Fall 2025 is the 10th anniversary of the Monrach Waystations of Black Mountain. Lets celebrate by watching the migration together. Nature is unpredictable and we don't know exactly when and where peak migration will be this year, but I am setting aside the next 2 Friday mornings (Sept 26th and Oct 3rd) in hopes that we will catch a large migration event. In 2023, we had over 1000 monarchs visiting the meadow during late September and it was here on Oct 3, 2015 where I saw my first monarch migration event, which inspired the creation of the Black Mountain Monarch Waystations.
We will begin each Friday morning at the South Veterans Park Waystation (99 White Pine Drive) in Black Mountain. We will stay here and observe Monarchs if they are plentiful in the fields and meadows here at the park and tag them as part of the Monarch Watch citizen science program. If there aren't many here, we will caravan to other known locations in the vicinity where they are known to gather. I will be following Journey North (
https://maps.journeynorth.org/maps) to know when and where to expect them. Each morning will plan to begin at 9am, but time is weather and butterfly activity dependent (so check here for any changes to schedule for bad or cold weather).
For folks interested in joining on an adventure to travel up to sites on the Blue Ridge Parkway to observe peak migration you can expect to travel up the parkway at least as far at MP415 at Cherry Cove Overlook and to be back down to Asheville/Black Mountain area by around 3 pm. Pack a lunch or pick something up at the Mt. Pisgah store.
You are welcome to meet to observe them with us at Veterans Park that morning even if you aren't able to join on the Parkway. If you do want to join for stops on the parkway, you can ride in the Parks and Rec van if you like or caravan on your own. The mileposts we will visit are listed above, so seeing them on your own time is of course also an option.
My phone number is 828-545-6826 if you need it day of event for info
Also check out other Trips & Adventurous Activities in Black Mountain.
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