Yadkin Valley Visitors Guide

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89 Fisher River • Stone Mountain • Yadkin River • Blue Ridge Parkway • Surry Scenic Bikeway 773 103 G RAYSON C OUNTY C ARROLL C OUNTY M.P. 219.9 M.P. 215 Highest point inCarroll andSurryCounties

The state line alongSurryCo.was surveyed considerably furthernorth than intended, and hasmore angles than the restof theNorth Carolina-Virginia boundary combined!

North Carolina Welcome Center

3570 ft.

Fisher Peak

P ATRICK C OUNTY

Pauls

18

Parkway construction beganonSept. 11,1935

Cumberland Knob

Drainage Divide

1603

52

89

FoxHunters Paradise Overlook

FisherPeakwasnamed forCol. DavidFisher,amember of the N.C.-Va. boundary survey party. He is reputed to be buried there.

Little

77

S ALEM

1602

S ULPHUR S PGS. W HITE

Crk.

1600

1624

1625

McBride Rd.

1700

1701

River

OldLow GapRd.

103 Slate Mountain

1717

CUMBERLANDKNOB RECREATIONALAREA

1602

Pipers GapRd.

M.P. 220

Fisher

1794

1640

1742

1602

1789

Drainage

OldLow GapRd.

Lowgap- Mt.Airy Loop

104

Lovills

L OW- GAP

W. Lebanon

Fisher

A LLEGHANY C OUNTY B LUE R IDGE

1394

Stewarts

Epperson Ch.Rd.

Ararat

1618

1624

P ARKWAY

Athey Simmons Rd.

Buck

BirthplaceofAndy Griffith, “Mayberry” is alsohome of theworld’s largestopen faced quarry

1605

Mt.Airy- West eld Loop

M OUNT A IRY Pop.10,388

1408

Main St.

1397

Mtn.

Rd.

1789

MapleGrv. Ch.Rd.

Alternate Route

Divide

RoundPeak Ch.Rd.

River

Linv- ille

St.

Rd.

Slate

1786

DanR.Basin

Snody Rd.

F LATROCK

Saddle Mtn.

Albion Ch.Rd.

Old North State Winery Crk.

1785

J

River

1396

1408

*

89

1609

1798

Quaker Rd.

1338

0.7 Mi.

Fulcher Mtn.

Round Peak Vineyards

89

89 AraratR.Basin

1742

1758

*

1345

Red BrushRd.

Indian GroveCh. Rd.

B ANNER- TOWN

K

T OAST

1397

1753

Hidden ValleyRd.

R AVEN K NOB

Drainage

1807

1396

1350

1407

Ridge

Skull

1394

S HELTON T OWN

M.P. 225

89

Exit100

1780

L

L ADONIA

*

Main

1345

1806

Exit1

Camp Mtn.

1.3Mi.

St.

S COUT

Lowgap- Mt.Airy Loop

Creek

1774

St.

TomsCrk. Ch.Rd.

Little

R ESERVATION

Cook Sch.Rd.

ReevesMill Rd.

Chestnut

Rockford

1808

89

Established in1954 to serve theBoyScouts ofnorthwestN.C.

N

1544

W ESTFIELD

52

1480

1815

1399

6.4 Mi.

77

Raven Knob

Ararat

Edwards-Franklin House

1811

1815

AraratR.Basin

Drainage

1350

Len’s Knob

2258

1338

1331

1815

Exit11

Fisher 1480

Cleo CainRd.

Divide

1811

FisherR.Basin

Chestnut RidgeRd.

74

Park Dr.

1330

1400

Exit141

OldWest- eldRd.

2000

Cook Sch.Rd.

Divide

Red BrushRd.

1774

Elkin- Dobson Loop

Haystack Rd.

Fisher

M

*

1821

B LEVIN’S S TORE

W HITE P LAINS

2119 2012

601

1809

JessupGrv. Ch.Rd.

Mitchell

1345

Haystack Rd.

River

S TOKES C OUNTY

River

1331

Exit13

1335

Prison Rd. Camp

1822

74

1338

Armstrong Rd.

1330

1350

Redhill Crk.Rd.

D EVOTION

Blevin’s StoreRd.

River

1341

Siloam Rd.

1815

River

1330

1345

2258

Fisher River Park Access

Simpson MillRd.

1103

River Rd.

F ISHER R IVER P ARK

2017

Cook Sch.Rd.

Alternate Route

1328

Mt.Airy- PilotMtn. Loop

Old U.S.52

1812

1340

Ararat- Longhill Rd.

