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Chimney Rock State Park reopened June 27, nine months after Helene devastated the area. Local officials celebrated the recovery milestone last week.
Chimney Rock State Park reopens exactly 9 months after Helene WLOS via CNN Newsource An American flag sits at the top of Chimney Rock State Park.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Race the Base Trail Run will be returning to the Pinnacle Mountain State Park this October. The 4-mile trail run will be held at the park Saturday, Oct. 25.
PICKENS — The Table Rock mountain wildfire is officially 91-percent contained and, despite the charred trees at its gate, the state park that bears its name is poised to partially reopen.
Four young people have been arrested on suspicion of starting the largest mountain wildfire in South Carolina history, officials said.
Data from the South Carolina Forestry Commission shows the Table Rock Fire has burned more than 13,200 acres, the largest mountain wildfire in South Carolina history.
Data from the South Carolina Forestry Commission shows the Table Rock Fire has burned more than 13,200 acres, the largest mountain wildfire in South Carolina history.
At one point, the Table Rock fire surpassed 13,000 acres. “In 2016, we had the Pinnacle Mountain fire,” said Russell Hubright with the South Carolina Forestry Commission.
As the Table Rock Complex Fire continues to spread, jumping the state line into Transylvania County, North Carolina, it has now become the largest mountain wildfire in South Carolina history.
PICKENS — Two related fires in the Table Rock area have now surpassed the record size of a November 2016 blaze that to this point had been the largest mountain fire in Upstate history. Today ...
The wildfires at Table Rock State Park have closed all trail systems, the White Oaks Campground, Lake Oolenoy and Lake Pinnacle, plus roads and highways near the fires. Additionally, day-use ...