Bluff Mountain Nature Preserve

One of the most beautiful and ecologically significant natural heritage sites in the southeast, Bluff Mountain, near Warrensville, North Carolina, offers visitors scenic beauty, unusual landforms, and an amazing botanical variety. Within mere steps in Bluff Mountain lie a Carolina hemlock forest, a dwarf red oak/white oak forest and a rare flat rock plant community. A southern Appalachian fen—a broad, high plateau containing an unusual wetland—adds to the intrigue.

Wildflower lovers will appreciate the changing floral show on Bluff Mountain between April and October that includes 25 endangered, rare, or threatened flowering plant species. Among the over 400 species of plants on the mountain are Indian paintbrush, Gray's lily, fringed gentian, spreading avens, and sundew.

Bluff Mountain is a birder's paradise as well. The high-elevation hardwood forests of Bluff Mountain provide ideal nesting habitat for many neotropical migratory bird species such as black-throated green warbler, veery, rose-breasted grosbeak, scarlet tanager, and blue-headed vireo. During field trips to Bluff Mountain in the spring, you may hear the distinctive drumming of ruffed grouse. Elusive bobcats den in the shelter of rocky outcrops, while ravens are often seen soaring over the cliffs.

Bluff Mountain Hours of Operation
The Preserve is accessible through a locally-based eco-tourist guide. The hike is approximately two miles over rocky terrain of medium difficulty and takes about four hours. Call the number below Monday-Friday from 7am - 6 pm to schedule a visit to Bluff Mountain Preserve.

Bluff Mountain Admission Fees
$50 per person; over 5 people in group $10 per person.
*Prices are subject to change without notice & from what is listed on this website.

Bluff Mountain Location
Bluff Mountain Nature Preserve
415 Waterfall Mountain
Warrensville, NC
336-385-6507
www.nature.org/northcarolina