HEAVEN’S GATE CABIN - THINGS TO DO IN THE AREA
House address: 397 Lake Cabin Lane, Butler, TN 37640 (* denotes it is as our favorites)
*Blowing Rock Town (50 min) - blowingrock.com and The Blowing Rock - theblowingrock.com
*Grandfather Mountain (1 hr) - grandfather.com
*Doe River Gourge (35 min) - doerivergorge.com
*Creeper Trail Biking, Damacus, VA (45 min) - vacreepertrail.org
*Beech Mountain (35 min) - beechmtn.com
*Blue Ridge Parkway Boone (45 min) - https://www.exploreboone.com/outdoors/blue-ridge-p...
Boone (35 min) - exploreboone.com
Banner Elk Village (45 min) - bannerelkvillage.com
Tweetsie Railroad (45 min) - tweetsie.com
Rocky Knob (40 min) - rockyknob.wordpress.com
GROCERIES:
Watauga Lake Mercantile located at 1535 Dry Hill Road is a 5 minute drive-from cabin and serves breakfast and lunch, sells limited groceries and fishing license & supplies. Call 423-768-3084 for takeout orders.
Sugar Hollow General Store is 10 min away at 5630 US-321 in Butler and has breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as limited groceries.
The closest big grocery store is Food Lion in Mountain City and is a 23 min drive from the cabin and the address is 2291 Shady St, Mountain City, TN 37683.
Boone is 30-45 minutes away and has many grocery options available like Publix, Harris Teeter, etc.
BOAT RENTALS - Watauga lake is stunning and a day on the lake will be a top memory for you. Boats book up fast on the lake so we strongly recommend you book in advance during summer and fall peak season!
*Fish Springs Marina, Hampton, TN (25 min) - www.fishspringsmarina.com (423) 768-2336
Cove Ridge Marina (25 min) – www.coveridgemarina.com (423) 218-9215
Lakeshore Marina, Hampton, TN (30 min) - www.lakeshore-resort.com (423) 725-2223
Kayak rentals – Bigfoot Outdoors (423) 922-7981
Boating on the lake: https://onthewatauga.com/adventures/watauga-lake-boat-rentals/
CLOSEST PUBLIC BOAT RAMP:
Little Milligan Boat Ramp - https://goo.gl/maps/fwKNtR7P5R2NkAas8
MOUNTAIN BIKING - Beech Mountain - https://www.beechmountainresort.com/summer/mountai...
Creeper Trail – very famous and beautiful ride (45 min) - vacreepertrail.org
Live Theater, Abingdon, VA (1 hr 5 min) - bartertheatre.com
ATV Rental Doe Mountain – www.doetn.com
UTV Tours – OTG Mountain Adventures (50 min) - offthegridmountainadventures.com/
Zipline - OTG Mountain Adventures (50 min) - offthegridmountainadventures.com/
High Gravity Zipline, Blowing Rock, NC (45 min) - highgravityadventures.com
Hawks Nest Zipline, Seven Devils, NC (55 min) - hawksnestzipline.com
Horseback Riding - Dutch Creek Trails (20 min) https://www.dutchcreektrails.com
VX3 Trail Rides (50 min) www.vx3trailrides.com
Blowing Rock Trail Rides (50 min) https://www.blowingrocktrailrides.com/
White Water Rafting - Edge of the World (45 min) www.edgeoftheworld.com
High Mountain Expeditions (45 min) www.highmountainexpeditions.com
Just Jump Trampoline Park (indoor) 50 min – johnsoncity.justjump.com
Wilderness Run Alpine Roller Coaster (50 min) - wildernessrunalpinecoaster.com/
Axe Throwing Mystery Hill, Boone, NC (45 min) – https://mysteryhill.com/outdoor-adventures/tomahaw...
