Chimney Rock, North Carolina: Chimney Rock
Some say that Chimney Rock looks like something other than a chimney. Take an elevator to the top! The state park also contains Moonshiner's Cave and the 185 stair-challenge of the "Needle's Eye."
Chimney Rock State Park
- Address:
- Chimney Rock Scenic Rd, Chimney Rock, NC
- Directions:
- On Hwy 9/US 74 between Bat Cave and Lake Lure. Once in Chimney Rock, turn south at the park sign for the switchback road to Chimney Rock.
- Hours:
- Closes 4:30 pm most days. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 828-625-4764
- Admission:
- $15 adults, $6 youths, children under 6 free, group rates.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Chimney Rock Elevator is out (10/2011) while new one is installed. Stairs are nice for the climb. The views are worth the hit to your pride after stopping every ten steps for a breath on the way up.
[Kylie, 10/13/2011]
Chimney Rock Park Beautiful views, nice trails, very tall waterfall. Park entrance at bridge across the Broad River and you drive to the parking lot and take an elevator up to the rock, views of Lake Lure and the cliffs across the valley. Parts of the movie "The Last of the Mohicans" were filmed on this mountain.
[Bill Carter, 05/31/2010]An enormous anatomically-correct stone penis with an elevator inside to carry visitors to the tip, er, top for a spectacular mountain view.
It ain't cheap to get into the park itself, but the rock can be seen in all its magnificence from below in the narrow street of the tiny, yet perfect, tourist trap town named in its honor.
[Stewart MacWilliam, 06/15/2002]Nearby Offbeat Places
- Big Henry - Rooster, Bat Cave, NC - 3 mi.
- Indian Muffler Man, Edneyville, NC - 7 mi.
- Bunyan Muffler Man, Edneyville, NC - 7 mi.
- In the region: Linville Caverns, Marion, NC - 38 mi.
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