Chimney Rock Park
Chimney Rock Park offers the chance to do what few people can, buy your own private 1,000 acre park. This park has been in the Morse family since 1902 and is located 25 miles southeast of Asheville, North Carolina. The park includes the 535-million-year-old Chimney Rock which offers views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a 404-foot waterfall, hiking trails and lots of natural wildlife. Chimney Rock also includes an elevator that was built inside the mountain. The park has been the backdrop for movies such as Last of the Mohicans. At $55 million, Chimney Rock Park is believed to be the highest private property listing ever in the history of the state.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
CJ Lindsey Jul 29th 2006 1:23PM
Selling Chimney Rock ... it just makes me so sad ... wish I had 55K! But some developer will probably come along and rip down all the cool stuff, fill in all the streams, cut down all the trees and level the mountain. Oh, and add beautiful houses. I heard the state doesn't have that kind of money to incorporate it into their state parks. Oh, well, guess I can always show the pictures to my grandchildren of what trees and mountains and streams used to look like.
Jim Proctor, mayor of Lake Lure Aug 1st 2006 10:35AM
Chimney Rock Park is Awesome! Chimney Rock Park is one of the most significant ecological sights in the entire southeast. The flora and fauna of the park are rich, diverse and irreplaceable. The park contains rare and indigenous plants, unusual geological formations and a variety of native wildlife. Chimney Rock Park has more than 3.5 miles of well maintained nature trails. We must do all we can to keep the State of North Carolina negotiating with the owners of Chimney Rock Park. I have a website www.savechimneyrock.net . Please help us protect this property and in the process create one of the best state parks in the nation.
Bob Wald Aug 12th 2006 12:21PM
This park is part of one of the most biodiverse ecological zones in the country.The gorge in which it is located has species native to low and high altitude,Canada and Florida due to steep north and south facing walls, and the confluence of mountain and piedmont. By last count it had over 20 state and federally listed rare and endangered species. It also serves as an engine for the local economy AS IT IS. Hopefully it can be saved and preserved. Hopefully the owners and the state of North Carolina will stay at the negotiation table.
Kim Hombs Aug 14th 2006 9:41PM
Please, let us all ban together to preserve this amazing land --Chimney Rock into inperpetuity. Let us make it happen -- that the state of North Carolina may purchase the land for the purpose of preservation and protection. What a fantastic asset for North Carolina.
Elaine Lite Aug 20th 2006 9:14AM
This is a tragic situation. I can’t believe that we cannot be creative enough to craft an agreement to keep the Park from being sold to developers. As residents of WNC are reeling and gather to protest the breakneck pace of development that is being thrust upon us - and our mountains, this situation is the proverbial icing on the cake. PLEASE, PLEASE can we work together as individuals and conservation groups to address this potentially devastating situation? There are MANY dedicated people in our area of the state that would be willing to do whatever they could to save this property. Don't allow this priceless resource to fade into oblivion, with photographs as the only evidence it ever existed. The Rock, our mountains and our people deserve better than this very sad ending.