Food Downtown Blowing Rock
The Speckled Trout
A place to eat in Downtown Blowing Rock, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 1.5 hours.
Why go
Main Street restaurant and bottle shop in Blowing Rock serving local trout and Southern plates.
It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Blowing Rock, alongside 3 activities, 2 outdoor spots and 1 place to eat. The closest of our other picks is Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, 1.2 mi away as the crow flies.
- Type
- Food
- Neighborhood
- Downtown Blowing Rock
- Price
- $$
- Time needed
- 1.5 hr
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Blowing Rock, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Moses H. Cone Memorial Park
Former estate on the Blue Ridge Parkway with 25 miles of carriage roads for winter walks and snowshoeing around Flat Top Manor.
Outdoors · 1.2 mi straight-line - 2Green Park Inn
Victorian resort hotel from 1891 at the south end of Blowing Rock, straddling the Eastern Continental Divide.
Stay · 1.5 mi straight-line - 3Appalachian Ski Mountain
Small family ski area between Blowing Rock and Boone with a ski school, terrain park and an outdoor ice rink.
Activity · 2.8 mi straight-line - 4Tweetsie Christmas
Tweetsie Railroad's steam train runs through lit woods on December evenings, with a decorated Main Street and Santa.
Activity · 3.0 mi straight-line - 5Dan'l Boone Inn
Family-style restaurant in an old Boone hospital building, serving fried chicken, country ham and biscuits since 1959.
Food · 5.6 mi straight-line - 6Mast General Store
Old-fashioned general store on King Street in Boone, with barrels of candy, outdoor gear and mountain-made goods.
Shopping · 5.8 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
The Speckled Trout is a stop on our Asheville, Blowing Rock & Boone route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More to do in Blowing Rock
The Speckled Trout is our only food pick in Blowing Rock; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Blowing Rock guide.
When to go
Average daily highs in Blowing Rock run from 38°F in January to 80°F in July; July is usually the wettest month.
Modelled monthly averages for Blowing Rock from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Blowing Rock weather by month.
Getting there
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- Coordinates
- 36.13518, -81.67805
- Destination
- Blowing Rock, North Carolina
The Speckled Trout: quick answers
How much time do you need at The Speckled Trout?
Plan on about 1.5 hours at The Speckled Trout. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
Which TripsCircle routes include The Speckled Trout?
The Speckled Trout appears on Asheville, Blowing Rock & Boone, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add The Speckled Trout to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Blowing Rock.
Plan Blowing Rock
- Blowing Rock travel guide 9 places
- Best time to visit Blowing Rock weather by month
- Asheville to Blowing Rock 62 mi straight-line
Lists & regions
Also in Blowing Rock
- Sugar Mountain Resort Activity
- Mile High Swinging Bridge Outdoors
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.