Beaver Dam Overlook Parking

Beaver Dam Overlook Parking sits at 3,573 feet along the Blue Ridge Parkway, with the view opening toward 210°, roughly south-southwest. The terrain drops 497 feet within 600 meters of the overlook, giving an unobstructed line across the valley below. Coffee Pot Mountain rises to the south at 1.4 miles and 3,143 feet, while a cluster of higher peaks appears to the west-southwest and south-southwest: Stony Bald (4,519 ft, 2.8 mi), Candler Knob (4,548 ft, 3.3 mi), Rich Gap Mountain (4,039 ft, 3.4 mi), and Johnson Knob (4,409 ft, 3.8 mi). The Mills River Valley Overlook at milepost 404.5 is visible west-southwest at 2.4 miles. Asheville lies 12.2 miles to the northeast; Taylors and Greer are farther off to the south-southeast and southeast. This parking area follows the View Stony Bald lookout and precedes Beaver Dam Gap Overlook on the parkway route.