While Chimney Rock State Park is set to open by the end of June, recovery in Lake Lure is still going to take time.

Chimney Rock State Park will reopen to guests on June 27, exactly nine months after it was closed due to Hurricane Helene, ...

The North Carolina State Park agency announced the reopening this week as part of ongoing Hurricane Helene recovery.

The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and N.C. State Parks has announced that Chimney Rock State Park and the ...

While Chimney Rock is set to open at the end of the month, a little further south, Lake Lure still has a long way to go in its recovery. Heavy machinery has been working daily for months, the results ...

The town's namesake is its most popular attraction, but it is also home to Chimney Rock State Park, which drew more than 400,000 visitors in 2023 alone. Lake Lure sits at the bottom of the Hickory ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - A North Carolina town is working to re-open a parking hiking trail that was damaged by Helene. Chimney Rock State Park was closed after the storm. The Town of Lake ...

The town's namesake is its most popular attraction, but it is also home to Chimney Rock State Park, which drew more than 400,000 visitors in 2023 alone. Lake Lure sits at the bottom of the Hickory ...

Chimney Rock State Park's 315-foot namesake, a freestanding rock spire overlooking Hickory Nut Gorge and Lake Lure, has been closed since Helene wreaked havoc across Western North Carolina.

These include Dittmer-Watts Nature Trails, Lake Lure Green Space, Pool Creek Picnic Park, Youngs Mountain, and Rumbling Bald Golf Courses. “Most hotels, lodges, bed & breakfasts, and restaurants ...