Lodging Options
Visitors from all over flock to Banner Elk—with four distinct seasons, the High Country provides outdoor entertainment year-round.
As a base for hiking, rafting, climbing, skiing, and more, Banner Elk is a beautiful, unique setting for the college. Learn more about how you can escape, unwind, and indulge in Banner Elk at www.bannerelk.com
Banner Elk Lodging
Hotels
B&Bs/Inns
Azalea Inn B&B
The Banner Elk Inn
The Inn at Elk River
Little Main Street Inn & Suites
The Perry House B&B
The Lodge at River Run
Cabins and Local Rentals
Banner Elk Mtn. Cabins
Carolina Stays
Hidden Gem Cottage
Mountain Retreats Realty
Serenity Haven Cabins
Banner Haven Guest House and Cabin Rentals
Resort Real Estate and Rentals at Sugar Mountain
(25% discount for Lees-McRae families; two-night minimum)
The Whitehead Historic Farmhouse
The Wildflower Cottage
Nearby Lodging
Beech Mountain (7 miles)
Beech Alpen Inn
Beech Mountain Realty and Rentals
Pinnacle Inn
Top of the Beech
Valle Crucis (8 miles)
Mountainside Lodge B&B
The Mast Farm Inn
The Taylor House Inn
Lazy Bear Lodge
Boone (10-20 miles)
Blue Ridge Mountain Rentals
Blue Ridge Tourist Court
Baymont Inn & Suites
Comfort Suites
Country Inn & Suites
Courtyard by Marriott
Graystone Lodge
Sleep Inn
Smoketree Lodge
Camping Sites
Grandfather Campground RV Resort and Cabin
- Tent camping, RV camping, and cabins
- Frontcountry
- Located in Foscoe, 15 minutes from campus
The Little Campground and Cabin
- Tent camping, RV camping, and cabins
- Frontcountry
- Located in Elk Park, 10 minutes from campus
Grandfather Mountain State Park
- Tent camping
- Backcountry
- Located in Linville between 20–40 minutes from campus, depending on site
- Tent camping, RV camping, and cabins
- Frontcountry
- Located in Boone, 25 minutes from campus
- Tent camping and RV camping
- Backcountry with some amenities
- Located on the Blue Ridge Parkway, 35 minutes from campus