Kings Mountain State Park is a South Carolina state park located in the Piedmont region of South Carolina. It is situated in Cherokee County near the city of Blacksburg, about 40 miles southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina near Interstate 85.
This large hilly park includes the Living History Farm, which is representative of a typical early 19th-century Piedmont farm. It includes a barn, cotton gin, blacksmith, and carpenter shop.
The park also surrounds 65-acre (26 ha) Lake York as well as the smaller Lake Crawford.
The park is adjacent to Kings Mountain National Military Park.
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History
6,141 acres (2,485 ha) of this park were donated in 1934 by the U.S. Government. An additional 744 acres (301 ha) were donated and purchased in 1995. The park was largely developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The Kings Mountain State Park Historic District was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
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Fees
- Admission, $2.00 adult, $1.25 SC senior citizens, children under 15 are free
- Camping, $17 - $22 per day
- Fishing boat rentals, $10.00 per half day & $20.00 per full day
See also
- Open-air museum
- List of South Carolina state parks
- National Register of Historic Places listings in South Carolina
References
External links
- Park Finder site
- SCiway site
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