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Well, I've never been there and am not exactly sure where it is, but I say keep Dolly out of it.
We once lived outside the Great Smokey Mountains and that was before Dolly and all the rest of the cheap commercialism moved in with their bulldozers and hype.
It used to be pretty nice driving down the freeway to Gatlinburg and then entering the park. Back in those days it seemed there just were not as many people flocking into the park so it truly was like a wilderness hiking on the trails. Now the area outside the park has become a tourist mess and pollution levels have increased.
I will never understand why most people drive around such beautiful places in their cars and only step out for photo op or two. Some of the best known trails get foot traffic, but a lot of others are not visited much.
Anyway, I'm happy for y'all who live near Chimney Rock and get opportunities to enjoy the area without a lot of commercialism.
Here is the general areas of the main properties involved. No idea about actual property lines, but gives you an idea.
Apparently, Chimney Rock Park is made up of 16 parcels, all owned by the Chimney Rock Company. The largest parcel is 321 acres and the smallest is 0.1 acres.
Thanks for the info on the sale. You guys are a very knowledgeable and prolific posters on here. I have a few questions.
What do you think the master plan of this park will be?
How will they develop roads? Will there be road from Polk Co through Rutherford over to Henderson?
Will there be camping?
What kind of trail system do you envision?
Will Chimney Rock Park serve as the primary entrance to the Park?
Several of the parcels are not contiguous, how or will they be joined?
I would appreciate your point of view on these questions!
CRock
I don't have a clue, but we will find out in the months leading up to the 2008 opening of the 3,260 acre Hickory Nut Gorge State Park.
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