Top Parking Lot Construction Completed!

November 20, 2020

The 10-month long construction project on the upper parking lot is finally finished! A whole year of operating with half the parking space that we are used to while trying Read More

New Winter Hours

November 17, 2020

Winter is coming!! If you haven’t noticed, daylight hours are changing and so are our Park hours. Throughout the end of the year, the Ticket Plaza will be open daily Read More

Park Closed: Fallen Trees and Power Outage

October 29, 2020

There are multiple fallen trees that have blocked the road leading into the Park. We are working on getting these cleared. These trees have also taken down multiple powerlines and Read More

Fall Color Weekends Notice: October 15 – November 15

October 15, 2020

Fall color season is always a busy time of year for Chimney Rock. On weekends, traffic can be very heavy which can cause congestion in certain areas of the Park, Read More

Park Closed on Wednesday (10/7)

October 5, 2020

The Park will be closed on Wednesday, October 7, while repairs are being made to sections of the 3-mile road leading into the Park. We plan to reopen on Thursday, Read More

Park Closure (9/30 thru 10/2)

September 28, 2020

The Park will be closed Wednesday, September 30 through Friday, October 2. The top parking lot will be paved and repairs will be made to sections of the 3-mile road Read More

Top Parking Lot Construction Update

September 14, 2020

With the final header blocks of the retaining wall being put in place, the anticipation and excitement for the conclusion of this monumental project is growing. The 17,000+ tons of Read More

Labor Day Weekend Notice – September 5 – 7

September 3, 2020

Labor Day has historically been one of our busiest weekends. With the number of visitors we have seen this summer, there is no reason to think that will not be Read More

COVID Update

September 1, 2020

Most amenities within the Park are open, but we are still emphasizing the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services 3 W’s: Wear a cloth mask over your nose and Read More

Chimney Rock featured on WLOS

August 18, 2020

Chimney Rock was recently featured on WLOS’ travel program, Road Trippin’. Check it out – https://wlos.com/community/rt/rutherford-county/chimney-rock-08-07-2020

Top Parking Lot Construction Transformation

August 12, 2020

Over the past seven months, construction crews have been relentlessly working on the reconstruction of the top parking lot and retaining wall. These photos help showcase the transformation of this Read More

COVID Update

July 27, 2020

To comply with NC Govenor Cooper’s mandates, we are still in Phase 2. We have slowly begun to reopen more and more amenities within the Park, while still emphasizing safe Read More

Parking Lot Update

July 23, 2020

State Park contractors, GLF Construction Corp., are making great progress in replacing the retaining wall and improving the top parking lot in the Park. (see photo updates) Duke Power will Read More

Upper Parking Lot Construction Update

July 8, 2020

GLF has made significant progress on the top parking lot construction project. So far, 1,200 of the 1,600 retaining wall blocks have been laid. There are just two more rows Read More

Updated Photos of Parking Lot Construction

June 19, 2020

Updated Photos of Parking Lot Construction

June 13, 2020

We Care Commitment

June 8, 2020

Updated Photos of Parking Lot Construction

May 24, 2020

Hiking up to the Chimney

May 17, 2020

Currently, the Park is open to hike-in access only from the Meadows parking area. The trek up to the Chimney is about 1.5 miles and roughly about an 800-foot elevation Read More

Thinking about visiting the Park?

May 11, 2020

Here is what you need to know: The Chimney Rock section of the Park is now open Fridays – Tuesdays; the Ticket Plaza hours are from 8:30am – 4:30pm. Park Read More