Chimney Rock Park In North Carolina

Bird watchers and bird lovers alike love the fact the park attracts many different bird species from lyrical songbirds to the wise old guy here in the picture.

A special attraction is the Peregrine Falcon. Once rarely seen, today there is a family of these amazing birds who can be observed flying through the air at speeds of 60 mph and diving up to 200 mph.

Chimney Rock Park truly has something to offer everyone.

If you have a group, whether it's students, a church group, home school group or maybe even a club, the staff here is just waiting to make sure your group has a great experience with all the nature programs offered at Chimney Rock Park.

Want to get married there? You can do that too!

Got Pets? Bring them with you! Pets are welcome at the Park.

While never in a million years could I summon the courage to scale even the smallest rock, it fascinates me that others seek to climb in order to experience the thrill as well as the satisfaction of reaching the top.

I think I will remain on the flat surface of the earth and get my thrills from the trails and observing those a little, OK a lot, braver than me! Geez, these people in this picture are brave, or maybe totally crazy, don't you think?

If you look at the very top of the photo here, you can see the Village of Chimney Rock, in miniature size of course.

Chimney Rock Park is open year round and each season has it's appeal, depending on the individual travelers tastes.

Temperatures range from 43 to 23 degrees December through February. Springtime, March through May ranges from 30 to 67 degrees. The popular summer months of June through August are a refreshing 55 to 75 degrees. Those incredibly colorful fall months of September through November cool off to 34 to 68 degrees.

My hands down favorite time to visit for the scenery is in the spring when the rhododendrons, dogwoods and azaleas are in full bloom, but you can be sure any season is a great season to visit!