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Kings Mountain State Park

State park in South Carolina, United States

Field	Value
name	Kings Mountain State Park
map	USA South Carolina#USA
map_width	260
photo	Kings Mountain State Park Entrance.jpg
photo_width	256
photo_caption	The entrance on SC 161 to Kings Mountain State Park near Blacksburg, SC
coords
location	York County, South Carolina
area	6885 acre
created	1934
camp_sites	Packed gravel with electric and water as well as tent sites with central water.
hiking_trails	16 mi
other_info	Features include:Two fishing lakes, nature trails, a living history farm, johnboat, canoe, and cabin rentals
embedded	{{Infobox NRHP
name	Kings Mountain State Park Historic District
embed	yes
nrhp_type	hd
built	1936
architect	Civilian Conservation Corps
architecture	Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Rustic Parkitecture
added	March 14, 2008
area	6883 acre
mpsub
refnum	08000185

Kings Mountain State Park is a South Carolina state park located in the Piedmont region of South Carolina. It is situated in York County near the city of Blacksburg, about 40 mi southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina near Interstate 85.

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 65 acre Lake York as well as the smaller Lake Crawford.

The park has connecting trails to the adjoining Kings Mountain National Military Park and Crowders Mountain State Park.

History

6141 acre of this park were donated in 1934 by the U.S. Government. An additional 744 acre were donated and purchased in 1995. The park was largely developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The Kings Mountain State Park Historic District was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

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 30 mi of Kings Mountain State Park: :Croft State Park :Crowders Mountain State Park, North Carolina :Mountain Island Educational State Forest, North Carolina :South Mountains State Park, North Carolina

References

{{NRISref
[http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/945.aspx About This Park – Kings Mountain State Park – South Carolina Parks]
[http://sciway3.net/outdoors/park-kingsmountain.html Kings Mountain State Park]
Dunn, Kristina. (January 23, 2008). "Kings Mountain State Park Historic District". National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory.
"Kings Mountain State Park Historic District, Cherokee and York Counties (1277 Park Rd., Blacksburg vicinity)". South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

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