Stop by our Visitor Center before or after your hike and check out our Skins and Skulls table. At the table, a Park Ranger will be discussing the various types of mammals we have at Hanging Rock State Park and pointing out unique features of each animal represented. This table could be called “animal adaptations” but we are old-school sometimes. If you have any questions, please email Jackson.perry@ncparks.gov. Registration is not required.
Mount Mitchell State Park is now reopened to the public.
The Blue Ridge Parkway is open up to the state park entrance but remains closed from just past Mount Mitchell through milepost 334 near Little Switzerland. Please read our blog post for the most up-to-date information on park access and trails status.