Kings Mountain State Park is a
South Carolina state park located in the
Piedmont
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region of South Carolina. It is situated in
York County near the city of
Blacksburg, about southwest of
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
near
Interstate 85
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.
This large hilly park includes the Living History Farm, which is representative of a typical early 19th-century Piedmont farm. It includes a barn,
cotton gin, blacksmith, and carpenter shop.
The park also surrounds Lake York as well as the smaller Lake Crawford.
[About This Park – Kings Mountain State Park – South Carolina Parks]
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The park has connecting trails to the adjoining Kings Mountain National Military Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park is a National Military Park near Blacksburg, South Carolina, along the North Carolina/South Carolina border. The park commemorates the Battle of Kings Mountain, a pivotal and significant victory by American Pa ...
and Crowders Mountain State Park
Crowders Mountain State Park is a North Carolina state park in Gaston County, North Carolina in the United States. It is near Kings Mountain, North Carolina and on the outskirts of Gastonia, North Carolina, it includes the peaks of Crowder's M ...
.
History
of this park were donated in 1934 by the U.S. Government. An additional were donated and purchased in 1995. The park was largely developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28. The CCC was a major part of ...
.National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 2008.[
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Fees
* Admission, $3 adults; $1.50 SC seniors; $1 children age 6-15; age 5 & younger free
* Camping, $17 – $22 per day
* Fishing boat rentals, $10.00 per half day & $20.00 per full day
Nearby state parks
The following state parks and state forests are within of Kings Mountain State Park:
:Croft State Park
Croft State Park is a state park in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, located on land used during World War II as Camp Croft, a US Army basic training center and prisoner-of-war camp.
History
The land that is now Croft State Park was farmed ...
:Crowders Mountain State Park
Crowders Mountain State Park is a North Carolina state park in Gaston County, North Carolina in the United States. It is near Kings Mountain, North Carolina and on the outskirts of Gastonia, North Carolina, it includes the peaks of Crowder's M ...
, North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...
:Mountain Island Educational State Forest
Mountain Island Educational State Forest (MIESF) is a North Carolina State Forest in Mount Holly, North Carolina.
References
Nearby state parks
The following state parks and state forests are within of Mountain Island Educational State Fore ...
, North Carolina
: South Mountains State Park, North Carolina
See also
* Open-air museum
An open-air museum (or open air museum) is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts out-of-doors. It is also frequently known as a museum of buildings or a folk museum.
Definition
Open air is “the unconfined atmosphere� ...
* List of South Carolina state parks
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References
External links
Park Finder site
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State parks of South Carolina
Museums in Cherokee County, South Carolina
Farm museums in South Carolina
Living museums in South Carolina
Civilian Conservation Corps in South Carolina
Protected areas of Cherokee County, South Carolina
1934 establishments in South Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Cherokee County, South Carolina
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina