Location is everything when selecting a vacation or second home.  North Carolina’s High Country and in particular the resort towns of Banner Elk and Sugar Mountain in beautiful Avery County have it all! 

A wonderful year-round climate with high temperatures in summer ranging in the mid-70’s and a host of recreational activities. An opportunity to explore the best nature has to offer, including the mile high swinging bridge and wildlife habitat at Grandfather Mountain.  And the spectacular scenery offered by The Blue Ridge Parkway and nearby Linville Gorge.

Local restaurants specialize in everything from delectable Tapas to authentic Italian and exquisite American and European cuisine; all minutes from your Sugar Pointe home. Many of our chefs hail from the most exclusive culinary backgrounds. 

Experience a world of culture beyond your wildest expectations.  Exceptional concerts and drama year-round at Lees McRae College in Banner Elk and at the Appalachian Summer Music Festival at Appalachian State University in Boone, which celebrates the arts in all seasons. Professional theatre and musical events at the Hayes Performing Arts Center in Blowing Rock. Banner Elk’s weekly summer concerts in the park.  The choices are many.  

Enjoy craft shows with outstanding work by noted area artists, the Wooly Worm Festival in Banner Elk, Doc Watson’s bluegrass summer festival, The Highland Games on Grandfather Mountain, and more galleries and antique shops than you can imagine. 

Shop trendy boutiques at The Shoppes at Tynecastle and The Great Train Robbery Emporium; a five minute drive from your Sugar Pointe home. Check out the mountain gear and memorabilia at The Mast General Store in nearby Valle Crucis.  Bargain hunt at area flea markets and the Tanger Outlet Center Shops on the Parkway. Discover great variety in fresh foods in the upscale Lowes Foods and the newly renovated Food Lion, less than two miles from Sugar Pointe.  

The new state-of-the-art YMCA Wellness and Aquatic Center at the Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville is critical to supporting all your health needs; a convenient ten minutes from your Sugar Pointe home.  

Add to this wonderful cultural mix a friendly, relaxed and safe community with low real estate taxes and reasonable property insurance.  What a discovery!