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Start planning your next mountain getaway to Highlands this #NationalPlanforVacationDay with our 2024 Experience Guide! 🌄

Click the link in bio to start planning your mountain vacation!

📷: @thegirlwhohikes
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Today is Great Trails State Day! 🌲🥾 Let’s celebrate by getting out on one of the wonderful trails in Highlands. Whether it’s a short trail or long, easy or hard, make it a goal to enjoy a trail today. 🫶

#greattrailsstate #greattrailsnc #yearofthetrail

This is your reminder to get out on the trail this Saturday and enjoy beautiful trail views like this one.
This Saturday is Great Trails State Day and what better time of year to enjoy a walk in nature. 🥾🍃🍂

📷 This was taken on the Highlands Plateau Greenway Mill Creek trail, a short hike with the most beautiful creek.

Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust's Laurel Knob EcoTour
Saturday, October 7 | 9am

Embark on a captivating journey through the resplendent beauty of early autumn at Laurel Knob, a pristine granitic dome preserved by the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust. Join our expert guide, Adam Bigelow, for a remarkable plant tour that will immerse you in the enchanting tapestry of colors, scents, and textures that this breathtaking landscape has to offer.

Happy 828 Day, (8/28)💚 What do you love about the 828 area? ⛰️🌲

#828isgreat #highlandsnc #visithighlandsnc #heightofhappiness #wnc

Stargazing enthusiasts, plan your next stargazing adventure to Highlands to see the Perseid Meteor shower! The meteor shower is predicted to peak August 12 – 13 between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. For the best viewing experience, find a spot with minimal light pollution. You can head to any of these scenic spots in Highlands: Sunset Rock, Whiteside Mountain, Blue Valley Overlook and Yellow Mountain. Grab a blanket, a friend and get ready to see magic in the sky. 🌠

📷: @stephncook

The magic of the mountains 🌈
📷: @raleighhomematchmaker

Spending the summer in Highlands? Here’s some ideas for your summer bucket list!

Take a picnic to Sunset Rock and watch the sunset
Go swimming in a creek
Enjoy ice cream or your favorite treat in Town Square
Go to an outdoor concert in the park
Do something adventurous like ride the alpine coaster or go ziplining

What’s on your Highlands bucket list this summer?

🥾Take a Walk - Wednesday, June 21 | 12 p.m. 🌺
Each Wednesday at 12 p.m., enjoy a walk through the Highlands Botanical Gardens with knowledgeable guides, viewing beautiful native plant life in diverse habitats.

Celebrate #NationalTrailsDay tomorrow as it coincides with #YearoftheTrail in North Carolina! What other sign do you need to get out on the trails tomorrow?

Kids Hike Highlands from @highlandsbiostation has been recently refreshed and its the perfect way to celebrate #yearofthetrail in North Carolina with kids!
This fun, family adventure allows you to explore the #HighlandsPlateauGreenway's network of community trails through a town-wide scavenger hunt to find & solve four kid-oriented nature riddles. Once your family completes the challenge, you can claim a special prize courtesy #KilwinsHighlands!
Maps & prizes can be found at @visithighlandsnc , #HighlandsRecreationCenter, @highlandslib , or @thebascom.

Member Spotlight: Highlands Biological Station

🌲 Join Robin Hancock of Renewal by Nature for a forest bathing walk through the Highlands Botanical Garden on Saturday and Sunday, May 20 and 21. This rather intense, yet relaxed, practice renews us in a way that allows our inner peace and health to radiate beyond the Forest Therapy walk and positively impact our day to day experiences.

Spring is here..nature is calling 🌿🌲☀️ What do you love most about the the great outdoors?
Tell us in the comments below ⬇️
#YearoftheTrail #outdoornc #ncyott #greattrailsnc #greattrailsstate #trails #hike #getoutside #northcarolina

Happy #EarthDay 🌎 We are so lucky we get to celebrate this day at the #heightofhappiness
Are you celebrating #EarthDay in Highlands, NC?

The hardest hikes are usually the most rewarding.
Captured by @drewpeden

📍Yellow Mountain
🌲 Tag us in your #highlandsnc pics

Today is #InternationalDayofForests! Try to get out and enjoy nature today. 🍃
📍 Dixon Woods

How are you spending your Saturday at the #heightofhappiness?

#visithighlandsnc #heightofhappiness #highlandsnc #visitnc #828isgreat #optoutside #yearofthetrail #mountaintown #westernnorthcarolina

Feeling a little green today...Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️

#stpatricksday #heightofhappiness #visithighlandsnc #highlandsnc #wnc #828isgreat

Take the time to unplug at the #heightofhappiness

#Nationaldayofunplugging #heightofhappiness #visithighlandsnc

We couldn't name a better place to take a dog on a walk than the #HeightofHappiness 🐾

💙 Winter is our secret season at the #HeightofHappiness.

📷: @yesternow

#highlandsnc #sunsetrock #highlandsncsunsetrock #sunsetrockhighlands #secretseason #ncmountains #visitnc

Come calm your soul. 🌄

#highlandsnc #visithighlandsnc #heightofhappiness

📷: @lancenicoll via @amandamarieandco & @emergence_events

Take a hike. And take in the brilliant fall colors.
We have you covered. Stop by our #HighlandsNC Welcome Center to pick up our free Hiking Guide or visit ➡️ https://loom.ly/xn_56po

#VisitHighlandsNC #HeightofHappiness #MountainHiking

Even through the haze, our #WhitesideMountain shines!

📸: @upstateoutdooradventurer

#HighlandsNC #VisitHighlandsNC #HeightofHappiness

#HighlandsNC takes you back to a simpler time. Come see for yourself and experience the #HeightofHappiness.

📷: @weirdwildflorida

#VisitHighlandsNC

Today's forecast: sunshine, cool mountain breezes and beautiful views ☀️🏞

📸: @sarahtraverso

#HeightOfHappiness

Spring looks good on you, #HighlandsNC 🌿🌼

Hiking our way to the #HeightofHappiness like 🏞

📸: @missemilyspice

You'll always feel on top of the world in #HighlandsNC 🏞

Swipe ➡️ to make the sun set at Whiteside Mountain 🌞

📸: @bnew_photo

#HighlandsNC: The Height of Happiness 🗻

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All we need are tall trees and a Blue Ridge Mountain breeze 🌄🌲

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Take only memories and leave only footprints 💚👣

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Home is somewhere in the mountains 🌄
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Member Spotlight:
Highlands Vacation Rentals
Summer is here tomorrow! ⛰ ☀️ 🙌… Have you booked your mountain vacation to escape the heat?!?

Cure your #wanderlust ✨

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This view is what dreams are made of 😌

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The hike is worth it for views like this 😍 #WednesdayWags

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“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the Earth.” -Henry David Thoreau

Happy #EarthDay from #HighlandsNC 🌿

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