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Note: Waterfalls
are dangerous. We have many accitents every year where people have
fallen, frequently to their deaths, because they ventured to close
to the edge or, worse, attempted to climb them. Please be careful so
you - and your family - can enjoy your stay and have many pleasant
memories in the years to come. |
NOTE: The Telephone AREA CODE for
Rutherford County is 828
The first 3 digits of the postal 'ZIP code' = 281 - except
Forest City = 280; Lake Lure & Chimney Rock = 287
Chimney Rock
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Hickory Nut Falls
Hickory Nut Falls is what was the privately-owned Chimney
Rock Park but now a NC State Park in the western part of
Rutherford County near Lake Lure. Open only from late spring
to early autumn, a fee is charged for admission. The falls
are a series of drops for better than 900 feet. The main
falls swoops over a granite ledge and drops some 400 feet to
the pool below.
You don't have to walk any trail; you can view the whole thing
through special telescopic viewers just outside the town
(Chimney Rock). But, if you really want to experience the
might of this marvel of nature, you hike. (There are some
other 'nature trails' in the park, also.)
From I-26 in Hendersonville, take US-64 to the intersection of
US74-A, turn right and the park entrance (well signed) will
be on your right a few miles down the Broad River. There are
wide areas here and there along the river where you can pull
off and enjoy the sights of the rapids. This can be a
vicious river and has caused millions of dollars of damage
in several spectacular floods. Chimney Rock Park phone:
625-9611.
(Our
thanks to Max Weber for this description and directions)
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