Enjoyed the museum and how they displayed the information. Made following the history very easy and interesting. Also liked the movie they played that told about the history and how it was to live through that time period. Was very interesting !!!
Our school was travelling north of I-85 for a trip. Kings Mountain was one of our stops. I was so impressed wit the history about this place. I definitely learned a lot. I would recommend you take the circle path, you can see some cool things as well as get your exercise in for the day. If you are travelling north or south on Interstate 85. Make sure to stop at the first exit in North Carolina .
It was a little cold and drizzly the day we went but the visitor's center and shop had a film and displays that were informative. You can hike - long or short and learn of powerful and important people and events in the history of our country. Well worth the effort if you are anywhere in the area. There is a living history farm - closed while were were there but it looked like worth returning to visit.
We camped here for my husbands birthday and it was ok. The park itself is very beautiful and we stayed on a very nice lot at the campground. The trading post is cute and has some camp essentials in case you forgot to bring your toothbrush or marshmallows. The hiking trails were disappointing. They hadn't been cleared out in a while and were very overgrown with lots of fallen trees in the way. The lake you can canoe in is borderline dangerous. There isn't a ranger or anyone at the site to assist you. The loading zone for the canoes is rickety and wrapped in caution tape. The lake itself smells like sewage and has nasty stuff floating in it. So disgusting. The living history farm is probably nice when they have special demonstration days, but it was completely empty when we went. Kind of a waste of time. I would maybe come back for camping only.
My wife and i had our first camping trip of 2013 the weekend of April 12th and what a perfect weekend to go the weather was great! We had site 39 and that is a nice level site and it could easily fit larger campers not to far from the bathhouse either. As always staff where friendly and helpful. This park has great hiking trails including one that will take you to Crowders Mountain, they have canoes and paddle boats for rent and fishing. There is a Piggly Wiggly grocery store about 12 miles away in Clover, SC
I grew up in this area so I don;t go all the time anymore but the trails are very nice and there is many things you can do here. I will be bringing my future kids here also!
They have excellent camping facilities. Clean bath houses. No alcohol allowed. Really cool ranger programs for the kids.
Worth the stop and was not far off the highway. For a history buff fills a void in southern back country American revolution battles/history.
Enjoyed the hike very much. not a lot of hotel options near by. lovely lake. would bring a picnic next time
If you visit the Kings Mountain National Military Park and continue down the road it brings you to the back "entrance" of Kings Mountain State Park. There is not much signage and it gets a bit confusing. You have to drive to the other side of park for the main entrance with all info. As we drove in, we did see and stop at the "working historical farm" which had seemed very interesting online. Not so much in realty. More like abandoned farm. It was a Sunday afternoon. No one was around, all the buildings were locked and had minimal signage. "Gardens" were overgrown with weeds. Only one there was some chickens! There was a $2 per person fee box at parking lot. Rather disappointing so kept driving and when got to the other side of park, things there didn't look so great so kept going. There may be some things there worth doing, but it was too hot to care at that point!