches from Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the North Carolina Outer Banks. It is not part of the National Park system, so I did not hike or review it, but you can get information on the Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail website.

Panoramic view from the Scott Creek Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway (click to enlarge)

Panoramic view from the Scott Creek Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway (click to enlarge)


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Last updated on December 12, 2023
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