Balsam Mountain Inn

The Balsam Mountain Inn was opened in 1908 to serve the highest railroad station in the east. Located in the North Carolina mountains, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway and not far from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the historic inn welcomes guests with fifty cheerful rooms, rocker-filled porches, a warm library and gracious dining. Come read, rest, ramble and romp in our mountains! The Balsam Mountain Inn is a century-old railroad hotel nestled among lofty peaks in the North Carolina mountains, a short half-mile from the Blue Ridge Parkway. We welcome guests with 50 cheery rooms, rocker-filled porches, a warm library and gracious dining. Come read, rest, ramble and romp in our mountains!