Chimney Rock State Park reopened Friday, June 27, exactly nine months after Helene damaged the area. N.C. Govenor Josh Stein celebrated with state leaders and locals, just below the park’s lookout ...

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. (April 30, 2014)— After almost a year and a half closure due to a massive rock slide, the Hickory Nut Falls trail at Chimney Rock State Park has reopened, just in time for ...

Nine months to the day after being closed, Chimney Rock State Park reopened to the public on Friday. During the ceremony, ...

The state park, nestled 25 miles outside of Asheville in Rutherford County, was one of 13 that was shut down after the storm, The Charlotte Observer previously reported. Early October, The North ...

The popular North Carolina state park will open exactly nine months after the remnants of Hurricane Helene washed out bridges ...

As N.C. DOT ramps up work on the roads leading to Lake Lure and Chimney Rock after Helene destruction, here's what to know about construction plans.

In the meantime, NC DOT is temporarily paving U.S. 74A now "all the way through" to Chimney Rock to restore safe access to the tourist town, according to Uchiyama.

Tickets to Chimney Rock itself are $17 for adults, $8 for kids ages 5 to 15, and free for kids 4 years old or younger. Annual passes are $32 for adults and $14 for kids ages 5 to 15.

Tickets to Chimney Rock itself are $17 for adults, $8 for kids ages 5 to 15, and free for kids 4 years old or younger. Annual passes are $32 for adults and $14 for kids ages 5 to 15.

“At the fee-based Chimney Rock attraction, hike to Hickory Nut Falls and take an elevator or climb to the top of the park’s namesake, a 315-foot freestanding rock spire,” the N.C. Division ...

Chimney Rock State Park, a nod to its 315-foot freestanding rock spire, is known for offering “some of North Carolina’s most dramatic mountain scenery” atop Hickory Nut Gorge and Lake Lure ...