Price Lake TRACK Trail for Kids
in North Carolina · centroid 59 mi from Asheville
There are two types of TRACK Trails at Price Lake—hiking and paddling. Enjoy a boating trip around a 47-acre mountain lake or take a stroll along the water's edge. The hiking TRACK Trail is located on a portion of the Price Lake Trail beginning at the boat rental dock and ending at the beaver dam overlook.
The hiking TRACK Trail is a 1-mile walk (2 miles round-trip). The entire Price Lake Trail is a 2.7-mile loop. The paddling TRACK Trail on Price Lake is 2-miles round-trip if you follow the perimeter of the 47-acre lake.
Canoes, kayaks and paddleboards can be rented seasonally for use on Price Lake; however, motorized boats and swimming are not allowed. You may also bring your own watercraft. For your safety, you are required to wear a flotation device.
- States
- North Carolina
- Trail type
- Parkway trail
- Centroid nearest city
- Asheville, NC · 59 mi · ~1.7 hr drive
- Centroid coords
- 36.1382°, -81.7366°
About Blue Ridge Parkway
This trail is inside Blue Ridge Parkway, a parkway managed by the U.S. National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.
Official NPS trail page: https://www.nps.gov/places/price-lake-track-trail.htm
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/blri/index.htm
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Price Lake TRACK Trail for Kids and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Stay nearby
Other trails within 50 miles
Price Lake Picnic Area TRACK Trail for Kids
1 miles from this trail's centroid
Tanawha Trail
3 miles from this trail's centroid
Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 5
17 miles from this trail's centroid
Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 4
21 miles from this trail's centroid
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
30 miles from this trail's centroid
Fonta Flora Trail
34 miles from this trail's centroid
Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.