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Gorges State Park is a 7,709-acre (31.20 km 2) [1] North Carolina state park in Transylvania County, North Carolina in the United States and along with other conservation lands is part of a 100,000+ acre conservation corridor stretching some 80 miles along the NC/SC state line.
Gorges State Park: Mountains Transylvania [2] 7,709 acres (31.20 km 2) [5] 1999 [2] Open Under development; North Carolina's westernmost state park; it is located along the steep Blue Ridge Escarpment. The park is best known for the many waterfalls it provides access to, both inside the park and on adjacent public lands. Grandfather Mountain ...
Southern Living named an Asheville-adjacent park the best of North Carolina’s 41 state parks. ... Decorated with more than 26 waterfalls and framed with rugged gorges, Gorges State Park opens ...
In 2005, the General Assembly of North Carolina established Hickory Nut Gorge State Park near the Town of Lake Lure.Later that year, the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy (now named Conserving Carolina) and The Nature Conservancy assisted the state with the first acquisition of land for the park.
Gorges State Park campground will be closed for the next two weeks due to black bear activity in the area. The main park remains open.
Nov. 13—All backcountry campsites at nine state parks in western North Carolina are closed effective Nov. 10 due to increased fire risk, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation.
In May 2005, the North Carolina General Assembly authorized the creation of the "Hickory Nut Gorge State Park." In August 2005 the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy (renamed Conserving Carolina in 2017) and The Nature Conservancy purchased a 1,568-acre (6.35 km 2) tract of land south of Lake Lure known as "World's Edge" for $16 million with the intention of transferring the land as the first ...
Turtleback Falls, also called Umbrella Falls, is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Rosman. The falls is located on the Horsepasture River in the Pisgah National Forest. The falls is usually accessed by a hike starting in Gorges State Park which passes through Pisgah National Forest property.