Two nonprofits — Access Fund and the Carolina Climbers Coalition — recently purchased more than 16 acres of land near Chimney ...

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. — Nine months after Helene devastated parts of Western North Carolina and East Tennessee, state parks are working to open back up, including Chimney Rock State Park. The park will ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Driving through Lake Lure and Chimney Rock is a sobering reminder of the long road remaining for communities continuing their recovery after Helene; but on ...

Chimney Rock State Park will reopen June 27 via a new temporary access bridge. Main Street businesses remain closed, with most under ongoing reconstruction. Visitors must reserve park access; elevator ...

The storied climbing spot Ghost Town, which abuts Chimney Rock State Park, has been off-limits since the early 2000s. 2 land ...

LEGEND. GONE WAY TOO SOON. WE’RE LEARNING NEW DETAILS TONIGHT ABOUT CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK’S REOPENING. IT’S SET TO OPEN BACK UP TO GUESTS ON FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH, EXACTLY NINE MONTHS AFTER CLOSING DUE ...

Cars rolled across a brand-new temporary bridge into Chimney Rock State Park on Friday, ending a nine-month shutdown that had choked the tourism lifeline of this mountain hamlet and much of western ...

The quaint, picturesque village of Chimney Rock that was crushed by Hurricane Helene is getting a makeover. A complete recovery will take years, but the process is something that residents feel called ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. The flood waters that destroyed much of Chimney Rock village last Sept. 27 also took out the bridge over the Rocky Broad River that ...

The flood waters that destroyed much of Chimney Rock village last Sept. 27 also took out the bridge over the Rocky Broad River that served as the main entrance to the park for decades. When Chimney ...