Continue with GoogleFryingpan Mountain Lookout Tower
A 1.5-mile round-trip walk to a 70-foot fire tower above Pisgah National Forest.
Park at the gravel pull-off just past Pisgah Inn and Funnel Top Overlook and walk the old service road about 1.5 miles round trip to the tower. Climbing the five steep flights gives views of Looking Glass Rock, Cold Mountain and Shining Rock Wilderness; the top cab is usually locked. The NPS listed the Pisgah area of the Parkway open on November 6, 2026.
Fryingpan Mountain Lookout Tower
Forest Service Road 450 gate, Blue Ridge Parkway near Pisgah Inn, Canton, NC
A 1.5-mile round-trip walk to a 70-foot fire tower above Pisgah National Forest.
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