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Chimney Rock Park
Chimney Rock Park Review
At the 5,200-acre Chimney Rock State Park, an elevator travels through a 26-story shaft of rock for a staggering view of Hickory Nut Gorge and the surrounding mountains. You can also climb to the top of the Chimney. Trails, open year-round, lead to 400-foot Hickory Nut Falls, where the 1992 movie The Last of the Mohicans was filmed.
- Address: U.S. Hwy. 64/74A, Chimney Rock, NC, 28720 | Map It
- Phone: 828/625-9611; 800/277-9611
- Cost: $15 adult, $7 children 6-15
- Hours: During Daylight Savings Time 8:30-5:30; Standard Time 10-4:30
- Website: www.chimneyrockpark.com
- Location: Chimney Rock and Lake Lure
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