The popular North Carolina state park will open exactly nine months after the remnants of Hurricane Helene washed out bridges ...

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. — Nine months after Helene devastated parts of Western North Carolina and East Tennessee, state parks are working to open back up, including Chimney Rock State Park.

Southern Living named Chimney Rock ... where overnight camping is available.” Highlights: The park has plunging waterfalls, rugged river gorges and sheer rock precipices, NC Parks says.