Saturday, August 20, 2016

Around North Carolina in 15 Days

*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*

Day 1:

7am - Leave Milan, TN

10am-10:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop

2pm-3pm - Blue Ridge Parkway
-MP 451 - Waterrock Knob
-MP 451.2 - Waterrock Knob VC

3:30pm-Camp - Balsam Mountain Campground

Day 2:

9am - Leave Camp

10:15am-11am - MP 384.5 - Blue Ridge Parkway VC

11:30am-12pm - Old Fort Arrowhead Monument

12:45pm-6pm - Emerald Village -Gem Mines
-NC Mining Museum -The Gemstone Mine -Gold Panning -Discovery Mill Building -Mineral Collecting -Crabtree Emerald Mine

6:15pm-Camp - Crabtree Falls Campground

Day 3:

8:45am - Leave Camp

9am-11:30am - Blue Ridge Parkway
9-10 MP 331 - Museum of NC Minerals
10:30-11:30 MP 316 - Linville Falls

12pm-1:30pm - Mystery Hill -Blowing Rock
-The Hall of Mystery

3pm-Camp - Stone Mountain State Park
-granite dome -waterfalls -vc -historic sites

Day 4:

8am - Leave Camp

8:45am-10:30am - Historic Downtown Mayberry -Mount Airy
-Andy and Opie statue -Squad Car tour -Snappy Lunch

11:15am-1:30pm - Hanging Rock State Park
-trails -waterfalls -cliff -vc -swim

2:30pm-4pm - Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
-vc/exhibits/film -jr program
-auto tour -monuments

4:30pm-Camp - Hagan-Stone Park

Day 5:

8:30am - Leave Camp

9:30am-11:30am - Duke Homestead State Historic Site and Tobacco Museum

1:45pm-3pm - Moores Creek National Battlefield
-vc/exhibits/film -jr program
-history trail -monuments

3:30pm-6pm - USS North Carolina

6:30pm-Camp - Carolina Beach State Park

Day 6:

8am - Leave Camp

10:30am-12:30pm - Fort Macon State Park
-civil war fort -ocean swim

1:30pm-5pm - Cape Lookout National Seashore
-Harker's Island VC -Jr Program
-Cape Lookout Lighthouse -Keeper's Quarters Museum -Historic Portsmouth Village

5pm-Camp - Cedar Creek Campground

Day 7:

8am - Leave Camp

11am-11:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop

12:30pm-2:30pm - Jeannette's Pier -Nags Head

5pm-Camp - Ocracoke Campground

Day 8:

8:45am - Leave Camp

9am-2pm - Cape Hatteras National Seashore
9-10 Ocracoke Island VC and Lighthouse -Jr Program
10:45-11:30 - Pony Pen
1-2 Hatteras Island VC and Lighthouse

3:15pm-5pm - Wright Brothers National Memorial
-vc/exhibits -jr program
-gliders -monument

5:30pm-Camp - Oregon Inlet Campground

Day 9:

10am - Leave Camp

10:30am-12pm - Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
-VC/Exhibits/Film -Jr Program
-earthworks -trail

2:30pm-3:30pm - Vollis Simpson's Whirligigs Park

5:30pm-Camp - Hagan-Stone Park

Day 10:

9:15am - Leave Camp

9:30am-11am - Petty Museum -Randleman
Richard Petty Bronze Statue

11:45am-1:30pm - Richard Childress Racing Museum
Earnhardt Cars

2:30pm-4:30pm - Charlotte Motor Speedway
-Feel the Thrill tour 3:30pm

5:30pm-Camp - Lake Norman State Park

Day 11:

9:15am - Leave Camp

10am-11am - Hendricks Motorsports Museum

11:30am-3:30pm - NASCAR Hall of Fame

4:30pm-Camp - Lake Norman State Park

Day 12:

8am - Leave Camp

8:45am-10am - Stewart-Haas Racing

10:15am-10:30am - Ralph Earnhardt Grave -Center Grove Lutheran Cemetery

10:35am-12pm - Curb Museum for Motorsports and Music

12:15pm-12:45pm - Dale Earnhardt statue -DE Tribute Plaza

1pm-3pm - Dale Earnhardt Inc Store and Showroom

3:10pm-4pm - Mooresville Ice Cream

4:30pm-Camp - Lake Norman State Park

Day 13:

8am - Leave Camp

8:30am-10am - Penske Racing Museum

10:15am-12pm - NC Auto Racing Hall of Fame

12:15pm-2pm - JR Motorsports Shop

2:45pm-3:30pm - Hiddenite Family Campground

3:45pm-7pm - Emerald Hollow Mine

7:15pm-Camp - Hiddenite Family Campground

Day 14:

9am - Leave Camp

11:30am-1:30pm - Chimney Rock State Park
-315ft spire -trails -waterfall -interpretive center -Chimney Rock Village

2:30pm-4:30pm - Sliding Rock

4:30pm-5:30pm - Looking Glass Falls

6pm-Camp - Mt Pisgah Campground

Day 15:

8:30am - Leave Camp

9:30am-11:30am - Carl Sandburg National Historical Site
-sandburg home tour -jr program -farm grounds -vc/exhibits -goat diary

12pm-1:30pm - Dupont State Forest
-Triple Falls (Hunger Games)

4:30pm-5pm - 30 Minute Pit Stops
8pm-8:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stops

9:30pm - Milan, TN

Roadside Attractions
Drive Under Bridelveil Falls
Henry River Mill Village - Hunger Games District 12
Andy Griffith Museum
Castle Buried in East Coast Tallest Sand Dune
Wally's Service Station and Mayberry Courthouse
Sleep in Andy Griffith's Boyhood Home
The Fugitive Movie Bus and Train Wreck
Digger's Dungeon - Home of Grave Digger

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