Chimney Rock State Park is still only reachable via Lake Lure, with direct access from Asheville, Hendersonville and Black ...

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Nearly one year after Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic damage to the North Carolina mountains, hope has come in the form of a hot meal. Riverwatch Grill, ...

ASHEVILLE - Chimney Rock State Park will open seven days a week beginning July 28. The popular park in Hickory Nut Gorge — about 25 miles southeast of Asheville — reopened June 27, nine months ...

The storm destroyed the entrance to the state park — a bridge flanked by two stone gatehouses — along with a third of the businesses in Chimney Rock Village, with all others impacted and left closed.

A beloved tourist attraction in western North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains will be demolished starting later this month.

The tourist attraction landmark opened on an obsolete state bridge in 2013, drawing more than 150,000 visitors a year before ...