Rhododendron Gardens

Atop majestic Roan Mountain, 6,285 feet above sea level, grows the largest natural display of Catawba rhododendron in the world. Beautiful any season of the year, the gardens come into full bloom in mid-June.
Doe River-Fed by springs from Roan Mountain and gaining volume as it flows northward from the mountains, the Doe River reaches its widest point beneath the covered bridge in Elizabethton. Most of the Doe as well as many other streams that feed into it offer great fishing opportunities.