About this city
Chimney Rock is a historic, geologically spectacular mountain gorge village nestled tightly inside the deep granite walls carved by the Rocky Broad River in Hickory Nut Gorge. Incorporated meticulously in 1991, the community is dominated by its soaring, monolithic 315-foot granite outcrop that rises dramatically over the rolling canopies. Today, the village serves as a rugged, off-grid gateway to world-class hiking networks, pristine national forest microclimates, and some of the most celebrated vertical mountain panoramas in the American South.
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Suggested stay: 1 day
Ride the custom cliffside elevator or climb stone steps to stand atop the majestic 315-foot Chimney Rock monument, hike the rugged woodland loop past Hickory Nut Falls, and explore downtown craft shacks.
