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Kings Mountain State Park

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Nearest city
  
Blacksburg, SC

Hiking trails
  
16 miles (26 km)

Phone
  
+1 803-222-3209

Added to NRHP
  
14 March 2008

Created
  
1934

Area
  
27.86 km²

Year built
  
1936

Kings Mountain State Park

Camp sites
  
Packed gravel with electric and water as well as tent sites with central water.

Other information
  
Features include: A miniature golf course, two fishing lakes, nature trails, a living history farm, jon boat, canoe, and cabin rentals

Nearest city
  
Blacksburg, South Carolina

Address
  
1277 Park Rd, Blacksburg, SC 29702, United States

Hours
  
Open today · 8AM–6PMTuesday8AM–6PMWednesday8AM–6PMThursday8AM–6PMFriday8AM–6PMSaturday8AM–6PMSunday8AM–6PMMonday8AM–6PM

Kings mountain state park south carolina


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.

Contents

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.

Living history farm at kings mountain state park south carolina


HistoryEdit

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.

FeesEdit

  • 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
  • References

    Kings Mountain State Park Wikipedia