Following six months of intense clean-up, repair, and recovery, Lake Lure is welcoming visitors back as local businesses and recreation areas reopen.

Note: Visitors should be mindful that recovery efforts are still ongoing, especially in harder hit areas like Chimney Rock State Park, which remains closed as NCDOT crews work to restore safe access.

Outdoor recreation areas

Dittmer-Watts Nature Trails | Enjoy 3.3 miles of trail and several picnic areas.
Lake Lure Green Space | Sections of the 2,738-yard former golf course are now open.
Pool Creek Picnic Park | Lake access remains closed.
Youngs Mountain | See important updates on alternate trailhead access.

Eat and stay

A non-profit organization supporting recovery efforts in Bat Cave, Chimney Rock, and Lake Lure has organized a list of businesses that have reopened, inviting visitors to be "part of the comeback."

Browse more than a dozen restaurants, lodges, cabins, and services that are now open in the area.