The Boone Area:
A Hole in One for Great Golf!
The Boone Area offers golf for players of every skill level—just click to our brand new Boone Area Great Golf Guide by nationally published local golf writer Tom McAuliffe.
The enticing options range from a Par 3 course, to championship length, public layouts, and on to nationally-renowned private resort courses (where access is as easy as checking in to the lodge or a condo!).
Best of all, when the "sunny South" is baking in summer temperatures, the invigoratingly cool climate of the High Country makes any round of golf great (even if your score isn't quite up to par!). The Boone Area's options are plentiful—check out our Golf Guide—and that includes early and late season play when spring explodes along the fairways and the reflections of neon fall color make even the water hazards appealing.
"Fastest-Growing Small Town"
In January 2012, Forbes named Boone
# 4 among "America's Fastest-Growing Small Towns."
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Boone Named to
"The 10 Best Places to
Retire in 2012"
by U.S. News & World Report.
Read the article.
Top Destination Spa
Westglow Resort & Spa ranks second
in Travel & Leisure's September 2011 "Top Destination Spas."
Get Immersed in our Spa Guide!
Sierra Magazine calls Appalachian State one of the Top 20 "Coolest Schools" in a Sept./Oct. 2011 ranking based on green categories.
The Boone Area is the perfect place to savor the most popular unit of the National Park System. Explore the Blue Ridge Parkway!