The park is 12,800 acres and elevations range upto 2,894'. Activities include camping, hiking, swimming, fishing and sightseeing. For more information, contact 3001 South Mountains State Park Ave., Connelly Springs, NC 28612 or call (828)-433-4772.

All pictures on this page are from South Mountains State Park, using various film and digital cameras.

Chestnut Knob Overlook at 2,291'. To get there, it is a 4.5 mile roundtrip with 931' elevation gain along the Chestnut Knob Trail.
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From the Jacobs Fork River Gorge Overlook, looking at High Shoals Waterfall and surrounding Mtn. 1.8 mile roundtrip from parking lot to Chestnut Knob Trail to overlook with a 800' ascension.
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High Shoal Falls, 3.0 mile roundtrip along High Shoal Fall Trail. Although elevation gain is small, there are some steep and rugged sections along the trail. The falls plunge 80 feet.
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Jacobs Fork next to the parking lot.
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Further information can be found at the South Mountains North Carolina State Park page.