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NC’s Chimney Rock park opens soon, even if the village and roads aren’t quite ready
The popular North Carolina state park will open exactly nine months after the remnants of Hurricane Helene washed out bridges ...
A washed-out road in Western NC was rebuilt after Helene. Should everyone use it?
The NC Department of Transportation has built a temporary road between Bat Cave and Chimney Rock. The permanent highway may ...
Chimney Rock State Park to reopen nine months after Hurricane Helene’s hit on NC
The state park, nestled 25 miles outside of Asheville in Rutherford County, was one of 13 that was shut down after the storm, ...
NC's Chimney Rock State Park to reopen with limited routes, reservations required
Revel in Chimney Rock's grand reopening with new access routes. Reserve your spot online and experience the beauty of ...
Raleigh News & Observer7d
Chimney Rock State Park to reopen nine months after Hurricane Helene’s hit on NC
The Rocky Broad River, which flooded the village of Chimney Rock, caused catastrophic damage ... across North Carolina as flooding hits Western NC.] “The reopening of this iconic park is ...
Asheville Citizen-Times20d
Asheville Answers: When might Chimney Rock State Park, village reopen in WNC?
both Chimney Rock Village, which sits along the banks of the Rocky Broad River, and the state park, named for the same 315-foot freestanding rock spire, are still closed. But village Mayor Peter O ...
WSOC-TV22d
Amish group brings volunteers to help rebuild Chimney Rock
CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. — It’s been eight months since ... there’s nothing stronger than that,” said Kristen Sottile with the Broad River Inn. Some of the Amish were spotted helping build ...