Name: Grandfather by Night: Adventurous Edition
Start: 2024-09-06T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-06T21:30:00-04:00
Location: Grandfather Mountain

June 2024

June 14, 2024 @8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Grandfather by Night: Adventurous Edition

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United States

Explore Grandfather Mountain after hours with your own personal guides! You’ll discover some of the park’s nighttime wonders, while stopping at its most significant sites. Watch a stunning Grandfather sunset, and experience the mountain as never before! The evening starts atop Grandfather Mountain and its world-famous Mile High Swinging Bridge, where participants can explore and […]

$42.00 – $50.00

June 15, 2024 @10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Field Course: Forest Insects Are For The Birds: The Caterpillars Count! Monitoring Program

Join Dr. Allen Hurlbert from UNC-Chapel Hill as we learn about the important role that insects play in forest ecosystems, as herbivores and as a critical food source for migratory birds. You will learn how to identify the most common groups of forest insects, how to conduct simple insect surveys and you will participate in […]

July 2024

July 19, 2024 @10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Educator Workshop: Growing Up WILD

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United States

NOTE: This Educator Workshop is intended specifically for educators — not the general public. Growing Up WILD is an early childhood program that builds on children's sense of wonder about nature and invites them to explore wildlife and their habitats, with an emphasis on promoting aquatic resource appreciation and stewardship. Through a wide range of […]

July 26, 2024 @8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Grandfather by Night: Adventurous Edition

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United States

$42.00 – $50.00

July 27, 2024 @10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Field Course: Southern Appalachian Sky Islands

Join Gary Kauffman as we learn about what makes Southern Appalachian Sky Islands so unique. These Pleistocene relics have retreated to the highest elevations of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and are home to many rare and endangered species that are not found anywhere else in the state, region and world! We will explore the Sky […]

A river otter at Grandfather Mountain eating fresh fish as an enrichment treat.

July 31, 2024 @11:00 am - 3:30 pm

Animal Enrichment Day

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United States

On Animal Enrichment Day, guests will see firsthand how Grandfather Mountain cares for its resident animals. Visitors can enjoy watching demonstrations, talk directly with keepers and participate in family-oriented games and crafts. Included with admission.

August 2024

August 2, 2024 @8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Grandfather by Night: Less Adventurous Editon

Explore Grandfather Mountain afterhours with your own personal guides! You’ll discover some of the park’s nighttime wonders, while stopping at its most significant sites. Watch a stunning Grandfather sunset, and experience the mountain as never before! The evening starts atop Grandfather Mountain and its world-famous Mile High Swinging Bridge, where participants can explore and observe […]

August 3, 2024 @10:00 am - August 4, 2024 @2:00 pm

Educator Workshop: Methods of Teaching Environmental Education

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United States

NOTE: This Educator Workshop is intended specifically for educators — not the general public. The focus of this 10-hour Methods of Teaching Environmental Education workshop is to prepare participants from a variety of educational backgrounds and experiences in both the formal and non-formal sectors to use exemplary environmental education teaching methods. Participants will learn about […]

August 9, 2024 @8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Grandfather by Night: Adventurous Edition

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United States

August 16, 2024 @8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Grandfather by Night: Less Adventurous Edition

Explore Grandfather Mountain afterhours with your own personal guides! You’ll discover some of the park’s nighttime wonders, while stopping at its most significant sites. Watch a stunning Grandfather sunset, and experience the mountain as never before! The evening starts atop Grandfather Mountain and its world-famous Mile High Swinging Bridge, where participants can explore and observe […]

August 23, 2024 @7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Grandfather by Night: Adventurous Edition

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United States

August 24, 2024 @5:30 am - 11:30 am

Field Course: Sunrise at Grandfather Mountain: Landscape Photography Course

Landscape photography reflects the natural world, but may include wildlife, objects or people. Participants will learn basic camera and observational skills to create stunning photographic images. Though designed for beginners, students with more intermediate skills are encouraged to join. Todd Bush is a photographer based in Banner Elk, N.C. Todd has specialized in making images […]

August 30, 2024 @7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Grandfather by Night: Less Adventurous Edition

Explore Grandfather Mountain afterhours with your own personal guides! You’ll discover some of the park’s nighttime wonders, while stopping at its most significant sites. Watch a stunning Grandfather sunset, and experience the mountain as never before! The evening starts atop Grandfather Mountain and its world-famous Mile High Swinging Bridge, where participants can explore and observe […]

September 2024

A red-tailed hawk soaring over Grandfather Mountain

September 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024

Hawk Watch

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United States

All throughout September, guests are invited to join the mountain’s naturalists as they count and celebrate the annual spectacle of fall raptor migration.

September 6, 2024 @7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Grandfather by Night: Adventurous Edition

Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United States