Group Tours and Church Tours

Reservations Required

Reservations are essential. To make your visit more enjoyable, Grandfather Mountain will limit the number of groups visiting each day. Contact Kaci Nidiffer at the Grandfather Mountain office at 800-468-7325 or 828-733-2013 as soon as possible to make sure your preferred date is available.

Due to parking and staffing limitations, we cannot accept any groups traveling on motor coaches or vehicles larger than 28’ in length on Saturdays or Sundays. If your group is driving 15 passenger vans, mini-buses less than 28’ in length or individual cars, we welcome your group to visit any day of the week.

Groups pay by cash, check or credit card upon arrival. Purchase Orders will not be accepted.

Group Admission Rates
Group Adult	$13
Group Child	$6
Driver & Escort (for motor coach tours)	FREE

Shuttle Service

Because sharp curves near the top of the mountain restrict commercial motor coaches and some school busses to the lower part of the mountain, Grandfather provides free shuttle service to the top in its own busses. Reservations for the shuttle busses are required.

Hours (Ticket Sales End One Hour Before Closing)
Spring	8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Summer	8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Fall	8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Winter	9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Days of Operation

Open Daily except Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day, weather permitting in winter.

Length of Stay

Average is 3 hours. Approximately 1/2 hour to walk through the habitats, 1 hour in the theater/museum/shop, 1/2 hour at Mile High Swinging Bridge/Visitor Center, 1/2 hour lunch. The stay easily can be shorter or longer, depending on group size. The stay will be longer if the group asks for a habitat tour or naturalist program.

Food Service

The 100-seat Nature Museum Restaurant serves hot, tasty food at reasonable prices. Meals ordered in advance will be ready and waiting for you at the time that best fits into your schedule. Ask for a menu. A private dining room is also available.

The Mountain has over 100 picnic tables in scenic locations throughout the park, including a covered picnic area situated next to the Nature Museum. Your group is welcome to bring its own picnic, or our staff will be happy to prepare box lunches for you.

" We visted in June to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. Grandfather Mountain was certainly a magical place to see, the veiws are breathtaking! We would recomend everyone to go and see the beauty of Granfather Mountain and the surronding areas. "

Sherry

Indianapolis, In

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