South Mountains State Park will begin to reopen March 17, with the main entrance becoming accessible sometime in April.
after Helene wiped away the fall season right before its peak. NCDOT engineers are working to restore access to Chimney Rock State Park. The Town of Lake Lure mentioned in a recent newsletter that ...
The return of South Mountains will leave two state parks still shuttered — Chimney Rock and Mount Mitchell ... 77 after the remnants of Hurricane Helene tore through Western North Carolina.