Chimney Rock State Park Closed This Week for Road Repairs After Small Landslide
By Marge Farrington | Published 2026-06-01T14:02:13.805Z
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Chimney Rock -- June 1, 2026: Visitors planning an early June trip to Western North Carolina’s most iconic monolith will need to adjust their itineraries. Park officials announced that the main Chimney Rock section of Chimney Rock State Park is closed starting today, Monday, June 1, through Friday, June 5, 2026.
Chimney Rock -- June 1, 2026: Visitors planning an early June trip to Western North Carolina’s most iconic monolith will need to adjust their itineraries. Park officials announced that the main Chimney Rock section of Chimney Rock State Park is closed starting today, Monday, June 1, through Friday, June 5, 2026.The temporary five-day closure comes after a localized storm system dropped intense, steady rainfall across the region, triggering a small landslide that damaged a portion of the park's