Topics Related to Guided Hikes / Walks

History Hike – Public Program: Saturday July 12th, 2025

July 12, 2025, 10am - 11am
If you enjoy learning about local history, then we have the thing for you! Take a short, yet somewhat steep, walk with Ranger Matheson to check out the fire tower and the Civilian Conservation Corps cabin here in the park. This program is for most ages and will be meeting at the Ranger Office at 10:00am!

Sporetacular Mushroom Hike!

July 9, 2025, 2pm - 3pm
Attention all nature lovers! If you’ve ever been curious about fungi and wanted to learn more about identifying mushrooms, come join us on this half-mile hike! We’ll explore the American Beech Trail and put on our fungi caps to try to ID as many mushrooms as we can. Meet at the picnic shelter.

Story Walk – Saturday June 28th, 2025

June 28, 2025, 9am - 10am
Come spend some time at Rendezvous Mountain walking the Forest Ridge Trail!  This is an informal program geared towards families with children ages four to eight as we’ll be reading "The Very Impatient Caterpillar".  Park Tech Abbie will be leading the 0.6 mile walk at 9:00am.

Ramble with the Ranger

June 29, 2025, 10am - 11am
Come join the Chimney Rock State Park Rangers to hike the 1.5 miles moderate trail.  The Rumbling Bald Trail is a loop trail that meanders through a beautiful hardwood forest along the south face of Rumbling Bald Mountain, revealing huge boulder fields and the base of the cliff areas.  Park Rangers will lead an unique educational topic each weekend.

Ramble with the Ranger

June 22, 2025, 10am - 11am
Come join the Chimney Rock State Park Rangers to hike the 1.5 miles moderate trail.  The Rumbling Bald Trail is a loop trail that meanders through a beautiful hardwood forest along the south face of Rumbling Bald Mountain, revealing huge boulder fields and the base of the cliff areas.  Park Rangers will lead an unique educational topic each weekend.

Ramble with the Ranger

June 15, 2025, 10am - 11am
Come join the Chimney Rock State Park Rangers to hike the 1.5 miles moderate trail.  The Rumbling Bald Trail is a loop trail that meanders through a beautiful hardwood forest along the south face of Rumbling Bald Mountain, revealing huge boulder fields and the base of the cliff areas.  Park Rangers will lead an unique educational topic each weekend.

Ramble with the Ranger

June 8, 2025, 10am - 11am
Come join the Chimney Rock State Park Rangers to hike the 1.5 miles moderate trail.  The Rumbling Bald Trail is a loop trail that meanders through a beautiful hardwood forest along the south face of Rumbling Bald Mountain, revealing huge boulder fields and the base of the cliff areas.  Park Rangers will lead an unique educational topic each weekend.

Ramble with the Ranger

June 1, 2025, 10am - 11am
Come join the Chimney Rock State Park Rangers to hike the 1.5 miles moderate trail.  The Rumbling Bald Trail is a loop trail that meanders through a beautiful hardwood forest along the south face of Rumbling Bald Mountain, revealing huge boulder fields and the base of the cliff areas.  Park Rangers will lead an unique educational topic each weekend.

Cascading Life

June 10, 2025, 11am - 12pm
Come out and learn about life at Lower Cascades.

Seek and Destroy

June 21, 2025, 10am - 11am
The park is under attack, and we need your help! Join a Park Ranger while we go on the hunt to identify and map invasive species in the park! Be prepared to search high and low in the woods and hike roughly one mile using the Seek App on mobile devices.