Watauga County

United States · North Carolina

About Watauga County

Discover Watauga County: mountain guide, activities and travel information.

Day	Min / max	Sky	Precipitation	Sunshine
pá 2. 10.	14 / 24 °C	clear sky	dry	8 h sun
so 3. 10.	14 / 19 °C	rain	dry	0 h sun
ne 4. 10.	14 / 15 °C	rain showers	dry	0 h sun
po 5. 10.	10 / 22 °C	partly cloudy	dry	7 h sun
út 6. 10.	8 / 18 °C	clear sky	dry	12 h sun
st 7. 10.	7 / 20 °C	clear sky	dry	12 h sun
čt 8. 10.	9 / 23 °C	clear sky	dry	12 h sun
pá 9. 10.	11 / 22 °C	clear sky	dry	11 h sun
so 10. 10.	11 / 20 °C	partly cloudy	dry	6 h sun
ne 11. 10.	10 / 22 °C	clear sky	dry	11 h sun

Source: Open-Meteo, village altitude, updated 2026-10-02 16:22 UTC.

8 curated hiking trails around Watauga County, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.

Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 5

136.6 km · +4462 m

The Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a developing long distance hiking trail, which connects the Great Smokys to the Outer Banks. The trail is an official unit of the NC State Park System, and it is supported by the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.
Summit Trail

3.1 km · +298 m
Boat Rock

2.6 km · +96 m
Green Knob Trail

2.3 km · +115 m
Blue Ridge Conservancy Trail

3.3 km · +86 m
Boone Fork Trail

4.1 km · +87 m
Boone Fork Trail

2.4 km · +56 m
China Creek Trail

2.6 km · +0 m