• Take N.C. 18 to U.S. 421 in Wilkesboro.
• Follow U.S. 421 north to U.S. 321 in Boone.
• U.S. 321 leads to Blowing Rock.
The detour is necessary between 12noon and 2pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays, as portions of Hwy 321 are completely closed during these times. The detour is marked with signs along the way.
| From |
Via |
Directions |
| Charlotte, North Carolina |
I-77 N |
I-77 N to I-85 S; US 321 N to Blowing Rock. From South Charlotte: 485 W to I-85; US 321 to Blowing Rock. |
| Eastern North Carolina (Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Greenville) |
I-40 W |
I-40 W to Winston-Salem; US 421 N to Parkway-South; Exit US 221S/321S to Blowing Rock. |
| Eastern Florida, Eastern Georgia, South Carolina |
I-95 N |
I-95 N to I-26 W; I-26 W to Columbia, SC; I-77 N to 485 W in Charlotte; I-85 S to Gastonia; US 321 N to Blowing Rock. |
| Central and Western Florida, Western Georgia |
I-75N |
I-75 N to Atlanta ; I-85 N to I-26 W (Spartanburg, SC); I-26 W to Hwy. 74 E; Hwy. 74 E to Hwy. 221 N; Hwy. 221 N to Blowing Rock. |
| Virginia |
I-85 S |
I-85 S to Durham, NC; I-40 W to Winston-Salem ; US Hwy. 421 N to Parkway-South; Exit US 221S/321S to Blowing Rock. |
| Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina |
I-85 N |
I-85 N to I-26 W (Spartanburg, SC); I-26 W to Hwy. 74 E; Hwy. 74 E to Hwy. 221 N; Hwy. 221 N to Blowing Rock.
Note: Hwy. 221 is a scenic route. |
| Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma |
I-40 E |
I-40 E to Knoxville; I-81 N to intersection to I-181; I-181 S to Johnson City; Hwy. 321 S to Elizabethton, TN; Hwy. 19 E to Elk Park, NC; Hwy. 184 to Linville; Hwy. 105 N to Boone; US 321 S to Blowing Rock. |
| Ohio, Kentucky, Western Pennsylvania |
I-75 S |
I-75 S to Knoxville; I-81 N to intersection to I-181;
I-181 S to Johnson City; Hwy. 321 S to Elizabethton, TN; Hwy. 19 E to Elk Park, NC; Hwy. 184 to Linville Hwy. 105 N to Boone; 321 S to Blowing Rock.
Note: Hwy. 19 is a scenic route. |
| Ohio, West Virginia |
I-77 S |
I-77 S to Hwy. 421 N; Hwy. 421 N to Parkway-South; Exit US 221S/321S to Blowing Rock. |
| New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, Washington D.C. , Virginia |
I-81 S |
I-81 S to Abingdon, VA; US Hwy. 58 E to TN 91 S; 91 S to Mountain City ; Hwy. 421 S to Boone; NC-105 EXT/US-221; Blowing Rock Rd./US 321/US 221 to Blowing Rock. |