Beavers in the Basin (Doughton Park Visitor Center - Milepost 241)
Blue Ridge Parkway · North Carolina
Photo: NPS Photo
Next time
Saturday, Oct 10 · 2:00 PM
Local time at the park
About this program
We have beavers in the Park that have built a well-developed dam along Basin Creek. Stop by to chat with a Park Ranger beside the Doughton Park Visitor Center to see taxidermized beavers and to learn about the beaver's physical and lifestyle adaptations to being semi-aquatic mammals.
At 3:45, there will be a .75 mile guided walk from the trailhead of the Grassy Gap Fire Road to see the dam and habitat along the creek before walking back to the trailhead.
To get to the trailhead, take Highway 18 from milepost 248 and go 6.2 miles south down Highway 18 towards North Wilkesboro. Turn left onto Longbottom Road and go 7 miles. Meet in the gravel parking area on the right across from the trailhead. Look for the parking area once you drive over the small bridge. Guided hike will be canceled if it rains.
- Where to meet
- To get to the trailhead, take Highway 18 from milepost 248 and go 6.2 miles south down Highway 18 towards North Wilkesboro. Turn left onto Longbottom Road and go 7 miles. Meet in the gravel parking area on the right across from the trailhead.
- Good to know
- 1 hour and 30 minutes
From the National Park Service.
Upcoming dates
- Saturday, Oct 102:00 PM
- Friday, Oct 302:00 PM
Schedule from the Blue Ridge Parkway, checked daily. Programs can change, so check before you go.
At the park that day
Weather
61° / 53°
light rain · OpenWeather forecast
Sunset
6:57 PM
Saturday
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