First Day Hike in Chimney Rock

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Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park offered a free early morning hike on January 1 at 8am as 2024 began. Several people made the walk from the Park entrance up to the rock. The First Day Hike is the only time during the year that the general public can walk up the three-mile park road and is an N.C. State Park tradition. The Park later opened at 10am to vehicle traffic.