With some great road trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to experience everything that West Jefferson, 16 miles away, has to offer. Among your first stops here ought to be Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Jefferson Landing and Mount Jefferson State Park. Locals will also probably point you in the direction of Linville, 20 miles away. If you can only find time for one attraction here, let it be Sugar Mountain Resort. (But we’d also recommend Grandfather Mountain and Hawksnest Tubing Park.)