After a rainy last couple of days, we wanted to get out of the house and see something new. So we ventured to Chimney Rock, a small community right next to the town of Lake Lure, which we had visited earlier. According to Google, the village population is 140. It is basically a tourist destination for people wanting to visit Chimney Rock State Park as well as enjoy the quaint three blocks of shops, restaurants, a children’s amusement park, a brewery, and a winery situated in a lovely area with mountains on either side. It also has a short but scenic river walk along the Broad River.
Luckily for us, the drive to Chimney Rock went through Lake Lure, so we got to see the lake at a much fuller level than when we had visited earlier. It was much prettier.
We elected not to pay the $17 apiece to go into the state park and just perused the Main Street of the village of Chimney Rock.
of the street as Chimney Rock State Park
We just poked around the retail area.
who retired from the postal service
The following photos are from the short Riverwalk which runs at the base of the mountain with the state park and behind many of the restaurants, so lots of the restaurants advertise river views for their dining.
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