STATUS & GUIDE: How to Visit the First Peak of the Blue Ridge in Spring/Summer 2025 and beyond.
Welcome back to the First Peak of the Blue Ridge! Your day trips and overnight stays are so important for our local businesses. Our small towns of Historic Tryon, Saluda and Columbus, North Carolina are open, plus most surrounding areas.
Here’s the key to visiting:
Nearly everything is open for business. Just for clarity, we’ve created lists of businesses that are Confirmed Open or Temporarily Closed. Watch for these status icons on each individual business page, under the main photo – no icon means we haven’t heard yet.
Confirmed Open:
We welcome you to visit our entire area. Shop, eat and stay local using the links below. Live music and events are happening so come and have some fun! Updates are made often.
- All Lodging Confirmed Open – sort by location and amenities
- All Restaurants Confirmed Open – sort by location. View the current hours.
- All Things To Do that are Confirmed Open – Attractions, trails, adventures, etc. – sort by location.
- All Shops Confirmed Open – sort by town.
- All listings Confirmed Open – mix of everything on the list, sorted alphabetically.
- Events happening – our events calendar is loaded with fun things to do each week – check it out!
Temporarily Closed:
Reference our list of Temporarily Closed places – attractions, lodging and businesses that aren’t open for visitors yet. Updates are made often.
Please avoid all areas marked as closed – including trails, the middle section of Hwy. 176 (the Pacolet River Scenic Byway) and the upper parts of the Green River Cove Road and the Game Lands area. A road marked as closed except for Local Traffic means that it’s open for residents only, no extra traffic should travel there to protect drivers and the road itself. These places are in process of planning and repairs.
We are here to help you – please call us at 828-894-2324, e-mail us at visit@firstpeaknc.com or message us from our Facebook page. We thank you for your outpouring of care and we can’t wait to see you soon.
— Your friends at the First Peak Visitor Center.
