Watauga County

United States · North Carolina

About Watauga County

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

Day	Min / max	Sky	Precipitation	Sunshine
Sun, Oct 4	13 / 20 °C	overcast	dry	1 h sun
Mon, Oct 5	10 / 19 °C	clear sky	dry	10 h sun
Tue, Oct 6	8 / 21 °C	clear sky	dry	12 h sun
Wed, Oct 7	10 / 22 °C	clear sky	dry	12 h sun
Thu, Oct 8	12 / 23 °C	clear sky	dry	12 h sun
Fri, Oct 9	12 / 21 °C	clear sky	dry	10 h sun
Sat, Oct 10	11 / 21 °C	overcast	dry	1 h sun
Sun, Oct 11	10 / 13 °C	rain	dry	0 h sun
Mon, Oct 12	13 / 20 °C	drizzle	dry	4 h sun
Tue, Oct 13	12 / 19 °C	clear sky	dry	10 h sun

Source: Open-Meteo, village altitude, updated 2026-10-04 13:52 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