Roller Skating - Wilcox Rink, Vilas, NC (25 min) - (828) 297-3296
Massages – Massage in the Mountains - https://www.massageinthemountains.com
WINERIES:
*Villa Nove Vineyards (6 min) - villanovevineyards.com
*Grandfather Mountain Winery (45 min) - grandfathervineyard.com
*Abingdon Vineyards (1 hr) - abingdonvineyards.com
Watauga Lake Winery (5 min) - wataugalakewinery.com
Linville Falls Winery (1 hr) - linvillefallswinery.com
Banner Elk Winery (45 min) - bannerelkwinery.com
Eagles Nest Winery (30 min) – eaglesnestwinery.net
Liquor Stores – The two closest liquor stores are in Mountain City – Black Bear Wine/Mountain Spirits
RESTAURANTS:
*Suba's, Mountain City (20 min)- subasrestaurant.com
*La Cuccina, Mountain City (25 min) - https://www.facebook.com/LA-CUCINA-Italian-Kitchen...
*Watauga Merchantile, Bulter (10 min) – www.waterfrontgroupwatauga.com
Butler Trading Post, Butler (20 min) - https://www.butlertradingpost.com/
Thai Monsoon, Mountain City (20 min)- https://www.facebook.com/monsoons.thai/
Pablanos Mexican, Mountain City (25 min) - https://www.facebook.com/Poblanos-Mexican-Grill-12...
Over Yander, Sugar Grove, NC (30 min) - overyondernc.com
Daniel Boone Inn, NC (35 min) - danlbooneinn.com
Sorrentos, Banner Elk, NC (45 min) - http://bannerelkvillage.com/sorrentos-italian-bist...
HIKES:
*Rough Ridge on the Blueridge Pkwy (1 hr 5 min)- https://www.virtualblueridge.com/parkway-place/rou...
*Bass Lake Trail, Blowing Rock (55 min) - https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/north-carolina/...
Boone/Blowing Rock area (45 min) - https://easywaterfallhikes.com/boone-blowing-rock/
Watauga River Gourge for swimming in the river (20 min)- https://www.theswimguide.org/beach/8742
WATERFALL HIKES:
Laurel Creek Falls (20 min) https://onthewatauga.com/adventures/laurel-creek-falls-aka-trash-can-falls/
Twisting Falls (25 min) https://www.hikingtheappalachians.com/trail-reports/twisting-falls
Blue Hole Falls (30 min) https://www.alltrails.com/trai...
Elk River Falls (55 Min) https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/north-carolina/elk-river-falls-trail
Twisting Falls (25 Min) https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/tennessee/compression-falls
Blue Hole Falls (50 Min) https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/tennessee/blue-hole-falls
Gentry Creek Falls (50 Min) https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/tennessee/gentry-creek-falls--4
Dennis Cove (45 min) - http://www.ncwaterfalls.com/dennis_cove_tn1.htm
CAVERNS:
*Bristol Caverns (1 hr)- bristolcaverns.com
*Linville Caverns (1 hr 15 min) - linvillecaverns.com
Appalachian Caverns (1 hr) - appalachiancavernstn.com
SKIING AND TUBING:
*Beech Mountain (40 min) - beechmountainresort.com
Sugar Mountain (55 min) - skisugar.com
Appalachian Mountain (45 min) - appskimtn.com
Hawksnest Tubing Park (55 min) - hawksnesttubing.com
Jonas Ridge Tubing Park (1 hr) - jonasridgesnowtube.com
GOLFING:
Beech Mountain Club (35 min)– www.beechmtn.club
Sugar Mountain Public Course (50 min) - https://seesugar.com/golf/
Diamond Creek (45 min) - https://www.top100golfcourses.com/golf-course/diam...
Elk River (45 min) - https://www.top100golfcourses.com/golf-course/elk-...
Pine Oaks (1 hr) - pineoaks.com
Mountain Glen (45 min) - https://boone-asheville-nc-mountain-golf-course.co...
Elizabethton (50 min) - elizabethtongolf.com