The Blue Ridge Parkway weaves its way for almost 2.5 miles through the forest and meadows of Moses H. Cone Memorial Park. The focus of activity in the park is Flat Top Manor. Inside, the visitor can enjoy the grand sweep of the staircase and its long, curving banister made from a single piece of cherry wood or browse in the craft shop operated there by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild. No admission is charged at the house.

A few yards from Flat Top Manor lies Craftsman's Trail, a 20-minute loop walk which the Cones walked each morning. The trail passes between a lining of white oaks, beneath a sprinkling of red maple, mountain magnolia, black cherry and tulip poplar. As with the entire Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, Craftsman's Trail demonstrates both the luxury of nature and the necessity for its preservation.