1347

5.0 Mi.

1342

2200

Mitchell R.

OldU.S. 601

1333

Little Mtn.

2026

2012

Turner Mtn.

*

Gamelands

74 FUTURE

Alternate Route

1809

1346

1338

Radar Rd.

3.4 Mi.

Siloam Conn.

1103

D

1334

TheupperMitchellhas NorthCarolina’shighest waterquality designation.

1341

OldWest- eldRd.

*

Drainage

Ararat Rd.

1815

Siloam Rd.

1345

TabithaHolton, first female lawyer in the southpracticed inDobson from1878 to 1886

E

1334

Haystack Rd.

LittleMtn. Ch.Rd.

2019

1830

*

Judsville Sch.Rd.

Old U.S.52

Known tomillions of AndyGriffith fansas “MountPilot”

TheFisherRiver wasnamed forWm. Fish,an early settler

A RARAT

1330

N

2029

Kapp’s MillDam

2012

601

1343

1342

Zephyr Rd.

Crk.

Divide

P ILOT M TN. Pop.1477

Union HillRd.

Community Bldg.Rd.

1330

1301

1001

Gage Sta.

3.9 Mi.

1001

*

A

Kapps MillRd.

Devotion Rd.

D OBSON Pop.1586

Herrera Vineyards

1001

2022

Main

Exit93

A SH H ILL

Turkey FordRd.

Toms

St.

4

21

F

Ararat Rd.

268

1322

1328

*

Zephyr Rd.

Jones vonDrehle Vineyards andWinery

1100

D OUGHTON

3.5 Mi.

52

1100

601

1100

2.3 Mi.

2019

1100

Main St.

Mountain Park Access

TomsCrk. Rd.

1110

1001

4

M OUNTAIN P ARK

500miles of S URRY S CENIC B IKEWAY bikewayswith eight loops.

SCENIC BIKEWAY S U R R Y C O U N T Y

77

Fisher

Simpson MillRd.

2024

Zephyr-Mtn. ParkRd.

2200

*

B

Rockford Rd.

Z EPHYR

268 E Access

McRitchie Winery and Ciderworks

4.0 Mi.

1315

1315

4

Old Winston Road

Twin OaksRd.

2221

Old U.S.52

Siloam Rd.

Thurmond Rd.

*

O

1302

JOLO Vineyards

T HURMOND

SurryCountywas formed in 1771and isnamed for the English county ofSurrey FisherR.Basin

Mountain ParkRd.

2038

For informationabout PilotMtn.Park, call: 336-325-2355, or visit www.ncparks.gov

Nelson Rd. Boyd

Shelton Vineyards

Dobbins MillRd.

South

4

1103

Ararat

Shoals Rd.

21

Eldora Rd.

Sauratown Trail

*

2222

2209

Poplar Spg.Rd.

P

G

MitchellR.

1301

Copeland Sch.Rd.

Hamlin Ford Access Bray Ford Access

2048

2044

To StoneMountain StatePark

Mitchell 1001

2221

1122

Fork

L EVEL C ROSS

2200

2.0 Mi.

Mtn-to-Sea Trail

268

Ararat firstappears on a 1755map by Peter Jefferson father ofThomas Jefferson

Rock State Park22Mi. Hanging

P

2053

6.7 Mi.

2048

Drainage Divide 1110

Pilot Knob

Siloam Rd.

P

Basin

1103

2421ft.

1129

268

Park Spur

S TATE R OAD

Old U.S.52

8.9 Mi.

SurryCountyTroutWaters

F AIRVIEW C ROSSROADS

M OUNTAIN S ECTION

*

Drainage

Adams Ridge Rd.

H

1122

Siloam Conn.

1302

Poplar Spg.Rd.

C OPELAND

21

(troutwaters shown darker)

HazeGray Vineyards

P

Elkin- Dobson Loop

Perch Rd.

River

2221

2229

DELAYEDHARVEST Oct.1 to firstSat. in June.Only singlehook artificial lures;Nopossession.Allother timeshatchery supported regulationsapply. HATCHERYSUPPORTED No lureor size restrictions. 7 fishdaily limit. Season -FirstSaturday inApril to lastday inFebruary.

2048

2061

Divide

2080

Mtn-to-Sea Trail

1301

2234

601

4.2 Mi.

P ILOT M OUNTAIN S TATE P ARK

*

C.Club Dr.

Pinnacle Exit

Quaker Ch.Rd.

2209

1103

River

1161

S TONY K NOLL

River StonyKnoll Vineyards

J.Layne MillRd.

1001

1133

C

Jenkins- townRd.

