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Memories Await
Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: December 2024
It’s a winter wonderland here – and you’re invited to participate.
Frosty the Snowman would be right at home enjoying all the winter activities on the Plateau.
Cabin fever and winter blues are not allowed here as there are too many fun activities awaiting you outdoors, and we can all enjoy the knowledge that we’ll be burning more calories now that it’s colder. Go ahead and enjoy that extra piece of pie, then don your coats, gloves, and boots and head outside. Memories in the making await you.
Highlands Outpost at 7420 Dillard Road in Scaly Mountain offers snow tubing daily, weather permitting, during December except Christmas Day when they will be closed.
Hours of operation are weekdays and Sundays, from December 2 through 13 from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.; and Saturdays from 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. On December 14 through the 23rd, hours are 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. They’ll be open from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. on Christmas Eve; and from December 26 through the 31st, the Outpost will be open from 9:00 A.M. until 8:00 P.M.
While you’re there don’t miss a chance to take a ride on North Carolina’s longest gravity-powered mountain coaster, the Scaly Mountain Screamer. For more information, information on group sales, and to confirm hours of operation, call (828) 526-3737 or visit highlandsoutpost.com.
Highlands Aerial Park offers breathtaking, birdseye views from their Mountaintop Zipline Tours. Choose the full tour (8 thrilling ziplines) or half tour (first four lines of the course) and take advantage of long, expansive winter views of Highlands. Learn more at highlandsaerialpark.com.
Highlands Aerial Park and Highlands Outpost are both located on Highway 106.
Highway 106 between Highlands and Scaly Mountain is expected to remain closed through December so you’ll have to access them using an alternative route.
Downtown Highlands offers ice skating among twinkling Christmas lights in the picturesque Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park. See page 33 for hours of operation.
Additonal options for wintertime fun are Highland Excursions (highlandexcursion.com) and Jackson Hole Gem Mine (jacksonholegemmine.com.) You’ll want to reach out to both to discover their winter offerings.
