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Chimney Rock State Park

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Chimney Rock State Park

Chimney Rock, NC · Blue Ridge Mountains$$Adults $17, youth 5 to 15 $8, under 5 free

About

Chimney Rock is a 315-foot gneiss spire standing over Hickory Nut Gorge, reached by an elevator blasted up through the cliff or a stairway of 499 steps to the flag at the top. From the summit the view runs 75 miles down the gorge to Lake Lure and across layer after layer of blue-hazed Blue Ridge peaks. A trail along the cliff base leads to 404-foot Hickory Nut Falls, the cascade where the final scenes of The Last of the Mohicans were filmed.

Highlights

315-foot Chimney Rock spire reached by elevator or 499 stairs75-mile views over Hickory Nut Gorge and Lake Lure404-foot Hickory Nut Falls on the cliff-base trailLast of the Mohicans filming location25 miles southeast of Asheville

Getting there

743 Chimney Rock Park Road, Chimney Rock, NC 28720

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