52

Corridor

Poplar Spg.Rd.

Trail

2048

1121

4.7 Mi.

Shoals Rd.

2080

Mt.Airy- PilotMtn. Loop

MtHerman Ch.Rd.

77

2221

I

*

*

268

Mtn-to-Sea Trail

O.Rock- fordRd.

1134

Siloam Rd.

2069

Carolina Heritage Vineyards

River- SiloamRd.

P

Rockford Rd.

2048

GrassyCreek Vineyard andWinery

1136

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY Hatchery supported streamson theBlueRidgeParkway (BRP) are stockedb y theN.C.WildlifeResourcesCommissionbut are regulatedby theBlueRid g eParkway.Tocheck the current regulations for theBRP,call336-373-8568.

2081

BuckFork Rd.

2230

1114

2230

1.9

Perch Rd.

Yadkin

Mtn-to-Sea Trail

Rockford Conn.

2079

21

StonyRidge

S ILOAM

2233

Adagio Vineyards

*

2065

268

2070

*

B URCH

Valley

21

3.4

River

Exit85

2221

R.R.

Burch Access Station

*

Hauser Rd.

0.9

3

C RUTCH- FIELD

7.7

Siloam Rd.

E LKIN Pop.4001

In1847,ElkinMfg.Co.built amill onBig ElkinCreek.During theCivilWar, it sup- plied cloth forConfederateuniforms andwas one of the few southernmills to escapedestruction byUnion troops.

2072

2072

Hutton Vineyards

S HOALS

1003

3.2

* 4

16.7Mi. 4 to 5

R OCKFORD

Yadkin

*

Rockfordwas the seatofSurry Co. from1790 to1853.The county seatmoved toDobsonafter the territory south of the riverwas ceded to formYadkinCounty

Horne Crk.Farm

R IVER S ECTION

Historic Rockford

Exit83

Little Yadkin

1.6

River

P

268

5.0

RIVERACCESS &existingonesclosedatany time Tocheckon the latest status,visit: http://yadkinvalleync.com/ Newaccessareasmaybeopened,

Elkin Access

Yadkin/ Shore Access

*

W ILKES Rondawasnamed for“Roundabout”- anearby plantation

5.0Mi. 3 to 4

Slightly Askew Winery

*

268

4.4

*

R ICHMOND H ILL

2

Shoals Access

P

5

S p a i n h o u r

C OUNTY

4.5

Overmountain Victory Trail

Mill Rd.

6.1Mi. 2 to 3

601

3.3

YadkinShoals/Islands is arguably themost beautiful andunique section along theRiver (seemap on back)

Gage Station *

1.6

1003

Yadkin *

1510 Rockford Rd.

Richmond HillCh.Rd.

Y ADKIN

C OUNTY

67

1527

Shoals Rd.

ShadyGrove Ch.Rd.

J ONESVILLE

Exit82

268

S MITHTOWN

River

Donnaha Rd.

1546

Siloam Rd.

Ronda Access

R ONDA Pop.417

6.9Mi.

Pop.2285

21

B OONVILLE Pop.1222

77

In 1872, the longestwooden suspension bridge in the worldwas built between Elkin and Jonesville.

5 to 6

2.5

1003

Smith- townRd.

Smith- townRd.

67

1

1541

Donnaha Access

Yadkin

*

67 Mitchell River • Hanging Rock State Park • Ararat River • Pilot Mountain State Park 6.8Mi. 1 to 2 6 A Winery Exit100 2303 MainSt.

Towns / Communities Population: Population: Population: 4,000 to11,000 1,000 to3,000 400 to1,000 Unincor p orated S ILOAM

BikeRoutes SurryCo.ScenicBikeway Formore information,callSurry Co.Parks&Rec.@336-401-8235

Highways / Roads InterstateHighway

RiverAccess (Undeveloped) RiverAccess (Developed)

*

E AST B END Pop.612

77

F ORSYTH

TroutStream

B

River

C OUNTY

21

U.S.Highway N.C.Highway SecondaryRoute

21

(NorthLineTrace)

N.C.BikeRt.Four

Business

4

268

268

Thismap is for recreationalpurposes,andonly those roads incidental theretoare subject to being shown.Whileeverye ortwasmade to accuracy isneithergauranteednor implied. make thismapasaccurateaspossible, absolute

CivilWarTrail

N.C.Mountains-to-SeaTrail

Business

Mtn-to-Sea Trail

1234

Legend

SurryCountyParks&RecreationDept. 122HambyRd.,Dobson,NC 27017 336-401-8235

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