Jump Off Rock

In the mid 1800's, the family of Josiah Davis settled on Jump Off Mountain. Shortly thereafter, Josiah, his wife, and his son J.M. "Mountain Man" Davis used dynamite and an oxen-pulled sled to begin building the road known today as Davis Mountain Road. They also built an offset road to Jump Off Rock, completed in 1907, which was the only access there until Laurel Park Estates built Laurel Park Highway in 1924. In 1925, W.D. and Nina McAdoo of Pinellas County, Florida, purchased Jump Off Rock from the Davis family and donated the property to the newly formed Town of Laurel Park. Through the hard work and generosity of these individuals, generations of residents and visitors have been able to enjoy views of the Blue Ridge Mountains from Jump Off Rock, at an elevation of 3,025 feet.

Laurel Park, North Carolina · United States