Kings Mountain State Park is an upstate park located right on the border of SC and NC. It is located next to the Kings Mountain National Military Park. The park features 115 campsites with water and electric., 10 tent sites with water, primitive group camping, 5 picnic shelters, 2 lakes, and 20 miles of hiking trails. The park is well-known for it's Living History Farm, an 1800s replica Piedmont farm.
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| Replica Farm |
The campsites are spacious and wooded. But no campground can promise solitude from the noise of a
Girl Scout troop on a daddy/daughter camping weekend. These Girl Scouts were tent camping right across from our campsite. They were largely unsupervised Friday night and all day Saturday. The noise from their campsite was unbearable and lasted way past "quiet time" 10pm. Since I'm a former Girl Scout leader and I fully support the Girl Scout program, I didn't complain to the camp host or ranger. I didn't get much sleep either since they were up and loud way before 6 am. These Girl Scouts apparently have not learned the main Girl Scout motto: "Leave a place better than you found it" as they left the bath house disgusting and they threw rocks at my daughter-in-law and grand daughter when they were int he shower. (To be fair, I think they thought it was a fellow Girl Scout, but they did not apologize when they realized it was not.)
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| Interpretive signs along the trail. |
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My hiking buddy. |
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| 400 stairs to the top! |
Just a short drive from Kings Mountain is Crowder Mountain State Park in NC. The hike up the mountain was one of our most difficult hikes with it being nearly straight up. The view at the top was worth it.
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| Rocky top at Crowder's Mountain |
Rating: ****
Entrance fee: $2
Restrooms: clean, except when a Girl Scout troop trashes it!
Parking: plentiful
Rangers: on duty
Trails: Ridgeline Trail connect 3 parks, 2 states
Amenities: Living History Farm, canoe/kayak launch, gift shop, playground, equestrian trails
Park Stamp: in gift shop. Ask attendant.
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