Heritage Areas

The Orchard at Altapass

PO Box 245 , 1025 Orchard Road, Marion, NC 28752 (888) 765-9531 skipcarson@altapassorchard.com www.altapassorchard.com

The Historic Orchard at Altapass is a 101-year-old apple orchard turned Appalachian Cultural Center celebrating the people, music, art, and natural beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains in North Carolina. Built by the Clinchfield Railroad in 1908, the Orchard sits right on the Parkway providing some of the most amazing scenery on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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Highlights

While you tap your toes to our authentic mountain music, our talented staff serve up our fabulous ice cream and our famous Orchard fudge, made fresh by Miss Charlotte right in the Orchard shop. Children can watch the entire lifecycle of Monarch Butterflies at our Butterfly Conservation Center as well as thousands of our busy tree pollinators in the the Orchard beehive
Admission Fee None
Access

Off the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 328.3

Moods

Peaceful, Local, Casual, Off-the-Beaten-Path, and Affordable