Crowders Mountain State Park

Amenities: Handicap Accessibility, Restrooms, Information Available, Camping, Canoeing, Hiking, Picnic Facilities

Unique Features: This 5,094-acre state park, with its impressive rock cliffs, babbling creeks, bogs, and mature hardwood forests is a grand place to observe an impressive array of native plants and wildlife.  In the spring you will see rhododendrons, mountain laurel, flowering dogwood, and a diversity of wildflowers.  In the fall, the hardwoods put on a striking display of colors and migrating hawks soar over the summits and cliff faces.  Hike one of the 12 miles of trails and you are sure to be rewarded in any season.  At 1,705 feet, Kings Pinnacle is the highest summit in the southwest Piedmont.  Park rangers provide a wide variety of programs and hikes to further your experience of this rare monadnock environment. 

Habitat: Upland Forest, Rocky Summit, Floodplain forest

Directions:  From Interstate-85, Exit 13.  Travel east on Edgewood Road for 0.75 mile.  Turn right onto Franklin Boulevard/U.S. 74 and travel approximately 1.9 miles.  Turn left onto Sparrow Springs Road and continue for approximately 2.5 miles.  Turn right again, continuing on Sparrow Springs Road.  The main park entrance will be on the right.

Crowder's Mountain State Park Map

Hours: November-February, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
March and October, 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
April, May, September, 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
June-August, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Closed Christmas Day

Contact Information:
Crowders Mountain State Park
522 Park Office Lane
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
704-853-5375
Crowder's Mountain State Park