05.09.26 Mt. Mitchell State Park Hiking

  • Hiking
Mount Mitchell State Park Office: 2388 NC-128, Burnsville, NC 28714, USA
May 09 2026
Participant
$20.00 USD
Guardian/Caregiver
  1. Sat10:00 am - 1:00 pm (EST)

Description

Hike Description

Waypoint Adventure will be guiding an accessible hike for people with disabilities. We will be hiking the commissary trail at Mount Mitchell State Park. We will plan to hike about ~2 miles, will depend on group needs. We will meet at the Mount Mitchell Park Office (Coordinates: 35.7528, -82.2737, 2388 N.C. 128, Burnsville, NC 28714) Waypoint Adventure has a variety of off-road hiking wheelchairs to accommodate you if needed. Once registered, we will be in touch to discuss specific needs and accommodations.

 

Mount Mitchell State Park Map

 

Location/Directions

Mount Mitchell Park Office
2388 N.C. 128, Burnsville, NC 28714

Coordinates: 35.7528, -82.2737

Parking is limited at our exact meeting location at the park office. Arrive early for parking. Once parking at park office gets full, you can continue to drive up to the Mt. Mitchell summit parking lot. We will come up and shuttle you down from there. On park map in photos, the green circle near the bottom of the map is where we are meeting, the dark blue circle at the top of the map is additional parking where we will come shuttle you if needed. 

 

What to Bring

Accommodations and equipment can be made by special request, please email or call Waypoint at least one week before the date of the trip to make arrangements.

  • Water bottle
  • Warm hat
  • Gloves
  • Snack
  • Warm fleece/winter jacket 
  • Wind & waterproof jacket
  • Sunscreen
  • Sunglasses
  • Bug spray
  • Backpack
  • Hiking boots or comfortable sneakers
  • Packed Lunch

 

Conditions

Flat-ish trail with some up and down hill sections with mountain and river views. It is always colder up at Mount Mitchell so please dress in layers!

Transportation

Waypoint will not be providing transportation. A shuttle for parking will be provided as needed!


Bathrooms

Accessible bathrooms are located at the trailhead.


Instructors

Theresa Scott, Adam Combs


Contact Information

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone: 828-483-3383

Class dates

05/09/2026

Program enrollment capacity

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 16

Registration period

Registration starts on 01/12/2026 and ends on 05/06/2026.

In-person location

Mount Mitchell State Park Office: 2388 NC-128, Burnsville, NC 28714, USA