Park · Tennessee
Watauga Point Recreation Area
Watauga Point Recreation Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 611 m. Little Rock Knob stands 1,499 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Watauga Scenic Area, a park 2.0 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 611 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Forest Service
How to reach it
Coordinates36.32039, -82.08540
- 12.8 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 20.7 mi off the Little Parkway
- 21.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Watauga View · 21 mi
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 21 mi
- Calloway Peak · 21 mi
- Storyteller Rock · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Watauga Scenic Area: 2.0 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Cat Island Park: 7.1 mi
- Harmon Park: 7.1 mi
Peaks
- Little Pond Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Pond Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Firescald Knob: 3.3 mi
- Walnut Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Peavey Mountain: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 7.5 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 8.5 mi
- Transylvania Purchase: 9.4 mi
- Watauga Purchase: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Cardens Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Bee Cliff: 3.6 mi
- Pardee Point: 5.9 mi
- Flagpole Point: 6.2 mi
- Moody Cliff: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Laurel Falls: 4.3 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 4.7 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 5.0 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 7.8 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 8.9 mi
Museums: 17
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 9.5 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 15.0 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 15.2 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 18.4 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 15
- Junaluska: 16.7 mi
- Hellbenders: 23.4 mi
- Doc and Merle Watson: 23.4 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 23.4 mi
- Time and Honor: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 12
- Wautauga Dam: 2.1 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 12.9 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 14.8 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 14.9 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 2.6 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 12.7 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Trials Playground: 16.1 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 8
- ETSU Community Garden: 15.5 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 23.2 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 23.4 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 23.7 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 13.3 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 19.3 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 20.3 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 20.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Hampton Spring: 5.6 mi
- Shanty Springs: 20.8 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Virginia Welcome Center: 21.0 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 21.0 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 2.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lost Cove: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Watauga Point Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock Knob | SSW 197° | 1,499 m | 12.3 mi |
| Strawberry Mountain | SSW 192° | 1,347 m | 11.3 mi |
| Little Stone Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,305 m | 8.5 mi |
| White Rocks Mountain | S 187° | 1,295 m | 6.8 mi |
| Holston Mountain | N 3° | 1,264 m | 9.5 mi |
| Holston High Knob | N 3° | 1,261 m | 9.5 mi |
| Clarke Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,250 m | 12.1 mi |
| Firescald Knob | S 173° | 1,218 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabethton, 9 mi away.
- Mallard12 obs
- Canada Goose8 obs
- fire pink8 obs
- American cancer-root7 obs
- pink lady's slipper6 obs
- mountain laurel6 obs
- great rhododendron6 obs
- Pipevine Swallowtail5 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356781825
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 9 mi
- Johnson City · 15 mi
- Bristol · 20 mi
- Kingsport · 30 mi
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Watauga Point Recreation Area.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.