Single Family Residence at 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Main level living and dining. Seller has removed some furniture. - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Main level living and dining. Seller has removed some furniture. - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Main level living and dining. Seller has removed some furniture. - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Main level living and dining. Seller has removed some furniture. - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Sliding glass doors replaced - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Main level kitchen - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Single Family Residence at 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock, photo 8 of 25
Single Family Residence at 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock, photo 9 of 25
Primary BR on main floor - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Main floor bath - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Single Family Residence at 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock, photo 12 of 25
Upstairs BR #2 with vaulted ceiling - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Half bath upstairs - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Upstairs BR #3 with vaulted ceiling - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Guest suite living and dining room. Seller has removed furniture. - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Guest suite kitchen. Seller has removed furniture. - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Guest suite kitchen. Seller has removed furniture. - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Guest suite kitchen. Seller has removed furniture. - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Guest suite bonus room with bed. Seller has removed furniture. - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Full bath in guest suite. Seller has removed furniture. - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Laundry room in guest suite. Seller has removed laundry appliances. - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Seller will remove some tools and other items from crawl space. - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
Single Family Residence at 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock, photo 24 of 25
Winter view - 188 Forest Lane, Blowing Rock
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$499,000

188 Forest Lane
Blowing Rock, NC 28605
Listed by Robbie Sharrett · Lyons Construction and Realty, Inc.
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2.5
Living area
1,616 sqft
Year built
1980

About this home

BIG PRICE REDUCTION! Amazing mountain home between Blowing Rock and Boone off Niley Cook Road! Move in ready 3 BR, 1.5 BA home with separate full guest apartment suite with living room, kitchen, laundry, bonus room with connecting full bath. Guest suite has its own entry - no interior stairs to connect to main level - good for privacy. Total room count is 3 BR plus Bonus Room, 2.5 BA, two kitchens, two laundry areas, two living rooms. Home has two electric meters, two replacement water heaters, two different heating systems so the usage can be separated logically. Blowing Rock school district. 5 miles to Blowing Rock and 4 miles to center of the university. Seasonal mountain views in wooded setting. Close to university and ski slopes. Listen to nostalgic sounds of Tweetsie train whistle from across the ridges. The new owner will benefit from the home being updated and very well maintained by meticulous second home owner for over 15 years. Interior and exterior look great and feel sturdy! Main level and second story have 3 BR, 1.5 BA, kitchen, living, dining, laundry. Basement guest apartment with separate outside entry has kitchen, laundry, living, dining, full sleeping room, full bath. Use all levels for your family and friends OR Live in one and rent the other either as vacation rental or long term tenant. RAVE reviews on Airbnb for years! Centrally located to App State football and all other sports and cultural activities, ski slopes, golf, bike and hike trails, county recreation center with pool, excellent medical center, lots of restaurants and shopping, scenic driving on Blue Ridge Parkway. Owner had some new flooring installed, some deck boards replaced, updated painting, installed mini-split and two heat pumps, replaced two water heaters, new sliding glass doors installed, engineered reinforcement helical piers to foundation, deck painted, vapor barrier installed, driveway and retaining walls expanded and reinforced. Low traffic setting near the end of the street. Gutter guards and downspouts with extensions, French drain channel rain water away from house foundation PLUS conditioned crawl space at guest suite level to keep humidity low - a crucial component for correct mountain home maintenance. Home is offered partially furnished to include three bedrooms of furniture, dining table and chairs. Seller has removed the furniture and decor they are keeping - some furnished photos are for staging purposes. 3 BR septic permit - septic pumped in 2022. BEST Advice - buy in an area where the other homes are much higher priced - Average List Price of all Blowing Rock homes is $1.6 million!

Highlights

Fireplace

Property details

MLS
Canopy MLS
MLS #
CAR4419824
Property type
Single Family Residence
Subdivision
Mountain Ridges Estates
Status
Active
Days on market
16
On market date
August 31, 2026
Stories
N/A
Total bathrooms
2.5
Garage spaces
N/A
Parking spaces
N/A
Lot size
N/A
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Nearby schools

Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.

Elementary
Blowing Rock Elementary
3.85 mi away · Grades -1-8
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
4.0
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: B (2025)
Enrollment
420
Student:teacher ratio
14.0:1
District
Watauga County Schools
Middle
None found nearby
High
Watauga High
2.63 mi away · Grades 9-12
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
4.3
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: B (2025)
Enrollment
1,236
Student:teacher ratio
12.0:1
District
Watauga County Schools

Walkability

Blended score for Blowing Rock's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).

19
Very car-dependent
out of 100
EPA National Walkability Index
5.3 / 20 -- Least walkable
Google Places amenity density
8 / 100
Restaurants & cafes1
Grocery stores0
Parks0
Schools1
Transit stops0
Pharmacies0

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$99,800 down
$399,200 loan
Principal & interest$2,589
Property tax (est.)$416
Home insurance (est.)$150

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Data source: Listing information provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated September 16, 2026.

Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed; all measurements, school assignments, HOA fees, taxes, and feature lists are approximate and should be independently verified. Equal Housing Opportunity.